PAWS of Grays Harbor

2019 Annual Report

800 W 1st Street / P.O.Box 451 Aberdeen, WA 98520

360.533.1141 / www.pawsgh.org / director@pawsgh.org

PAWS of Grays Harbor Protects Dogs and Cats Until United with Family

To all our supporters,

As we say goodbye to 2019 and welcome the new

decade, let’s reflect on another wonderful year for

PAWS of Grays Harbor! This annual report is to show

our achievements of the year, and what we are

looking forward to in the future.

We were able to help so many dogs and cats in need

this year. We had 588 successful adoptions to loving

homes, helped 414 owned pets avoid unplanned litters

through our spay/neuter voucher program, and helped

countless community pets with basic pet care at our

shelter.

We had some projects completed in 2019 as well. We

were able to finish our dog play yards with the help of

The Seabrook Community Foundation, who funded

the project in full! We also completed our main room

cat enclosure. Now our cats are able to run and play

during our open hours. This has greatly increased

their happiness and wellbeing while staying with us

at the shelter!

PAWS of Grays Harbor has been located and

operating in Aberdeen for 47 years. There is still such

a great need for animal welfare assistance in our

community. Grays Harbor is a brighter and happier

place because of all the services PAWS of Grays

Harbor provides, and it would not be possible without

your support! Thank you!

Your support matters,

Dana Erickson

Executive Director

A special thank you to Marcy Merrill for all the

wonderful pictures this year!

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MOLLE BOUCH - PRESIDENT

VALERIE BUSCH - VICE PRESIDENT

LINDA FRANCISCO - TREASURER

GINA BURNS - SECRETARY

STACIE BARNUM

KAT BRYANT

JESSIE HANCOCK

KATIE HEIKKILA

MICHELLE MATHEWS

MARCY MERRILL

DR. JOHN STEVENSON

SHELTER STAFF

DANA ERICKSON - EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR

TRACIE STEINER - ANIMAL DIRECTOR

INGE JOHNSON - CAT CARE

JASON KIDWELL - DOG CARE

LARGEST NO KILL SHELTER IN GRAYS HARBOR

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO

BE NO KILL?

When discussing no kill, the

numbers matter. Every life is a

number and every life counts.

There are two common ways to

determine if a shelter or

rescue is no kill.

SAVE RATE

An organization must have a Save Rate of more than

90% of their animals to be considered no kill. A Save

Rate is determined by the ratio of animals with “Live

Outcomes” divided by the number of “Total Outcomes.”

HUMAN POPULATION BENCHMARK

To be considered no kill, an organization must have a Human

Population Benchmark (HPB) of no more than 2 animals per

every 1,000 people yearly . The HPB is determined by the ratio

of animals “Without Live Outcomes” yearly divided by the

number of 1,000 people in the community population.

OUR POLICY

PAWS of Grays Harbor is to only euthanize pets not able to be rehabilitated; those which are

hopelessly suffering or dangerous to other people or pets. This decision is never taken lightly. The

numbers above represent every animal that passes while in our care.

We share these numbers in hopes of giving people a better understanding of what it means to be a

no kill shelter. Every one of these lives matters to us.

OUR HPB

2019—0.02 PER 1000

2018—0.78 PER 1000

2017—0.45 PER 1000

2016—0.50 PER 1000

2015—0.32 PER 1000

OUR SAVE RATE

2019—99%

2018—92%

2017—93%

2016—93%

2015—96%

SHELTER

INTAKES

DONATIONS AT TIME

OF RELEASE IN 2019

COVERED

5%

OF THE NEEDED

CARE OF OUR

SHELTER ANIMALS.

INTAKE REASONS

Abandoned = 2%

Stray = 47%

Change in Family = 1%

Health Issues = 1%

Moving = 5%

Unsuitable Home = 29%

Unwanted = 8%

Behavioral Issues = 7%

2019 INTAKES

Dogs = 201

Cats = 389

Total = 590

SHELTER

OUTCOMES

ADOPTION FEES

IN 2019

COVERED

75% OF THE NEEDED

CARE OF OUR

SHELTER ANIMALS.

3 CATS

AND

4 DOGS

WERE REUNITED

WITH THEIR OWNERS

THIS YEAR!

2019 ADOPTIONS

Dogs = 193

Cats = 395

Total = 588

OVER

$60,000

SPENT ON VETERINARY

CARE OF OUR SHELTER

ANIMALS THIS YEAR

DID YOU

KNOW?

