BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

D200

Classification

1000

Street

214 BARKER RD

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Mission and programs · 2023

• SEE SCHEDULE OBERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY (BHS) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ORGANIZATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. BHS RECEIVES NO PUBLIC FUNDS FROM STATE OR FEDERAL SOURCES. BHS HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD TO HOUSE THE STRAY ANIMALS OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND RECEIVES MINIMAL FUNDS FROM THIS CONTRACT. THE ANIMAL SHELTER DEPENDS ON THE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY. EACH MONTH, THE SHELTER SPENDS APPROXIMATELY $250,000 HELPING ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO ADOPTING OUT COMPANION ANIMALS, BHS OFFERS FAMILY DOG SCHOOL, WHICH WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS THE PRIMARY REASON DOGS AND PUPPIES ARE SURRENDERED; "BAD BEHAVIOR." FAMILY DOG SCHOOL OFFERS FREE CONSULTATION AND AFFORDABLE TRAINING, PROVIDING SESSIONS IN MANNERS, TRICKS, NOSE WORK, REACTIVITY, AND CANINE GOOD CITIZEN THERAPY CERTIFICATES. ANNUALLY FAMILY DOG SCHOOL ASSISTS MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE, HELPING TO KEEP DOGS IN THEIR HOMES.BHS FOSTERS A DEEP CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS WHY WE OPENED A WELLNESS CLINIC IN 2023. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES LOW-COST TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL NEEDS SUCH AS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EXAMS, BLOODWORK, FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, PARASITE SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT, HEARTWORM & TICKBORNE DISEASE TESTING, FELINE LEUKEMIA & AIDS TESTING, AND MORE. BEYOND THE CLINIC BHS ALSO OFFERS LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAMS AND POP-UP CLINICS FOR VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPPING FOCUSED ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE SHELTER PARTNERS WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO TARGET THOSE MOST-IN-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS. FREE MEDICAL EXAMS ARE OFFERED AT THESE CLINICS ALONG WITH TRAP-NEUTER RETURN RESOURCES FOR FERAL CATS.OUR COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN AND IS LED BY A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HUMANE TREATMENT AND CARE OF STRAY OR FERAL CATS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. THE COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO HELP KEEP THE CAT POPULATION IN CONTROL AND LOOKS TO HOME ANY CAT TRAPPED WHO IS NOT FERAL. FOR CAT-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS BHS ALSO OFFERS A SATELLITE LOACATION, PURRADISE, IN GREAT BARRINGTON, OFFERING CAT-ONLY ADOPTIONS, FELINE BOARDING SERVICES AND PICK UP FOR OUR PET FOOD BANK, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR PET FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES.ANOTHER VALUABLE PROGRAM SERVING BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS IS BHS'S SAFEPET PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING EXTREME HARDSHIP OR CRISIS. BHS WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE ELIZABETH FREEMAN CENTER, A PITTSFIELD-BASED RESOURCE FOR WOMEN, AS WELL AS THE BRIEN CENTER, ELDER SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, ELDER PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, AND BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. PETS ENTERED INTO THIS FREE 30-DAY PROGRAM ARE FOSTERED BY BHS VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS UNTIL THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY. THE ARRANGEMENT IS ENTIRELY CONFIDENTIAL. THE SAFEPET PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 50 CLIENTS PER YEAR, WHICH EQUALS OVER 2,000 DAYS OF ANIMAL CARE. MORE THAN 3,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE BEEN DEVOTED TO FOSTERING ANIMALS IN THE SAFEPET PROGRAM.TO SUPPORT ANIMALS WHOSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY, BHS OFFERS A FREE PET FOOD BANK THAT IS STOCKED FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS. THIS SERVICE ALSO HELPS KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOME. EACH YEAR, THE SHELTER RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 REQUESTS FOR PET FOOD. BHS SUPPLIES PET FOOD TO ANOTHER NON-PROFIT HUMAN FOOD PANTRY IN NORTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER, AND SUPPLIES PET FOOD TO SEVERAL OTHER FOOD BANKS IN THE COUNTY WHEN POSSIBLE. BHS HAS ALSO STARTED COLLABORATIONS WITH ELDER SERVICES' MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM PROVIDING DOG AND CAT FOOD TO SENIORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING INSECURITIES, ULTIMATELY HELPING KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED COMPANIONSHIP.BECAUSE BHS BELIEVES IN FOSTERING COMPASSION IN HUMANS, THE SHELTER OFFERS HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS TOUCH MORE THAN 2,100 CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR THROUGH IN-SHELTER AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. SINCE COVID WE HAVEN'T DONE SUMMER CAMP BUT CONTINUE TO EDUCATE BY OFFERING SCHOOL/CLASS TOURS AND VISITING SCHOOLS. SOME VISITING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FOR ANIMAL INFORMATION AND CAREER EDUCATION IN ANIMAL WELFARE. BY EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS, BHS FOSTERS COMPASSION AND INSPIRES ADVOCACY.CATWALK BOUTIQUES ARE IMPORTANT REVENUE SOURCES FOR BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY. THE SUCCESSFUL RESALE SHOPS IN GREAT BARRINGTON AND LENOX SPECIALIZE IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES. THE STORES RELY ON DONATED CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR INVENTORY.FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG

