2024-05-14T12:04:47-04:00 2023-12-31 251449363 APPLETREE & KERN PC 9 W 34TH ST ERIE PA 165082811 990 2023-01-01 464647610 ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC ERIE 8148389732 2316 WEST 38TH STREET ERIE PA 16506 KIM GAVEL TREASURER 2024-05-13 true KIM GAVEL 888008888 true DAVID M PIANTA P00184695 8144553904 2024-05-13 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KELLIE CLARK 1511 WEST 24TH STREET ERIE PA 16502 200428 false X WWW.ERIEAREARABBITSOCIETY.ORG X 2014 PA THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS THE RESCUE, CARE, AND ADOPTION OF DOMESTIC RABBITS. 8 8 0 75 0 173195 149739 6643 7727 3550 4260 11599 11574 194987 173300 0 0 0 0 0 110737 82616 110737 82616 84250 90684 715412 829435 0 715412 829435 X THE ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY (E.A.R.S.) IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF DOMESTIC RABBITS. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE JOY OF RABBITS AS INDOOR PETS AND THEIR WELL-BEING. OUR SHELTER IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE PROPER CARE, INCLUDING MEDICAL CARE AND SPAY/NEUTER, WHILE THE RABBITS AWAIT ADOPTION. false false 38006 7727 ADOPTION SERVICES: 62 RABBITS WERE ADOPTED IN 2023. THERE WERE 94 RABBITS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CARE AT 12/31/23. ALL RABBITS ARE SPAYED/NEUTERED PRIOR TO ADOPTION AND VACCINATED AGAINST RHDV. THE RABBITS RECEIVE VETERINARY CARE AS MEDICAL NEEDS DICTATE. GENERALIZED CARE IS PROVIDED BY LOCAL VETERINARIANS, WHILE SPECIALIZED CARE REQUIRES TRAVELLING TO OUT-OF- STATE EXOTIC VETERINARIANS. WE ALSO PROVIDE BUNNY SITTING SERVICES AS SPACE ALLOWS AND ROUTINE SPA DAYS ARE SCHEDULED TO BRUSH AND TRIM NAILS OF ADOPTED RABBITS. ONGOING PUBLIC OUTREACH INCLUDES TRIPS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, SENIOR CENTERS, REHABILITATION CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE PROPER CARE OF RABBITS. 17161 DAILY CARE OF SHELTER RABBITS: THE SHELTER RABBITS' DIET IS COMPRISED OF HAY AND PELLETS. UNLIMITED AMOUNTS OF HIGH-QUALITY LOCAL AND SOURCED TIMOTHY HAY, ORCHARD GRASS, AND ALFALFA HAY ARE FED DAILY. PELLETS ARE TOP-QUALITY AND TIMOTHY-HAY BASED. FRESH WATER IS PROVIDED 24/7 WITH BOTTLED WATER GIVEN TO THOSE RABBITS WITH SPECIFIC MEDICAL NEEDS. LEAFY GREENS AND HERBS ARE PROVIDED 4-5 TIMES PER WEEK. FRESH APPLE BRANCHES ARE FED TO HELP WITH TEETH. NAILS ARE TRIMMED AND RABBITS ARE BRUSHED AS NEEDED. THE RABBITS GET FREQUENT EXERCISE TIME IN THE GAZEBO AND ENRICHMENT TOYS ARE PROVIDED. 24123 LIVING ENVIRONMENT: THE SHELTER RABBITS ARE HOUSED IN L/XL SIZE DOG CRATES AND EXERCISE PENS. THEIR LIVING AREAS ARE CLEANED DAILY. THE SHELTER'S FLOORS AND WALLS ARE CLEANED WITH DISINFECTANT. A HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM PROVIDES PROPER TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IN EACH OF THE SHELTER BUILDINGS. A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IS IN PLACE FOR THE AIR EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND THE EMERGENCY GENERATOR. THE SHELTER'S SECURITY SYSTEM IS MONITORED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE RABBITS AND THE VOLUNTEERS. RESCUE, CARE & ADOPTION OF DOMESTIC RABBITS. 79290 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false PA X KIM GAVEL 8148389732 4863 LANCASTER ROAD ERIE PA 16506 X KELLIE CLARK PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID MCGARVEY VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHANNON ROGERS SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KIM GAVEL TREASURER 8.00 X X 0 0 0 RONALD STEGER FORMER TREAS 20.00 X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN HAYFORD DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KAITLYN BLACKBURN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 149739 149739 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 7727 7727 7727 7436 7436 18822 21998 -3176 -3176 -3176 16704 5130 11574 173300 11987 1250 1250 3879 3879 7949 7949 1209 1209 VETERINARIAN 38006 38006 FOOD/PELLETS/HAY 17161 17161 UTILITIES 6213 6213 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 2853 2853 4096 2020 2076 82616 79290 3326 0 356330 342486 313207 66233 239270 246974 119812 239975 715412 829435 0 0 X 715412 829435 715412 829435 715412 829435 X 90684 23339 X true X false true false X 118749 93277 170135 173195 149739 705095 118749 93277 170135 173195 149739 705095 705095 1469 2139 2343 3550 7436 16937 722032 133765 0.97650 0.98610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20000 20000 255137 56911 198226 38070 9322 28748 246974 PA FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY (E.A.R.S.) IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE WELFARE OF DOMESTIC RABBITS. WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE JOY OF RABBITS AS INDOOR PETS AND THEIR WELL-BEING. OUR SHELTER IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE PROPER CARE, INCLUDING MEDICAL CARE AND SPAY/NEUTER, WHILE THE RABBITS AWAIT ADOPTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D RESCUE, CARE & ADOPTION OF DOMESTIC RABBITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 KIM GAVEL DAVID MCGARVEY TREASURER BOARD MEMBER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 REVIEWED BY BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED AT REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES 23,339