Our Impact

HART by the Numbers

HART for Animals serves the general population of Western Maryland and, to a lesser degree, the surrounding communities in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Potential adopters, pet owners, animal lovers, and volunteers of all ages take advantage of the services available at the HART facilities. And it is those services that allow us to continue to save 1,000 animal lives every year.

 

These are our latest figures to date.

 

2023 Life Saving Percentage = 100%

 

Animals Saved Since 2015 (By Year)

Transported animals are those that are transported to other rescues and shelters for adoption. Adopted are those animals adopted directly from the HART Center.
 

Animals Saved Since 2003 = 13,835

Adoptions began in 2014 when the HART Center was built, prior to that all animals were transported.
 

Spay/Neuter Services for Low Income Families

Reduced Fee Spay & Neuter since 2009; Free Spay & Neuter since 2015
 

States Served

Figures are from 2009 to the present.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Our 2023-2024 Goals

Goal 1:

Secure a fully engaged board by the end of 2024

1. Recruit new Board Members who understand and support the mission.

2. Create Board committees as per the bylaws to support the programs and the facility.

3. Every Board Member will participate on a Board Committee as a member, chair, or co-chair.

4. All Board Members will support HART by donating to one of the organization’s programs, or sponsorship of an event.

Goal 2:

Increase income to maintain the $500,000 program budget and provide funding for the $1.75 minimum wage increase to support the HART Mission.

1. Explore & consider alternative/innovative revenue streams.

2. Create and initiate a corporate sponsorship plan that will acquire and retain corporate partners.

3. Identify new grant opportunities through Foundation Search.

4. Evaluate existing fundraising events to maximize revenues in 2024.

Goal 3:

Streamline operations that increase revenue and reduce expenses.

1. Complete a professional financial and operational analysis to maximize efficiencies within the organization.

2. Recruit an additional veterinarian (this was completed in March of 2023).

3. Evaluate the need for a second surgical room to help support our mission of helping to reduce animal overpopulation in our community and serving the needs of low-income families.

4. Continue to grow our savings and investment accounts to help safeguard HART against future economic downturns.

 

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