  Expenses $401,858 · Revenue $338,665

• SEE SCHEDULE OSINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1992, BHS SHELTER ACCEPTS MORE THAN 1,500 ANIMALS THAT ARE CARED FOR AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. ANIMALS ARE SURRENDERED FOR MANY REASONS-FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DEATH OF OWNER, CHANGE IN LIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. SHELTER STAFF PRIORITIZES PROBLEM SOLVING TO HELP KEEP ANIMALS IN THEIR HOME WHENEVER POSSIBLE, CARING FOR, REHABILITATING, AND PLACING SURRENDERED ANIMALS INTO RESPONSIBLE HOMES IS THE CRUX OF BHS'S MISSION. BHS IS THE ONLY OPEN-ADMISSION AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ANIMAL SHELTER IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHICH MEANS THAT ANIMALS ARE ACCEPTED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AGE, BREED, OR TEMPERAMENT. MANY ANIMALS THAT COME TO BHS HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO GO. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR SURRENDERING ANIMALS. FROM DOGS AND CATS TO BIRDS AND ALL TYPES OF SMALL MAMMALS, BHS IS THE PLACE TO FIND A NEW PET. TRAINED ADOPTION COUNSELORS WORK WITH POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO FIND THE BEST FIT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND LIFESTYLES. THE CANINE STAFF USES THE ASPCA'S "SAFER" (SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR EVALUATING REHOMING) TOOL TO IDENTIFY THE RISK OF FUTURE AGGRESSION AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR SUPPORT NEEDED BEFORE ADOPTION. BHS ADOPTION FEES INCLUDE SPAYING/NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, WORMING, AND A FREE LIFETIME OF ADVICE. BHS LOSES MONEY ON EVERY SINGLE ADOPTION. THE SHELTER DOES NOT PLACE LIMITS ON THE TIME THAT AN ADOPTABLE ANIMAL STAYS AT THE SHELTER. IN 2024, 764 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED; ON AVERAGE, DOGS WAIT 20 DAYS TO BE ADOPTED, SMALL ANIMALS 30 DAYS, AND CATS 24 DAYS. THE COST OF CARE DURING AN AVERAGE STAY WAS MORE THAN $450.00 PER ANIMAL.FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG

  Expenses $1,979,119 · Revenue $637,658

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,832,779

  Expenses

  $2,775,291

  Contributions

  $1,734,045

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $2,992,173

  Expenses

  $2,190,634

  Contributions

  $2,272,829

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,415,825

  Expenses

  $1,872,552

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,905,939

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,585,448

  Expenses

  $1,667,207

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,482,278

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,760,815

  Expenses

  $1,562,495

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,575,644

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,306,599

  Expenses

  $1,468,834

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,587,578

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,173,850

  Expenses

  $1,460,649

  Assets (EOY)

  $3,765,234

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,266,502

  Expenses

  $1,330,024

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,076,214

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,194,525

  Expenses

  $1,384,582

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,172,183

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,229,578

  Expenses

  $1,282,581

  Assets (EOY)

  $4,408,824

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $151,564

  2024 · ANIMALS

• PETSMART CHARITIES INC

  $150,000

  2025 · ACCESS TO CARE

• ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $146,236

  2023 · ANIMALS

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $141,750

  2022 · ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS

• ANN ARBOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

  $140,356

  2022 · ANIMALS

• THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $50,455

  2024 · ANIMAL RELATED

• THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $50,288

  2022 · FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND THE PET FOOD PANTRY

• VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

  $45,500

  2022 · FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

• THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC

  $44,578

  2023 · ANIMAL RELATED

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $34,190

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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