THE AVERAGE STAY

FOR CATS IN 2019 WAS

33 DAYS (Increased by 5 days from 2018)

THE AVERAGE STAY

FOR DOGS IN 2019 WAS

17 DAYS (Decreased by 3 days from 2018)

OVER

$29,000

SPENT ON ASSISTING

COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN

SPAYING AND NEUTERING

PETS THIS YEAR

OVER

400

COMMUNITY OWNED PETS

SPAYED OR NEUTERED

THROUGH OUR VOUCHERS

THIS YEAR

OVER

220

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

ATTENDED OUR

VOLUNTEER

ORIENTATION IN 2019

WE COULD NOT HELP SO

MANY ANIMALS IN NEED

WITHOUT OUR

DEDICATED

VOLUNTEERS!

THANK YOU!

OPERATIONS PROFIT & LOSS YTD

January 2019 through December 2019

Income

Special Events

Interest Income

Grants

Freedom Tails

Misc. Income

Donations

Estates

Contributions

Memorials

Program—Donations

Spay & Neuter Program

Rabies Clinic

Adoption Fees

Release Fees

Shelter Services

Total Income

Expenses

Payroll

Payroll Taxes

Professional Fees

Event Expenses

Advertising

Postage & Delivery

Fees & Penalties

Bank Service Charges

Liability Insurance

Dues & Subscriptions

Licenses & Permits

Automobile Expenses

Building Maintenance

Utilities

Supplies

Spay/Neuter Program

Animal Care

Total Expenses

$13,899.57

$17,604.03

$30,000.00

$400.00

$3,730.78

$137,417.83

$57,605.21

$3,939.00

$29,355.00

$1,220.00

$70,617.50

$6,565.00

$15,199.50

$387,553.42

$95,802.17

$9,377.28

$2,322.50

$853.73

$2,023.18

$1,010.25

$1,735.18

$2,230.16

$9,487.10

$4,000.69

$220.00

$856.07

$3,893.76

$20,163.27

$29,842.28

$29,046.80

$63,724.59

$276,589.01

NET INCOME $110,964.41

You Make This Possible!

Our organizations is funded through

community donations, pet adoptions

and service fees.

With your support we were able to

help over 1000 pets this year.

Online:

Set up a monthly donation through

our website, PAWSGH.ORG

Mail a Check:

Send a check to:

PAWS of Grays Harbor

PO Box 451

Aberdeen, WA 98520

We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Donations may be tax deductible.

A thank you note is mailed to donors

with information about the shelter.

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PACK LEADER

CONTRIBUTE

MONTHLY

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR 2019 DONORS! Cosmopolis Lions Club

