2025-05-14T13:54:58-05:00 2024-06-30 205711238 ADELSON & COMPANY PC 100 NORTH STREET PITTSFIELD MA 01201 990 2023-07-01 043148018 BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC BERK 4134477878 214 BARKER RD PITTSFIELD MA 01201 JOHN PERREAULT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4134477878 2025-05-14 1 0 CAROL J LEIBINGER-HEALEY CPA P00849882 4134436408 2025-05-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN PERREAULT 214 BARKER RD PITTSFIELD MA 01201 3447225 0 X BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG X 1992 MA BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE COMPASSIONATE CARE, TREATMENT AND PLACEMENT OF COMPANION ANIMALS, WHILE PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 12 12 44 211 0 0 2272829 1734045 687481 976323 -5538 54535 37401 67876 2992173 2832779 0 0 0 0 1204292 1604397 0 0 200015 986342 1170894 2190634 2775291 801539 57488 6296226 6679875 1380076 1669541 4916150 5010334 X BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE COMPASSIONATE CARE, TREATMENT AND PLACEMENT OF COMPANION ANIMALS, WHILE PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 0 0 401858 338665 SEE SCHEDULE OBERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY (BHS) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ORGANIZATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. BHS RECEIVES NO PUBLIC FUNDS FROM STATE OR FEDERAL SOURCES. BHS HAS A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD TO HOUSE THE STRAY ANIMALS OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND RECEIVES MINIMAL FUNDS FROM THIS CONTRACT. THE ANIMAL SHELTER DEPENDS ON THE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY. EACH MONTH, THE SHELTER SPENDS APPROXIMATELY $250,000 HELPING ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO ADOPTING OUT COMPANION ANIMALS, BHS OFFERS FAMILY DOG SCHOOL, WHICH WAS CREATED TO ADDRESS THE PRIMARY REASON DOGS AND PUPPIES ARE SURRENDERED; "BAD BEHAVIOR." FAMILY DOG SCHOOL OFFERS FREE CONSULTATION AND AFFORDABLE TRAINING, PROVIDING SESSIONS IN MANNERS, TRICKS, NOSE WORK, REACTIVITY, AND CANINE GOOD CITIZEN THERAPY CERTIFICATES. ANNUALLY FAMILY DOG SCHOOL ASSISTS MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE, HELPING TO KEEP DOGS IN THEIR HOMES.BHS FOSTERS A DEEP CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS WHY WE OPENED A WELLNESS CLINIC IN 2023. THIS CLINIC PROVIDES LOW-COST TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MEDICAL NEEDS SUCH AS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EXAMS, BLOODWORK, FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, PARASITE SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT, HEARTWORM & TICKBORNE DISEASE TESTING, FELINE LEUKEMIA & AIDS TESTING, AND MORE. BEYOND THE CLINIC BHS ALSO OFFERS LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAMS AND POP-UP CLINICS FOR VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPPING FOCUSED ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE SHELTER PARTNERS WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO TARGET THOSE MOST-IN-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS. FREE MEDICAL EXAMS ARE OFFERED AT THESE CLINICS ALONG WITH TRAP-NEUTER RETURN RESOURCES FOR FERAL CATS.OUR COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM FOCUSES ON TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN AND IS LED BY A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HUMANE TREATMENT AND CARE OF STRAY OR FERAL CATS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS. THE COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM WORKS DILIGENTLY TO HELP KEEP THE CAT POPULATION IN CONTROL AND LOOKS TO HOME ANY CAT TRAPPED WHO IS NOT FERAL. FOR CAT-SPECIFIC PROGRAMS BHS ALSO OFFERS A SATELLITE LOACATION, PURRADISE, IN GREAT BARRINGTON, OFFERING CAT-ONLY ADOPTIONS, FELINE BOARDING SERVICES AND PICK UP FOR OUR PET FOOD BANK, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR PET FOOD ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN BERKSHIRES.ANOTHER VALUABLE PROGRAM SERVING BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS IS BHS'S SAFEPET PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING EXTREME HARDSHIP OR CRISIS. BHS WORKS IN TANDEM WITH THE ELIZABETH FREEMAN CENTER, A PITTSFIELD-BASED RESOURCE FOR WOMEN, AS WELL AS THE BRIEN CENTER, ELDER SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, ELDER PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY, AND BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. PETS ENTERED INTO THIS FREE 30-DAY PROGRAM ARE FOSTERED BY BHS VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS UNTIL THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY. THE ARRANGEMENT IS ENTIRELY CONFIDENTIAL. THE SAFEPET PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 50 CLIENTS PER YEAR, WHICH EQUALS OVER 2,000 DAYS OF ANIMAL CARE. MORE THAN 3,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE BEEN DEVOTED TO FOSTERING ANIMALS IN THE SAFEPET PROGRAM.TO SUPPORT ANIMALS WHOSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY, BHS OFFERS A FREE PET FOOD BANK THAT IS STOCKED FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS. THIS SERVICE ALSO HELPS KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOME. EACH YEAR, THE SHELTER RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 4,000 REQUESTS FOR PET FOOD. BHS SUPPLIES PET FOOD TO ANOTHER NON-PROFIT HUMAN FOOD PANTRY IN NORTHERN BERKSHIRES, THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER, AND SUPPLIES PET FOOD TO SEVERAL OTHER FOOD BANKS IN THE COUNTY WHEN POSSIBLE. BHS HAS ALSO STARTED COLLABORATIONS WITH ELDER SERVICES' MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM PROVIDING DOG AND CAT FOOD TO SENIORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING INSECURITIES, ULTIMATELY HELPING KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED COMPANIONSHIP.BECAUSE BHS BELIEVES IN FOSTERING COMPASSION IN HUMANS, THE SHELTER OFFERS HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS TOUCH MORE THAN 2,100 CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR THROUGH IN-SHELTER AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. SINCE COVID WE HAVEN'T DONE SUMMER CAMP BUT CONTINUE TO EDUCATE BY OFFERING SCHOOL/CLASS TOURS AND VISITING SCHOOLS. SOME VISITING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FOR ANIMAL INFORMATION AND CAREER EDUCATION IN ANIMAL WELFARE. BY EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS, BHS FOSTERS COMPASSION AND INSPIRES ADVOCACY.CATWALK BOUTIQUES ARE IMPORTANT REVENUE SOURCES FOR BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY. THE SUCCESSFUL RESALE SHOPS IN GREAT BARRINGTON AND LENOX SPECIALIZE IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES. THE STORES RELY ON DONATED CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES FROM THE COMMUNITY FOR INVENTORY.FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG 1979119 637658 SEE SCHEDULE OSINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1992, BHS SHELTER ACCEPTS MORE THAN 1,500 ANIMALS THAT ARE CARED FOR AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. ANIMALS ARE SURRENDERED FOR MANY REASONS-FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DEATH OF OWNER, CHANGE IN LIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. SHELTER STAFF PRIORITIZES PROBLEM SOLVING TO HELP KEEP ANIMALS IN THEIR HOME WHENEVER POSSIBLE, CARING FOR, REHABILITATING, AND PLACING SURRENDERED ANIMALS INTO RESPONSIBLE HOMES IS THE CRUX OF BHS'S MISSION. BHS IS THE ONLY OPEN-ADMISSION AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ANIMAL SHELTER IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHICH MEANS THAT ANIMALS ARE ACCEPTED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AGE, BREED, OR TEMPERAMENT. MANY ANIMALS THAT COME TO BHS HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO GO. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR SURRENDERING ANIMALS. FROM DOGS AND CATS TO BIRDS AND ALL TYPES OF SMALL MAMMALS, BHS IS THE PLACE TO FIND A NEW PET. TRAINED ADOPTION COUNSELORS WORK WITH POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO FIND THE BEST FIT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND LIFESTYLES. THE CANINE STAFF USES THE ASPCA'S "SAFER" (SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR EVALUATING REHOMING) TOOL TO IDENTIFY THE RISK OF FUTURE AGGRESSION AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR SUPPORT NEEDED BEFORE ADOPTION. BHS ADOPTION FEES INCLUDE SPAYING/NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, WORMING, AND A FREE LIFETIME OF ADVICE. BHS LOSES MONEY ON EVERY SINGLE ADOPTION. THE SHELTER DOES NOT PLACE LIMITS ON THE TIME THAT AN ADOPTABLE ANIMAL STAYS AT THE SHELTER. IN 2024, 764 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED; ON AVERAGE, DOGS WAIT 20 DAYS TO BE ADOPTED, SMALL ANIMALS 30 DAYS, AND CATS 24 DAYS. THE COST OF CARE DURING AN AVERAGE STAY WAS MORE THAN $450.00 PER ANIMAL.FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG 2380977 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 2 1 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X X X ORGANIZATION 4134477878 214 BARKER RD PITTSFIELD MA 01201 JOHN PERREAULT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 95197 0 21609 LAURA BYKOWSKI PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 OSKAR HALLIG VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NELSON FURLANO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSANNA LAURO ESQ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE WEIL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN MCGRATH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BARTLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE LOONEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS NERRIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAYSON TANZMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN MOFFAT ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARRY KELLOGG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 95197 0 21609 0 0 0 0 0 86178 725 1647142 494309 1734045 ANIMAL SHELTER 900099 637658 637658 CATWALK 900099 338665 338665 976323 41744 41744 598437 585646 12791 12791 12791 96676 725 28800 67876 67876 2832779 976323 0 122411 125341 31335 31335 62671 1221125 1115477 73869 31779 129796 111135 14412 4249 128135 111472 9035 7628 25025 18766 6259 7414 7414 204555 164192 40363 42922 38028 4894 55518 35432 17440 2646 199784 191581 6395 1808 4675 2637 2038 46781 46781 62702 61553 856 293 199074 194187 3529 1358 40042 30832 9210 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 56590 56590 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 32279 32279 DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE 24520 24520 FUNDRAISING 11547 11547 157466 157466 2775291 2380977 194299 200015 75911 42917 295146 100617 695015 423084 1334 1713 12274 34235 42761 21489 7562677 2908781 4186002 4653896 878950 1309223 108833 92701 6296226 6679875 137092 85617 0 740 1133190 1490313 109794 92871 1380076 1669541 X 4379214 4556360 536936 453974 4916150 5010334 6296226 6679875 57488 36696 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1266805 2045964 1724309 2272829 1734045 9043952 1266805 2045964 1724309 2272829 1734045 9043952 924381 8119571 894 2293 9174 20677 54535 87573 9131525 3727693 0.88920 0.87470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 355000 0 355000 335000 20000 355000 300000 35000 335000 300000 300000 1.00000 0 0 503403 503403 6612581 2600933 4011648 328490 235173 93317 118203 72675 45528 4653896 LEASE LIABILITY 92871 92871 X 2866977 36696 4916 41612 2825365 7414 7414 2832779 2772793 4916 4916 2767877 7414 7414 2775291 PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AGAINST THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND BELIEVES THERE ARE NO SUCH TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING ACCOUNTING RECOGNITION. 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