named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Adoption Program
Facilitates adoption of dogs, cats, and barn cats with structured screening, meet-and-greets, and post-adoption medical follow-up for unaltered animals
Bregenzer Barn Cat Program
Places under-socialized or feral cats in working environments to control rodent populations, providing vetting and supplies while requiring adopters to provide food, shelter, and care
Cremation and Burial Services
Offers individual and group pet cremation services, including memorial options like paw print impressions and urns, and maintains Friendship Grove pet cemetery
Foster Program
Provides temporary homes for animals needing extra care, including sick, young, or stressed shelter animals, with all supplies and medical care provided by HAHS
Volunteer Program
Engages community volunteers in shelter operations including animal care, cleaning, groundskeeping, and event support, with structured onboarding and scheduling
activities · 9 groups
What they do
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Rescue and Adoption of Cats 3 activities
- Animal foster care programOperates a foster care program for shelter animals requiring additional care before adoption, freeing up shelter space and providing foster families with all necessary supplies and routine medical care.
- Barn cat relocation programOperates the Bregenzer Barn Cat Program to rehome under-socialized or feral cats into working environments, providing pre-adoption veterinary care including spay/neuter, vaccinations, and FeLV/FIV testing, and loaning acclimation crates and supplies such as food dishes and litterboxes.
- Foster-to-adopt programs for unaltered animalsOperates foster-to-adopt programs for unaltered dogs and cats requiring 1–4 return visits for medical care, with legal ownership retained by the organization until spay/neuter is completed.
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Cemetery and Cremation Services 2 activities
- Pet cemetery stewardship and maintenanceAssumed stewardship of Friendship Grove pet cemetery in 1934 and maintains it as the final resting place for between 800 and 900 animals from across the United States.
- Pet memorial and cremation servicesProvides individual pet cremation services with ashes returned in a hand-carved wooden urn, offers a Rainbow Package add-on including memorial keepsakes, and provides group cremation services with commingled remains buried in The Rainbow Memorial Garden at Faithful Companions Pet Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
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Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 1 activity
- Animal rehabilitation and medical careProvides lifesaving and rehabilitative care for severely ill or injured animals, such as Benny the malnourished dog, and supports their placement into permanent adoptive homes after recovery.
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Animal Adoption Services 1 activity
- Animal shelter and adoption servicesOperates a no-kill shelter with no time limits on animal stays, providing pet adoptions for dogs and cats, including medical care such as vaccinations, deworming, flea and heartworm prevention, spay/neuter surgery, microchipping, and a coupon for a free veterinary exam. Partners with Adopt-a-Pet.com to facilitate adoptions.
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Humane Education and Responsible Pet Ownership 1 activity
- Community education and outreachConducts educational programming to raise community awareness about the human-animal bond and provides information to help community members locate free rabies vaccination clinics.
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Services 1 activity
- Low-cost and preventive veterinary servicesProvides low-cost spay/neuter services, trap-neuter-return (TNR) services, microchipping, vaccinations, deworming, flea prevention, and heartworm prevention for animals in the community.
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Pet Food and Supply Pantry Services 1 activity
- Pet food and supply assistance programsProvides a pet food assistance program and accepts physical donations of supplies during business hours and via donation bins outside of business hours, using donated supplies to support animal care and operational needs.
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Recycling-Driven Fundraising Programs 1 activity
- Recycling and fundraising initiativesAccepts donations of New York State redeemable bottles and cans through a partnership with Stop & Shop Alleyway Redemption Center and collected 15,745 pounds of used clothing in 2020 to support shelter animals.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Volunteer engagement and community service opportunitiesEngages volunteers in shelter operations including cleaning, dishwashing, and fundraising, and provides opportunities for high school and college students to fulfill required community service hours.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.08M
Contributions & grants$910K85%
Program service revenue$155K14%
Investment income$11K1%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$516K
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead19%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$274K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.34M
Cash$576K
Investments$0
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$1.33M
Liquid reserves13.4 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +68.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 10
- BECKY AUSTIN — VICE PRESIDENT
- BLAIR HALL — BOARD MEMBER
- ELIZABETH KING — BOARD MEMBER
- HOLLY TUCKER — PRESIDENT
- KAREN STEVENS — TREASURER
- KATE MURPHY — BOARD MEMBER
- KATHY DESENA — BOARD MEMBER
- MICHELLE POMEROY — SECRETARY
- SHELLY STAURING — BOARD MEMBER
- SUSAN BURLINGANE — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 18
Who they work with
- Adopt-a-Pet.com Partner — Partner organization providing technology and platform support for pet adoption and rescue services.
