Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BRING ANIMALS OUT OF CRISIS AND STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS THROUGH EMERGENCY SHELTERING, DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION. REDROVER ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS, COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS AND MAXIMIZING THE USE OF ONLINE TECHNOLOGY.
TO BRING ANIMALS OUT OF CRISIS AND STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
REDROVER RELIEF - IN 2019, REDROVER RELIEF PROVIDED GUIDANCE, REFERRALS, CASE MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 3,996 GOOD SAMARITANS, ANIMAL RESCUERS AND PET OWNERS, HELPING THEM OBTAIN EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. REDROVER RELIEF CASE MANAGERS AWARDED 485 REDROVER RELIEF GRANTS, TOTALING $134,084, FOR THESE ANIMALS IN CRISIS. REDROVER RELIEF CASE MANAGERS ALSO WORKED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES TO HELP FLEEING VICTIMS REMOVE THEIR PETS TO SAFETY. APPLICATIONS TO REDROVER'S SAFE ESCAPE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING FOR URGENT BOARDING AND VETERINARY CARE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS' PETS, INCREASED BY 3 PERCENT OVER 2018. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 6,484 SAFE NIGHTS OF BOARDING TO 219 PETS, GIVING 174 GRANTS TOTALING $124,848. IN ADDITION, REDROVER RELIEF AWARDED 26 SAFE HOUSING GRANTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, TOTALING $404,265. REDROVER TAKES A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO HELPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR PETS THROUGH THESE SAFE HOUSING GRANTS BY GIVING SHELTERS THE FUNDS AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO CREATE PERMANENT PET HOUSING ON-SITE, ADJACENT TO OR OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION'S SHELTER, SO FAMILIES MAY BRING THEIR PETS DIRECTLY TO THE SHELTER. FINALLY, REDROVER RELIEF CONTINUED TO DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE AND LIFESAVING WEBSITE, SAFEPLACEFORPETS.ORG. BY THE END OF 2019, THERE WERE 753 RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS ON THE SAFEPLACE FORPETS.ORG WEBSITE.
REDROVER RESPONDERS - IN 2019, OUR REDROVER RESPONDERS VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 4,953 HOURS OF EMERGENCY SHELTERING SERVICES FOR 1,750 ANIMALS DURING 16 EMERGENCY RESPONSES. IN 2019, WE HELPED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, RESPONDING TO 1 NATURAL DISASTER AND 7 CRUELTY CASES. REDROVER RESPONDERS ASSISTED IN OAKLAND, AFTER THERE WAS AN OUTBREAK OF THE CANINE INFLUENZA. WE ALSO HELPED ANIMALS DISPLACED BY FLOODS IN OKLAHOMA AND OVER 300 DOGS REMOVED FROM A PUPPY MILL IN FLORIDA. REDROVER STAFF HELPED AN ADDITIONAL 3,856 ANIMALS BY PROVIDING REFERRALS, ADVICE, OUTREACH AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THROUGH THE DISASTER GRANT PROGRAM, REDROVER RESPONDERS DISTRIBUTED 7 GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $189,009. REDROVER RESPONDERS CONTINUED OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTERING COALITION (NARSC) AND CONTINUED TO CO-CHAIR THE EMERGENCY SHELTERING BEST PRACTICES WORKING GROUP, AN ACTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN NARSC AND THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF STATE ANIMAL AND AGRICULTURAL EMERGENCY PROGRAMS. FINALLY, IN 2019, WE TAUGHT 256 PARTICIPANTS OUR EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING PROCEDURES DURING 12 REDROVER RESPONDERS VOLUNTEER WORKSHOPS IN 12 CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
REDROVER READERS IN 2019, STAFF FACILITATED 12 WORKSHOPS THAT TRAINED 237 EDUCATORS AND 22 VOLUNTEERS TO IMPLEMENT THE REDROVER READERS CURRICULUM. THE UNIQUE, LITERATURE-BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM IS ALIGNED WITH ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS AND HELPS CHILDREN UNDERSTAND ANIMALS AND PRACTICE EMPATHY THROUGH STORIES AND DISCUSSION. THIS YEAR, 231 READINGS TOOK PLACE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND OTHER LOCATIONS, REACHING AN ESTIMATED 18,351 NEW CHILDREN AND ADDING TO THE ESTIMATED TOTAL REACH OF 103,817 CHILDREN. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2019 WAS OUR #SPREADKINDNEWS CONTEST IN APRIL 2019 WHERE WE CHOSE OUR 2020 HUMANE HERO: EVELYN FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. WE ALSO LAUNCHED THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLATION TO OUR EMPATHY APP, THE RESTRICTED ADVENTURES OF RAJA, IN MARCH 2019.KIND NEWS MAGAZINE RECEIVED THE 2019 PARENTS' CHOICE APPROVED AWARD AND REACHED 153,048 CHILDREN COMBINED WITH REDROVER READERS TO HAVE REACHED A TOTAL OF 256,865 CHILDREN.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Nicole Forsyth | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $122,309 |
| Jack Stone | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Garlit | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bradley Carroll | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Johnson | BOARD DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kasey Miller | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Diana Ballew-Raihle | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Straus | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharron Bradley | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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