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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2023 Expires: December 2025

SPCA Cincinnati

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(513) 489-7387
11900 Conrey Road
Cincinnati, OH, 45249
https://www.spcacincinnati.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

SPCA Cincinnati meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
To be a driving force in promoting animal welfare, strengthening the human-animal bond, providing humane education and eliminating pet overpopulation.

Year, State Incorporated:
1907, OH

Also Known As:
Hamilton County SPCA

The SPCA Cincinnati offers many programs and services, including animal adoptions, animal cruelty investigations, spaying and neutering shelter animals, animal rescue, foster care, obedience training, and the area’s most extensive humane education program. The SPCA Cincinnati also works to introduce animals into the lives of people in our community, including those in hospitals, nursing homes, children’s homes, and schools, and works with victims of domestic violence to both provide shelter for their animals, and to help them rehabilitate.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, SPCA Cincinnati's program expenses were:

Shelter services $1,360,809
Shelter veterinary services $912,675
Shelter to shelter transfer program $649,514
Humane investigations $196,336
Farm education center $159,344
Total Program Expenses $3,278,678

Chief Executive
Michael Retzlaff, President/CEO

Chair of the Board
Mr. Thomas W. Chatham, Board Member

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
USI Midwest

Board Size
21

Paid Staff Size
41

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 10.77%

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 SPCA Cincinnati's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Estate and trust income $6,156,997
Cash contributions $1,987,858
Special event revenue - net of direct expenses of $294,550 $339,163
Grant income $307,750
In-kind donations $277,945
Northside lease income $219,600
Investment income $188,744
Animal sales, net $78,661
Animal calls $32,754
Other fees/income $21,661
Net (losses) gains on investments $-921,018
Total Income $8,690,115

Programs: 68% Fundraising: 20% Administrative: 4%

Total Income $8,690,115
Total expenses: $4,789,938
  Program expenses $3,278,678
  Fundraising expenses $976,715
  Administrative expenses $212,881
  Other expenses $321,664
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,900,177
Beginning Net Assets $19,673,465
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $23,573,642
Total Liabilities $1,430,720
Total Assets $25,004,362

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