BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC (EIN 04-3148018)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-09
IRS object ID: 201813139349302026
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-11-09T11:39:27-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	205711238	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ADELSON & COMPANY PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 NORTH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043148018	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BERK	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4134477878	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	214 BARKER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN PERREAULT	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4134477878	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-11-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CAROL J LEIBINGER-HEALEY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00849882	PTIN
Phone	4134436408	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-11-07	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	208.125.165.90	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-07	IPDt
IP Tm	12:57:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	5A2396D270A1348226874D48F461CB8E5D142AA7	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	D92961F477A331B3DC777204EBAEADEC349C650B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOHN PERREAULT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	214 BARKER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,234,364	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION WITH A TWOFOLD MISSION: (1) TO ENSURE THE COMPASSIONATE CARE, TREATMENT, AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER OPERATION, AND (2) TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	36	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	200	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$818,971	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$700,405	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$352,701	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$323,853	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,445	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,610	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$91,385	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$145,982	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,266,502	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,173,850	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$706,398	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$793,958	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$129,706	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$623,626	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$666,691	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,330,024	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,460,649	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$63,522	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$286,799	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,076,214	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,765,234	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,013,470	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$994,489	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,062,744	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,770,745	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION WITH A TWOFOLD MISSION: (1) TO ENSURE THE COMPASSIONATE CARE, TREATMENT, AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE, PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER OPERATION, AND (2) TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$250,934	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$168,833	RevenueAmt
Desc	BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY (BHS) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE GROUP. BHS RECEIVES NO PUBLIC FUNDS FROM LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL SOURCES - THE ANIMAL SHELTER DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY OF ITS COMMUNITY. EACH MONTH, THE SHELTER SPENDS $100,000 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, AGILITY, TRICKS, AND NOSE WORK. ANNUALLY, FAMILY DOG SCHOOL ASSISTS MORE THAN 360 PEOPLE, HELPING TO KEEP DOGS IN THEIR HOME.BHS FOSTERS A DEEP CONNECTION TO ITS COMMUNITY, OFFERING LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS AND CLINICS FOR VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPPING TO UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS. THE SHELTER PARTNERS WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS MOST IN NEED. FREE MEDICAL EXAMS ARE OFFERED AT THESE CLINICS, ALONG WITH TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN RESOURCES, WHICH ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF BHS'S COLLABORATION ANIMAL DREAMS, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE HUMANE TREATMENT AND CARE OF STRAY OR FERAL CATS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS.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 RED CROSS, THE BRIEN CENTER, AND BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER. PETS ENTERED INTO THIS FREE, 30-DAY PROGRAM ARE FOSTERED BY BHS VOLUNTEERS WHO CARE FOR THE ANIMALS UNTIL THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY. THE ARRANGEMENT IS ENTIRELY CONFIDENTIAL. THE SAFEPET PROGRAM HAS SERVED 46 CLIENTS, WHICH EQUALS 2,143 DAYS OF ANIMAL CARE. MORE THAN 2,000 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 WELL-STOCKED FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS. THIS SERVICE ALSO HELPS KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOME. EACH YEAR, THE SHELTER RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 1,000 REQUESTS FOR PET FOOD. WHEN POSSIBLE, BHS SUPPLIES PET FOOD TO VARIOUS FOOD BANKS THROUGHOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTY.BECAUSE BHS BELIEVES IN FOSTERING COMPASSION IN HUMANS, THE SHELTER OFFERS NUMEROUS HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. CAMP HUMANE IS BHS'S SIGNATURE EDUCATION PROGRAM, OFFERING 6 ONE-WEEK SESSIONS OF SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS IN 3RD THROUGH 6TH GRADES. KIDS LEARN ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP, LOCAL ECOLOGY, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2017, BHS'S HUMANE HERO PROGRAM SERVED 210 KIDS WHO LOVE ANIMALS. THESE YOUNG VOLUNTEERS LEARNED ABOUT FACTORY FARMING, DOG TRAINING, LOCAL ECOLOGY, AND ENRICHMENT. THEY ALSO ASSISTED WITH CHORES AROUND THE SHELTER SUCH AS FOLDING LAUNDRY, SWEEPING FLOORS, CLEANING WINDOWS, AND BAGGING DOG FOOD FOR THE PET FOOD BANK. THE DEFENDERS IS BHS'S TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM WHERE KIDS VISIT THE SHELTER EACH WEEK TO HELP WITH CHORES AND CAT CARE. THEY ALSO ENGAGE IN MORE THAN 250 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE KEY PROGRAM IS A LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS. THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH BHS, SENDING 3 FOSTER KIDS TO THE SHELTER EACH WEEK TO HELP CLEAN, FEED, AND SOCIALIZE CATS. BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY'S HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS TOUCH MORE THAN 2,100 CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR THROUGH IN-SHELTER PROGRAMS, SCHOOL TOURS, AND SCHOOL VISITS. BY EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS, BHS FOSTERS COMPASSION AND INSPIRES ADVOCACY.CATWALK BOUTIQUE IS AN IMPORTANT REVENUE SOURCE FOR BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY. THE SUCCESSFUL RESALE SHOP IN GREAT BARRINGTON, WHICH SPECIALIZES IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES, OPENED IN 2014. THE SHOP, WHICH IS RUN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY VOLUNTEERS AND SUBSISTS ENTIRELY ON DONATED ITEMS, NETTED $62,815 IN 2017. IN THE WINTER OF 2018-19, BHS PLANS TO OPEN A SECOND LOCATION OF CATWALK BOUTIQUE TO HELP EXPAND THE SHELTER'S PRESENCE AND RAISE MORE MONEY FOR ANIMAL CARE. THE NEW SHOP WILL BE IN LENOX, SERVING CENTRAL AND NORTHERN BERKSHIRES.FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$951,512	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$155,020	RevenueAmt
Desc	SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1992, BHS HAS SHELTERED MORE THAN 50,000 HOMELESS ANIMALS. EACH YEAR, THE SHELTER ACCEPTS MORE THAN 1,200 ANIMALS THAT ARE CARED FOR AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. ANIMALS ARE SURRENDERED FOR MYRIAD REASONS-FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DEATH OF OWNER, CHANGE IN LIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. SHELTER STAFF PRIORITIZE 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 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 NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR SURRENDERING AN ANIMAL.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 UTILIZE THE ASPCA'S "MEET YOUR MATCH," A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO EVALUATING DOGS' PERSONALITIES AND BEHAVIOR TO DETERMINE A "CANINALITY," WHICH IS THEN USED TO PAIR HUMAN LIFESTYLES AND EXPECTATIONS. ADOPTION FEES INCLUDE SPAYING/NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, WORMING, AND A FREE LIFETIME OF ADVICE. BHS LOSES MONEY ON EVERY SINGLE ADOPTION, AND THE SHELTER DOES NOT PLACE LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT AN ADOPTABLE ANIMAL STAYS AT THE SHELTER. IN 2017, 795 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED.ON AVERAGE, DOGS WAIT 16.2 DAYS TO BE ADOPTED. SMALL ANIMALS WAIT 19.2 DAYS AND CATS WAIT 36.4 DAYS. IN 2016, THE COST OF CARE DURING AN AVERAGE STAY WAS MORE THAN $700 PER ANIMAL. BHS ACCEPTED 1,276 ANIMALS THAT YEAR, AND 1,269 IN 2017.FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,202,446	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	2	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	36	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4134477878	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	214 BARKER RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PITTSFIELD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CYNTHIA BARTLETT
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRED POMERANTZ
VICE PRESIDENT	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LESLIE WEIL
VICE PRESIDENT	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACUELINE MCHUGH
TREASURER	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ADRIENNE SPEED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDRA GLOVER
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN MCGRATH
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANA WALL
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA MAY
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH STORIE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TRACY DISILVA
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAULINE CLANE
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN PERREAULT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$85,119	$0	$14,802

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$85,119	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$14,802	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$265,389	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$6,084	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$428,932	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$23,195	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$700,405	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ANIMAL SHELTER	900099	$155,020	$155,020
CATWALK	900099	$105,825	$105,825
PUBLIC AWARENESS	900099	$63,008	$63,008

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$323,853	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,610	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,610	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$206,496	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$6,084	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$60,514	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$145,982	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$145,982	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,173,850	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$323,853	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$149,592	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,645	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,645	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,289	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$538,427	TotalAmt
Program Services	$455,565	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$55,063	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,799	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,045	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,960	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,071	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,014	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,082	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,586	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,756	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,756	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,548	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$5,537	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,764	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$613	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$162,017	TotalAmt
Program Services	$153,434	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,594	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,989	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,752	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,928	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,530	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$866	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$296	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,336	TotalAmt
Program Services	$134,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$968	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,881	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS	$56,642	$56,642
EDUCATION	$33,489	$33,489
FUNDRAISING	$16,037		$16,037
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSE	$9,578		$9,578

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,401	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,583	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,460,649	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,202,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,497	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129,706	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$197,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,196	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$291,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$220,601	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,762	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,067	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,580	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,105	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,136	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,270,043	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,943,689	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,425,438	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,326,354	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,497	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,555	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,050	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,076,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,765,234	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$98,281	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$935,858	BOYAmt
EOY	$896,208	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,013,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$994,489	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,020,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,743,657	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,088	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,088	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,062,744	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,770,745	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,076,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,765,234	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$286,799	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$5,200	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$747,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$794,812	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$717,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$622,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$700,405	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,582,538	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$747,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$794,812	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$717,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$622,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$700,405	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,582,538	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$941,018	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,641,520	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,258	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,445	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,610	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$17,160	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,899	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,678	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,971	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$21,303	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,621,001	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$530,349	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.72950	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.73650	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$150,206	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$150,206	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,873,113	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,743,680	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,129,433	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$202,124	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$167,109	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$35,015	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$44,600	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$32,900	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$11,700	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,326,354	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,168,650	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$5,200	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$5,200	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,173,850	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,173,850	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,460,649	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,460,649	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,460,649	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	RAFFLE	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$71,600	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$71,600	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$32,834	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	BIG EVENT	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$62,407	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$6,084	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$56,323	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$19,538	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	4	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$78,573	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$78,573	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$8,142	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$212,580	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$6,084	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$206,496	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$60,514	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$60,514	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$145,982	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	ORGANIZATION ONLY MAINTAINS COPIES OF MINUTES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	BOARD APPROVES SALARY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.