Organizations Filed Purposes:
BEGAN BY ELIZABETH MORRIS IN 1858, THE MORRIS ANIMAL REFUGE IS AMERICA'S FIRST ANIMAL SHELTER. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADOPTION, EDUCATION AND HIGH-QUALITY CARE, AND AS AN OPEN ADMISSION, LIFESAVING SHELTER, WE HAVE NEVER TURNED AN ANIMAL AWAY.
THE REFUGE IS AN ANIMAL SHELTER FOR ALL STRAY AND UNWANTED ANIMALS.
ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION PROGRAM: WE ACCEPT AND CARE FOR HOMELESS AND UNWANTED ANIMALS. EACH YEAR, WE ACTIVELY ADOPT OUT OVER 1,000 ANIMALS. AT THE MORRIS ANIMAL REFUGE, WE OFFER PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT PET OWNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP ANIMALS EVERYWHERE OUT OF SHELTERS AND WITH THEIR FAMILIES! IN MORE THAN 140 YEARS OF OPERATION, THE MORRIS ANIMAL REFUGE HAS CARED FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS AND SHAPED THE COURSE OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN THE UNITED STATES.
COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM: HELPING REDUCE THE FERREL CAT COMMUNITIES THROUGH SPAY/NEUTERING. AS A RESULT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THE PROGRAM TEMPORARILY CEASED OPERATIONS DURING THE TAX YEAR, AND IS INTENDING TO START UP ACTIVITY AGAIN IN 2021.
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 |
|---|
| Lewis Checchia | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $127,380 |
| Sarah Theobald | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Jordan Strokovsky | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Lars Schless | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Donielle Powell | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Anne Evans | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Wayne D Humphrey Ii | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Christopher Hansen | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Kylie Flett | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Britt Carpenter | MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Steve Kwaszkiewicz | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Mary Ann B Wirts | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Matthew Pilecki | VICE PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Joshua Vieth | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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