2026-07-20T15:49:59-05:00 2025-09-30 160929175 DOPKINS & COMPANY LLP 200 INTERNATIONAL DR BUFFALO NY 142215794 990 2024-10-01 160425315 ERIE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ERIE 7168757360 300 HARLEM ROAD WEST SENECA NY 14224 CAITLIN DALY PRESIDENT & CEO 7168757360 2026-07-10 1 0 MICHAEL ORLOWSKI P00956557 7166348800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAITLIN DALY 300 HARLEM ROAD WEST SENECA NY 14224 12653408 0 X WWW.YOURSPCA.ORG X 1888 NY PROVIDE HUMANE CARE FOR DISTRESSED ANIMALS. 28 28 168 1831 0 0 7883812 5809523 1909510 2118493 1335563 1370595 87158 -17065 11216043 9281546 0 0 0 0 5884902 6192341 0 0 1348202 3447285 3664263 9332187 9856604 1883856 -575058 31872020 31641804 778584 735687 31093436 30906117 X AT THE SPCA SERVING ERIE COUNTY, OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A MORE HUMANE COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION; RESCUING, PROTECTING, AND ENHANCING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS; AND NURTURING THE BOND BETWEEN ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. 0 0 7185920 2118493 THE SPCA SERVING ERIE COUNTY IS A PRIVATE HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDED BY DONATIONS. THE SPCA PROVIDES HUMANE CARE FOR DISTRESSED ANIMALS, INCLUDING HOUSING, PLACEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SAME. THE ERIE COUNTY SPCA ALLOWS ADOPTION OF ANIMALS AND HAS MULTIPLE SATELLITE ADOPTION LOCATIONS. THE SPCA ACCEPTS STRAY DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS. STRAY ANIMALS ARE KEPT IN SPECIALLY-DESIGNATED AREAS AWAY FROM ADOPTION AREAS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF POTENTIAL DISEASES, BITES, AND TO GIVE OWNERS A CHANCE TO LOCATE THEM AT THE SHELTER. OVER 9,233 DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS WERE ADMITTED AND CARED FOR THIS PAST YEAR WITH EACH ANIMAL BEING EXAMINED BY BOTH OUR VETERINARY AND BEHAVIOR STAFF FOR GOOD HEALTH AND TEMPERAMENT BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM.OVER 2,870 ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS (CATS, DOGS, FARM ANIMALS, SMALL PETS, REPTILES) WERE ADOPTED INTO NEW HOMES.OVER 1,423 ANIMALS RECEIVED FOSTER CARE PREPARING THEM FOR SUBSEQUENT ADOPTION, WITH MORE THAN 708 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN OUR FOSTER/FOSTER-TO-ADOPT PROGRAM.SPECIAL AGENTS RESPONDED TO OVER 1,898 CALLS FOR SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY AND FOR DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMAL RESCUE RESULTING IN OVER 1,655 DOMESTIC ANIMALS BEING BROUGHT TO THE SPCA BY OFFICERS IN 2025. 1,172 ANIMALS WERE SEIZED ON CRUELTY COMPLAINTS.3,683 SICK, INJURED AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE WERE TREATED AT THE SPCA'S WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER AND CLINIC, WITH OVER 156 DIFFERENT WILD SPECIES CARED FOR. OVER 478 PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED WITH OUR HUMANE EDUCATORS TO OVER 9,537 CHILDREN WHICH INCLUDED GIRL SCOUTS TOURS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY.2,723 DOGS, CATS, AND RABBITS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED AT THE SPCA'S SURGICAL UNITS, AND OVER 560 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS WERE PERFORMED BY THE SHELTER'S MEDICAL TEAM THROUGH THE YELP FOR HELP PROGRAM. 1,528 DOGS AND CATS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED AT THE SPCA'S LIPSEY CLINIC SURGICAL UNITS, 130 DENTAL PROCEDURES, AND 198 OTHER SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED BY THE LIPSEY CLINIC'S MEDICAL TEAM.THE SPCA HAD 1,831 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS LOGGING 39,303 HOURS IN THE SHELTER PLUS VOLUNTEERS LOGGING 4,428 HOURS IN THE PAWS FOR LOVE PROGRAM.OF THE FARM ANIMALS AND FOWL ADMITTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL FARM AND BARN AS CRUELTY CASES, STRAYS, AND SURRENDERS, 48 FARM ANIMALS WERE PLACED FOR ADOPTION, RETURNED TO OWNER, OR TRANSFERRED OUT DURING THE YEAR. THE PET PANTRY DISTRIBUTED OVER 439,576 PET MEALS, MORE THAN 37,126 POUNDS OF LITTER, AND OVER 6,859 OTHER PET SUPPLIES.THE VACCINE CLINICS VACCINATED OVER 1,956 PETS AND MICROCHIPPED OVER 635 PETS. 7185920 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 168 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X CAITLIN DALY PRESIDENT & CEO 7168757360 300 HARLEM ROAD WEST SENECA NY 14224 STEVEN RICCA BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA HOWE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 MYLES STUBBLEFIELD BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 LEANNE STEPIEN BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 REBECCA HASLINGER-DESIDERIO BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 KIM WALLACE CHAIR 2.