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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2025 Expires: March 2027

Toledo Animal Shelter Association, Inc.

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
10 16
(419) 382-1130
640 Wyman Street
Toledo, OH, 43609
https://toledoanimalrescue.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Toledo Animal Shelter Association, Inc. does not meet the following 2 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 10 (Ending Net Assets)
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.

Toledo Animal Rescue does not meet this Standard because:

  • According to the organization's 2023 audited financial statements, Toledo Animal Rescue's total unrestricted net assets were $6,022,156, or about 15 times the charity's total budgeted expenses of $402,547.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

Toledo Animal Rescue does not meet this Standard because the 2023 annual report did not include:

  • A roster of the board of directors.
  • A 2023 financial summary.

Toledo Animal Shelter Association, Inc. meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to care for and to provide temporary and indefinite shelter for homeless and abandoned dogs and cats."

Year, State Incorporated:
1927, OH

Also Known As:
Toledo Animal Rescue

Toledo Animal Rescue reports that it is a "no kill" shelter and provides veterinary care and adoption services for dogs and cats in the Toledo, OH area. The organization offers pet therapy through its pet away worry and stress (P.A.W.S.) program. Toledo Animal Rescue also operates a pet food pantry, available by appointment. In 2023, the organization reported it facilitated 345 kitten and cat adoptions, and 83 dog and puppy adoptions.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Toledo Animal Shelter Association, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Programs services $348,887
Total Program Expenses $348,887

Chief Executive
Steve Kiessling, Executive Director

Compensation*
$62,827

Chair of the Board
Nicole Amborski

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Operations Specialist, Skotynsky Financial Group

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
8

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Telephone appeals, Television

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $225,611, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Toledo Animal Shelter Association, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Investment income, net $776,313
Contributions $223,896
Shelter revenue $50,970
Special events $1,715
Total Income $1,052,894

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $1,052,894
Total expenses: $402,547
  Program expenses $348,887
  Fundraising expenses $10,792
  Administrative expenses $42,868
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $650,347
Beginning Net Assets $6,677,899
Other Changes In Net Assets $-9,253
Ending Net Assets $7,318,993
Total Liabilities $7,721
Total Assets $7,326,714

Note: In the above financial statements, “other changes in net assets” refers to a change in interest in charitable remainder unitrausts (-$9,253).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance