irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $0HUDSON VALLEY ANIMAL RESCUE AND SANCTUARY HAS PROVIDED NUMEROUS ANIMALS WITH MEDICAL SERVICES, SHELTER AND HAS ASSISTED IN FINDING PERMANENT HOMES FOR THE ANIMALS.
named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Animal Rescue and Adoption Program
Rescues, rehabilitates, and adopts out stray, abandoned, and surrendered animals; all adoptable animals are fully vetted, spayed/neutered, and microchipped prior to placement.
Beans Cat Cafe Partnership
Collaborates with Beans Cat Cafe to increase exposure and adoption opportunities for shy, senior, and hard-to-place cats housed at cafe locations in Beacon and New Palt.
Low-Cost Veterinary Clinic
Provides full-service veterinary care including wellness exams, vaccinations, dentals, surgeries, and diagnostics at reduced costs; operates on a curbside, appointment-only basis.
Spay/Neuter Services
Offers low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for owned pets and feral cats, including ear notching for feral cats; requires all animals to be altered by age one to continue using clinic services.
Wildlife Rehabilitation
Provides care for orphaned, injured, or misplaced wildlife including squirrels, raccoons, possums, skunks, fawns, foxes, and woodchucks through licensed rehabilitators and volunteers.
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Pre-Adoption Veterinary Care for Shelter Animals 2 activities
- Offer comprehensive care packages for cats and dogsProvides a $300 package for cats and kittens that includes medical exam, vaccines, deworming, microchipping, flea/tick prevention, nail trims, FELV/FIV testing, and spay/neuter when appropriate. Offers a $300 package for dogs and puppies that includes medical exam, vaccines, deworming, microchipping, fecal testing, parasite prevention, and nail trims (spay/neuter not included).
- Provide comprehensive veterinary services for companion animalsOffers a full range of low-cost veterinary services including wellness exams ($50), sick/emergency visits ($65), rechecks ($25), vaccinations (rabies, distemper, Bordetella, Lyme, Lepto, FELV, etc.), parasite prevention, fecal testing, microchipping, nail trims, anal gland expression, and bloodwork panels priced between $100–$160. Requires spaying or neutering by age one and prior to sedated procedures.
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Services 1 activity
- Operate mobile and stationary low-cost veterinary clinicsRuns a weekly mobile spay/neuter and vaccine clinic at a local Petco parking lot and operates a stationary multi-veterinarian clinic offering wellness care, surgeries, dentals, x-rays, bloodwork, and sedated grooming. The stationary clinic functions as curbside-only to enable same-week appointments due to limited lobby space.
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Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release 1 activity
- Rehabilitate orphaned and injured wildlifeEmploys four NYS-licensed wildlife rehabilitators and supports volunteers in caring for hundreds of orphaned, injured, or misplaced wildlife annually, including squirrels, raccoons, opossums, skunks, fawns, foxes, and woodchucks.
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Animal Adoption Services 1 activity
- Rescue, rehabilitate, and adopt out animalsRescues animals from high-kill shelters, local strays, abandoned animals, and owner surrenders. Provides comprehensive pre-adoption care including spaying/neutering, microchipping, deworming, vaccinations, flea/tick and heartworm prevention, and disease testing. Processes adoption applications within 1–5 days and requires adopters to be at least 21 years old and visit by appointment. Houses most adoptable animals on-site, including 30 cats across two locations, and has facilitated hundreds of cat adoptions.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Perform surgical and dental proceduresProvides surgical services including spay/neuter surgeries (female cats: $150; male cats: $120; feral cats: $60), growth removals, eye enucleations, leg amputations, cherry eye correction, entropion correction, and tooth extractions ($15–$50 per tooth). Dental services include cleaning, scaling, polishing with IV fluids ($500 standard), and dental X-rays ($10 per view, up to six views).
- Provide end-of-life and sedated grooming servicesOffers euthanasia services ($100 for clients, $150 for non-clients), private cremation ($250), and group cremation ($100). Also provides sedated grooming for cats and dogs unable to be handled during awake grooming, requiring pre-sedation bloodwork for animals over 4 years old, priced between $120 and $300 based on size, hair type, length, and matting.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.28M
Contributions & grants$165K7%
Program service revenue$2.11M93%
Investment income$9030%
Other revenue$3K
expenses
Total expenses$2.17M
Program expenses89%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$1.03M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.01M
Cash$162K
Investments$0
Liabilities$313K
Net assets$695K
Liquid reserves0.9 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +19.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 3
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH HIGGINS DVM | VETERINARIAN | 40 | $173K |
| SAMANTHA VUMBICO | TREASURER | 40 | $78K |
| CELESTE WILTSE | PRESIDENT | 40 | $37K |
board members · 2
- CHRIS COON — CHAIRPERSON
- NICOLE MACK — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 3
Who they work with
- Beans Cat Cafe Partner — Collaborates to house and promote adoption of cats available through Hudson Valley Animal Rescue and Sanctuary.
- Petco Partner — Hosted weekly mobile veterinary clinics in Petco parking lots to provide low-cost spay/neuter and vaccine services.
- Petco Partner — Hosted weekly mobile veterinary clinics in Petco parking lots.
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.
- Enhanced Adoption Pathways for Hard-to-Place Animalsmethodology: cat_cafe_adoption_modelBy using a cat cafe model and selective adoption screening, the organization increases visibility and placement success for shy, senior, and high-risk animals, improving outcomes through targeted exposure and careful matching rather than first-come access.
- Low-Cost Access and Preventive Care Modelmethodology: low-cost access modelBy operating a low-cost veterinary clinic with mandatory pre-operative health screening, the organization increases affordability and access to essential pet care while ensuring medical safety, thereby preventing disease and reducing long-term costs for clients and the shelter system.
- Open-Admission Sanctuary Commitmentmethodology: open-admission animal sanctuaryBy accepting all injured, feral, or unwanted animals regardless of condition or origin, the organization ensures no animal is turned away, increasing trust with the community and expanding rehabilitation and permanent placement opportunities for high-need cases.
- Population Control Through Spay-Neuter and TNVRmethodology: spay-neuter requirementBy requiring spaying or neutering of adopted animals and implementing trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) for feral cats, the organization reduces animal overpopulation and improves community cat welfare, addressing root causes of shelter intake and euthanasia.
- Self-Sustaining Rescue and Clinic Modelmethodology: self-sustaining rescue modelBy generating revenue through low-cost veterinary services, the organization funds animal rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption programs, creating a financially sustainable cycle that increases capacity and access without reliance on external funding.