- Almond Veterinary Hospital Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider in Almond, NY
- Canisteo Veterinary Hospital Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider in Canisteo, NY
- Dansville Animal Hospital Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider in Dansville, NY
- Faithful Companions Pet Cemetery Partner — Partners with Faithful Companions Pet Cemetery in Pennsylvania to bury remains from group cremations in The Rainbow Memorial Garden.
- Hill's Pet Nutrition Partner — Partner supporting the shelter, as indicated by the display of Hill's Pet and Hill's Food, Shelter & Love program logos.
- Hornell Animal Hospital Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider in Hornell, NY
- Hornell Area Humane Society Network — Independent 501c3 nonprofit organization operating as a community-funded animal shelter
- Kuranda Partner — Partner for durable, cleanable pet beds used in shelter housing.
- Lawler Veterinary Essentials Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider
- Smith Veterinary Service, PPL Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider
- St. Pauly Textile Partner — Partner organization managing the used clothing recycling program; HAHS hosts a collection shed in partnership with St. Pauly Textile.
- Steuben Veterinary Clinic/Tri-County Rural Veterinary, PLLC Partner — Listed as a local veterinary service provider in Bath, NY
- Stop & Shop Alleyway Redemption Center Partner — Partnership to collect and redeem New York State returnable bottles and cans, with proceeds benefiting HAHS.
- Tractor Supply PetVet Wellness Clinic - Bath Partner — Listed as a wellness clinic location in Bath, NY
- Tractor Supply PetVet Wellness Clinic - Dansville Partner — Listed as a wellness clinic location in Dansville, NY
- Tractor Supply PetVet Wellness Clinic - Hornell Partner — Listed as a wellness clinic location in Hornell, NY
- Tractor Supply PetVet Wellness Clinic - Wellsville Partner — Listed as a wellness clinic location in Wellsville, NY
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Engaged Shelter Modelmethodology: community-engaged shelter operationsBy integrating volunteer labor and community-driven funding into daily operations, the organization sustains animal care and strengthens local investment in animal welfare, because community ownership increases support, reduces reliance on external resources, and fosters long-term civic responsibility.
- Comprehensive Adoption Screening for Long-Term Successmethodology: comprehensive_meet_and_greet_screeningBy requiring in-person, multi-stage meet-and-greet interactions between adopters, household members, and existing pets, the organization improves long-term adoption success, because assessing compatibility across all household dynamics reduces returns and promotes stable placements.
- Education-Driven Animal Welfare and Preventionmethodology: education-for-animal-welfareBy promoting animal welfare through education that strengthens the human-animal bond and teaches preventive care, the organization improves pet well-being and reduces shelter intake, because informed owners are more likely to seek early veterinary care and maintain stable pet relationships.
- Foster-to-Adopt with Medical Compliancemethodology: foster_to_adopt_with_medical_complianceBy using a foster-to-adopt model with conditional finalization, the organization ensures medical compliance—particularly spay/neuter—before ownership transfer, because requiring these procedures during a trial period increases long-term animal health and reduces unintended breeding.
- Working Cat Placement for Feral Populationsmethodology: working-cat-placementBy placing under-socialized or feral cats into working outdoor environments, the organization controls rodent populations and improves cat welfare, because it aligns natural feline behaviors with ecological needs, reducing euthanasia and promoting humane population management.