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SFC Virginia is a foster-based animal rescue group in Fredericksburg, VA. Founded in June 2019 with a focus on saving dogs and cats from rural and otherwise underserved shelters in the state, we strive to provide quality medical care including vaccinations and spay/neuter surgeries, and to find permanent adoptive homes in our area. Our goal is to make a positive contribution to No-Kill Virginia 2020 and No-Kill Nation 2025.
The SFC is organized around connecting foster families and adopters in the Fredericksburg area and beyond with dogs and cats who have found themselves in a shelter. Virginia is a regional leader in the no-kill movement, with a live release rate of 78%, but we have a long way to go to reach the state goal of "No-Kill 2020" and the national goal of "No-Kill 2025." We hope to play a role in helping the state achieve a 90% live release rate by transferring in animals from under served county shelters and other rescues that work directly with these shelters and finding them homes in our area. We are a foster-based rescue, which means that we do not maintain a physical shelter and all animals in our care remain in foster homes until they are adopted. The SFC is committed to open, low-barrier adoptions, which means that in most cases, our pets can be adopted directly from the foster parent or at an adoption event after a meet-and-greet to ensure they are a good fit for your family.
SFC Virginia took in 1557 dogs and cats throughout 2020, largely from shelters across Virginia. Of these, we found families for 1406 of them and still had nearly 100 left in care at the end of the year. Our organization does not maintain a physical shelter and instead cares for our pets in the comfort of foster homes until the time of adoption. Despite the COVID environment, the number of foster parents and volunteers engaged in our programs increased dramatically over the course of the year and showed versatility and flexibility as we adjusted to the closure of our typical event venues, social distancing requirements, and more. Our adoption and intake numbers far exceeded expectations for the year and we hope to continue this into next year. The expenses noted for the adoption program include general and administrative expenses and do not include medical expenses (see next program).
Our adopted animals receive vaccinations and preventative treatments and are spayed/neutered and microchipped prior to the time of adoption. In 2020, with the help of our vet partners, we spayed/neutered 1430 animals and provided them with their core vaccinations and basic medical care.
SFC volunteers, staff and vehicles served as the primary transportation for the majority of our incoming animals from shelters or meeting points through VA. We spend between 10-25 hours a week driving pets from various locations in the state, and frequently collaborate with other VA rescues to pick up and drop off their incoming animals as well in an effort to save more lives and enable smaller rescues without a transportation team or vehicle to be able to also help our partner shelters. The expenses accrued in this category include gasoline expenses for the year.
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 |
|---|
| Ryan Barker | Executive Director | 40 | $29,808 |
| Elizabeth Lee | President | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Hubbart | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
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