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA DOYLE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 LEANNE LANGE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 MELISSA BIERSBACH BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 KAREN ILLIG BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS GENTILE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH MUGEL BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 LISA COPPOLA BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE CAULEY BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JULIE DESMOND SCHECHTER BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 AMANDA LOWE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 AMY MARTOCHE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 CHELSEA LATTA BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID W GACIOCH BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 HAYLEY BEANE BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE JACOBS BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JESSICA PIRRO BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOANN BOEHM BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 SARA DAYTON VICE CHAIR 2.50 X 0 0 0 SANDY NASCA SECRETARY 2.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WALTER CHAIR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MAHESH SANKARAN BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 GINA M LATTUCA CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFIC 40.00 X 93583 0 7283 JENNIFER K GURZ CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 107814 0 4907 CAITLIN DALY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 165527 0 6152 KIMBERLY LEWANDOWSKI CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 115138 0 2303 JULIE SCHULTZ CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE O 40.00 X 95809 0 2118 STEPHANIE PEPPER CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER 40.00 X 89692 0 3064 ALLISON M KEAN VETERINARIAN 40.00 X 137478 0 3577 KELLY WOLFE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 90147 0 2751 SARA L ANDERSON VETERINARIAN 40.00 X 100824 0 8019 996012 0 40174 5 0 1 0 ALPHA DOG 8001 S 13TH LINCOLN NE 68512 DEVELOPMENT MAILINGS 743780 1 247398 5562125 125190 5809523 ANIMAL CARE 900099 2118493 2118493 2118493 483818 483818 4157705 3270928 886777 886777 886777 0 247398 71166 -71166 -71166 67694 29768 37926 37926 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 16175 16175 16175 9281546 2118493 0 1353530 5083970 3761172 935450 387348 665046 492008 122368 50670 443325 327976 81572 33777 299945 259451 26996 13498 108993 95980 4085 8928 452286 416103 31660 4523 26195 26195 484458 445701 33912 4845 156210 144501 10245 1464 STAFF EDUCATION & DEVEL 819679 40168 2227 777284 VETERINARY CARE 756731 756731 FOOD AND SUPPLIES 220061 220061 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 174702 83378 52116 39208 165003 116495 21851 26657 9856604 7185920 1322482 1348202 180257 135366 134603 117142 156018 203367 26160 33959 94126 100208 15966975 4556214 11246867 11410761 17643189 17845201 2390800 1795800 31872020 31641804 771134 732762 7450 2925 778584 735687 X 27345612 27158524 3747824 3747593 31093436 30906117 31872020 31641804 -575058 387739 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5783706 7746429 7321550 7883812 5738357 34473854 5783706 7746429 7321550 7883812 5738357 34473854 810767 33663087 247602 335197 371820 481488 483818 1919925 1527162 9149 24703 108437 16175 1685626 38079405 8206541 0.88400 0.86170 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 17643189 400520 1758335 1956840 17845204 15223316 369587 3710294 1660008 17643189 13339933 294567 2036996 448180 15223316 14114601 2712347 -2584643 902372 13339933 10939550 914035 2864892 603876 14114601 0.98000 0.02000 0 0 578214 578214 13350656 2931481 10419175 2038105 1624733 413372 11410761 PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE 10800 CURRENT MATURITIES OF RECEIVABLES 595000 LONG-TERM PORTION OF RECEIVABLES 1190000 1795800 X 9669285 387739 387739 9281546 0 9281546 9856604 0 9856604 0 9856604 PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE SOCIETY'S MISSION TO CREATE A CARING AND KIND COMMUNITY THAT ENCOURAGES FAIR AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL CREATURES. FUNDS CAN BE EXPENDED TO SUPPORT ANY ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS REGISTERED AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK STATE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. IT IS HIGHLY CERTAIN THAT SOME POSITIONS TAKEN FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHERS ARE POSSIBLY SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE POSITION TAKEN OR THE AMOUNT OF THE POSITION THAT WOULD BE ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED. THE BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION (IF ANY) IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SOCIETY. MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS AND, AS A RESULT OF THIS EVALUATION, NOTHING HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS MANAGEMENT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE FINANCIAL EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, TO HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT AMOUNTS TAKEN AS A WHOLE. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE TAX YEARS 2021 THROUGH 2024 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR U.S. FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES AND ALSO BY NEW YORK STATE FOR STATE TAX PURPOSES. PAWS IN THE PARK 113659 113659 10344 8056 1251 13454 WINE & WAGS 87519 87519 10535 5842 15901 3 46220 46220 4000 1783 247398 247398 14344 18591 7093 31138 71166 -71166 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAITLIN DALY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 159437 0 5928 0 162 0 3307 0 2845 0 171679 0 0 0 X 125190 FMV PROVIDED BY DONOR 0 1 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY ADOPTED A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH STANDARDS OF CONDUCT EXPECTED BY THE ERIE COUNTY SPCA AND REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ALL INTERESTS THAT COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE IS ANNUALLY COMPLETED BY THE BOARD THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A SYSTEMATIC AND ONGOING METHOD OF DISCLOSING AND RESOLVING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE RESOLUTION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING IN ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: ANY DUALITY OF INTEREST OR POSSIBLE INTEREST ON THE PART OF ANY GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER SHOULD BE DISCLOSED TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND MADE A MATTER OF RECORD, EITHER THROUGH AN ANNUAL PROCEDURE OR WHEN THE INTEREST BECOMES A MATTER OF BOARD ACTION. ANY GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER HAVING A DUALITY OF INTEREST OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTER SHOULD NOT VOTE NOR BE PRESENT DURING THE VOTE NOR USE HIS OR HER PERSONAL INFLUENCE IN THE MATTER. HIS OR HER PRESENCE MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE QUORUM AT THE MEETING. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING SHOULD REFLECT THAT A DISCLOSURE WAS MADE, THAT THE MATTER IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE SOCIETY AND THAT THE GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER WAS NOT PRESENT DURING AND HAS ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH BOARD MEMBER TO DISCLOSE AND NOTIFY THE COMMITTEE ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SUCH POLICY ANNUALLY. THE POLICY IS ANNUALLY REVIEWED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SHELTER'S PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE PROPOSED PAYROLL, IS REVIEWED AT A JOINT MEETING OF FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEES. THE PROPOSED SALARY BUDGET IS PREPARED UTILIZING COMPARATIVE DATA FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE SOCIETY OF ANIMAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATORS (SAWA), AND FROM A WESTERN NEW YORK SALARY SURVEY CONDUCTED BY LUMSDEN & MCCORMICK, LLP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 A COPY OF THE ERIE COUNTY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CAN BE REQUESTED AT THE ERIE COUNTY SPCA OFFICE AT 300 HARLEM ROAD, WEST SENECA, NY 14224, DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PG. 12, PART XXII; LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.