Howard Burpee

Jo Vanucie

Sandra Heiny

Cheryl Griffin

Kristie Creeger

Andy and Carri Erickson

Paula Watkins

Ellen Scheuer

Willette Ooms

Pay More Recycling and Salvage

Karen Benavidez

Michael and Kim Lynch

Barb Bogdanovich

Beverly Hall

Mark and Sharon Ford

Stacie Barnum

Gerd and Charlene Hattwig

Katie Heikkila

Linda Francisco

Joan Martin

Nancy Mayer

Leonard Young

Harry and Page Whiting

Molle Bouch

Jessie Hancock

Penny Eubanks

Dean Beauchamp

John and Patricia Graves

MartanWalkama

Jay Goldberg Memorial Fund

of Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle

Brenda Harner

Kenneth and Cynthia Burton

Bridges Rentals

Ann Hammack

Lynn Ogren

William and Nancy Lockman

Hoquiam Brewing Company

Philip Gibbs

Attorney General's Office - Ecology Division

Larry and Jane Goldberg

Susan Davis

Nancy Campbell

Mike and Sharon Fox

Keith and Lynn Kessler

Linda Nicewonger

Chris Davis

Susan Schreiner

Pam Trautman

Jessica Josephs

John and Teresa Stevenson

Beate Wahl

Martha Krug

Paul and Susan Kennedy

Lindsey Murdaugh

Greg and Karen Walczyk

Anita Criel

Stan and Bonnie Johannes

David Dingo

Ronald & Gilda Baarsma

Pat Englund

Sandra Biornstad

Vern and Janet Heikkila

Annette Worden

Annette Pinckney

Theresa Ueland

Duane and Carolyn Granstrom

Mary Cottrell

Jodi Vanlohuizen

Don McFarland

Anya Mitu

Ted and Elizabeth Bruener

Jim Grettenberg

Kathryn Boling

Jan Cunningham

Harbor Blooms

Foggy's Bar

Ken & Claudia Kalles

Eric and Mary Nelson

Janis Soderland

Sally Pascoe

James and Annette Berry

Weldon and Carol Jennings

Juana Smith

Laura Erickson

Mark DeLaurier

Harold and Patricia Warren

Jim and Jackie Henry

Society of Air Force Nurses

Brook Huffman

John and Sue Kopp

Charlene Hattwig

St Marks Episcopal Church

Louise Zobrist

Tim and Patty Schneider

Charles and Vicky Stocker

Michael and Danielle Mackelvich

Dennis and Joanne Renecker

Kathleen Hobaugh

Christine Lewis

Brenda Sherman

Stephanie Noland

The Rowan Tree Gallery

Thomas Durham

Bernadette Bower

Steven and Christine Gaidrich

Scott and Aries Light

Sarah Mizin

Sandra Windell

Roberta Holmes

Robert and Nancy Neisinger

Robert Ford III

Richard South

Rich and Joye Easterly

Randi Wilbanks

Phyllis and Erv Granahan

Paula Shiflett Heidenreich

Norma Herbig

Noree Sampson

Mike Corman

Mary Keinath

Marti Debandt

Martha Hill

Maranda Reid

Lisa Sellinger

Linda Griggs

Lewis and Linda Adams

Lenore Lundquist

Larry and Shirley Walden

Keith and Gina Burns

Kaye Fiddelke

Kay Frojen

Kathy Becker

Joy Davidson

John and Marjorie Celich

Jim and Lana Olson

Jill Waite

Janet Morgan

Jan and Bill Imler

Heather Beebe

Harry and Martha Gallion

Greta Tjernberg

George and Patricia Heiner

Frank and Diane Kersh

Edward Stipic

Dustin Shattuck

David and Shirley Howes

David and Maryann Palmer

Carole Nilson

Carol Bea Heninger

Carmen Ainsworth

Bud and Janet Meservey

Bruce Stone

Brian and Christine Peck

Bonita Roberts

Billee Missy Gudaz

Bill and Rosann Lopes

Betty Erickson

Woof-a-Thon

Timberland Bank

Shoalwater Bay Casino

Brigt Funds

ENT Associates SW

Amy Belle

Alyssa Caskey

Westport Winery

Steam Donkey Brewing Co.

Push Rods of Hoquiam

IBEW Local 77 Women's Committee

Five Star Motors Inc.

Corvettes of Grays Harbor

8th Street Ale House

Coastal Internal Medicine

Nature Catalyst

Tides and Anchors Boutique

Hoquiam Plywood

Mount Olympus Brewing

Alpha Media

Pledging Foundation

Great Northwest Federal Credit Union

LG Isaacson Co

Bard Luippold

Dryden Enzler

Tracie Sweeney

Sandra Simpson

Pamela Baer

Jennifer Rohrig

Kathryn Albrecht

Lana Olson

Susan Sill

William Reid Estate

Vyrle and Sherry Hill

Travis and Linda Jelovich

Wendy Hein

Doug and Melanie Norquist

Dolores Kirkwood

David and Kim Edwards

Alan & Susan Marrs

Kathleen and Jacqueline Byron

Becky May

Barbara Porter

Arnel and Kimberly Blancas

Seabrook Community Foundation

Ron Deaton

Rex and Pam Perry

Brandi Holmes

Goldberg Family Charitable Foundation

Clifford and Genevieve Hansmann

Jessica Pryor

Duane Callos

Sheri Claywell

RELEASE FEES

Cat $20

Kitten $10

Dog $30

Puppy $10

Out of County + $25

Medical Issues + $35

Senior Pet + $35

Animal Control $30-$50

ADOPTION FEES

GROOMING AND PET CARE

OUR SERVICES

Vaccinations $5

(must purchase a vaccine and bring it with you)

Flea Treatment (>45lbs) $15

Flea Treatment (25- $10

(must be applied on site)

Worming $5 per pill

Nail Trim $10

Dog Bath $10-$15

Slip Leash $5

Cardboard Carrier $5 Cat $75

Kitten $125

Dog $250

Puppy

Purebreds

$300

VARIED

Senior animals over 10 years of

age are adopted at a reduced fee

Adopters may apply either a 20%

discount on adoption fees for

those 55 and over or a 15% dis-

count for those with documented

disabilities.

PRIVATE PET EUTHANASIA

Over 100lbs. $70

40-100lbs $60

0-40lbs $50

Euthanasia must be scheduled with

technician, owner is unable to be present,

pet must be sent to PetLand where owner

may claim ashes, this may incur an additional

fee.

From our staff, volunteers, and shelter animals,

THANK YOU for your support!