HAVEN OF THE OZARKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: HAVEN OF THE OZARKS INC (EIN 43-1721978)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-15
IRS object ID: 201203209349305680
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-11-15T12:26:33-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BUSH RAMLOW & SHORE PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2832 S INGRAM MILL RD STE 100	AddressLine1
City	SPRINGFIELD	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	65804	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431721978	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HAVEN OF THE OZARKS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	HAVE	NameControl
Phone	4178353647	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9617 FARM ROAD 2190	AddressLine1
City	WASHBURN	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	657729210	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LYN HOLTMAN	Name
Title	DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	4178353647	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-14	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JEFFERY G SHORE	Name
Phone	4178770505	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-11-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LYN HOLTMAN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9617 FARM ROAD 2190	AddressLine1
City	WASHBURN	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	657729210	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	229392	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.PETFINDER.COM/SHELTERS/THEHAVEN	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Activity Or Mission Description	TO RESCUE THE ABUSED, ABANDONED, AND DUMPED ANIMALS IN THE AREA. TO PROVIDE LOVING CARE, MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND SOCIALIZATION IN AS HOMELIKE AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE. TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO THOSE DEEMED "UNADOPTABLE". TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AND THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING DOGS AND CATS. TO DO OUR PART TO PUT AN END TO PET OVERPOPULATION, ABUSE, AND INHUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. EUTHANASIA IS NECESSARY TO BE HUMANE TO A PET, NOT TO CONTROL POPULATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	5	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	75100	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	157911	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	221591	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	347	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	317	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	349	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	7105	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	158228	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	229392	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	64810	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	76492	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	65	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	61126	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	56431	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	126001	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	132923	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	32227	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	96469	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	184765	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	280769	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2603	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2138	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	182162	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	278631	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO RESCUE THE ABUSED, ABANDONED, AND DUMPED ANIMALS IN THE AREA. TO PROVIDE LOVING CARE, MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND SOCIALIZATION IN AS HOMELIKE AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE. TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO THOSE DEEMED "UNADOPTABLE". TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AND THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING DOGS AND CATS. TO DO OUR PART TO PUT AN END TO PET OVERPOPULATION, ABUSE, AND INHUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. EUTHANASIA IS NECESSARY TO BE HUMANE TO A PET, NOT TO CONTROL POPULATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	132923	Expense
Revenue	347	Revenue
Description	OPERATION OF CARE FACILITY AND ADOPTIONS	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	7105	Revenue
Description	SALE OF DONATED ITEMS	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	132923	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	5	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	LYN HOLTMAN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4178353647	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9617 FARM ROAD 2190	AddressLine1
City	WASHBURN	City
State	MO	State
ZIP Code	65772	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
DAYLE BAUER
VICE PRESIDE	2.00	X	0	0	0
WILLA WULZ
BOARD MEMBER	10.00	X	0	0	0
CHERI COWHERD
BOARD MEMBER	10.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN LUNDMAN
BOARD MEMBER	10.00	X	0	0	0
HILARY MERTENS
BOARD MEMBER	10.00	X	0	0	0
RICHARD REED
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
JENNIFER SILVERBERG
BOARD MEMBER	10.00	X	0	0	0
LORI STEFFEN
BOARD MEMBER	10.00	X	0	0	0
LEA WHITTINGTON
PRESIDENT	10.00	X	0	0	0
DR AL BOSWELL
HONORARY DIR	10.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN HEINTZ
HONORARY DIR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER STEFFEN
GENERAL MANA	40.00		26943	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	26943	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	221591	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	14811	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	221591	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ADOPTION FEES	Description
Total Revenue Column	347	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	347	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	347	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	349	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	349	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	7105	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$7,105	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	7105	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	229392	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	696	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$7,105	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	70037	Total
Program Services	70037	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6455	Total
Program Services	6455	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	925	Total
Program Services	925	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	45	Total
Program Services	45	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1774	Total
Program Services	1774	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4702	Total
Program Services	4702	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6941	Total
Program Services	6941	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4980	Total
Program Services	4980	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
DIRECT ANIMAL EXPENSE	19410	19410
AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE	4419	4419
SUPPLIES	3961	3961
REPAIRS	3786	3786

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5488	Total
Program Services	5488	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	132923	Total
Program Services	132923	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	23617	BOY
EOY	21806	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40146	BOY
EOY	132545	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	169040	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	56727	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	69611	BOY
EOY	112313	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51391	BOY
EOY	14105	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	184765	BOY
EOY	280769	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2603	BOY
EOY	2138	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2603	BOY
EOY	2138	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	182162	BOY
EOY	278631	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	182162	BOY
EOY	278631	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	184765	BOY
EOY	280769	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	96469	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	98190	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	95540	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	122296	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	157911	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	221591	CurrentTaxYear
Total	695528	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	98190	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	95540	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	122296	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	157911	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	221591	CurrentTaxYear
Total	695528	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	695528	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	130	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	363	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	610	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	317	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	349	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1769	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	7105	CurrentTaxYear
Total	7105	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	704402	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	696	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.98740	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	15000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	15000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	93616	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	10291	Depreciation
Book Value	83325	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	60424	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	46436	Depreciation
Book Value	13988	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	112313	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO RESCUE THE ABUSED, ABANDONED, AND DUMPED ANIMALS IN THE AREA. TO PROVIDE LOVING CARE, MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND SOCIALIZATION IN AS HOMELIKE AN ENVIRONMENT AS POSSIBLE. TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO THOSE DEEMED "UNADOPTABLE". TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AND THE IMPORTANCE AND IMPACT OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING DOGS AND CATS. TO DO OUR PART TO PUT AN END TO PET OVERPOPULATION, ABUSE, AND INHUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. EUTHANASIA IS NECESSARY TO BE HUMANE TO A PET, NOT TO CONTROL POPULATION.
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2	LORI STEFFEN CHRISTOPHER STEFFEN BOARD MEMBER EXEC DIRECTO MARRIAGE JOHN LUNDMAN HILARY MERTENS BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER SIBLINGS
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	COPIES OF THE FINAL FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES ARE E-MAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO REVIEW THE RETURN INDIVIDUALLY AND TO CONTACT THE RETURN PREPARER, OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, OR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. IN THE EVENT WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AHEAD OF FILING, COPIES WERE PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ARE MAILED OR HAND DELIVERED TO PARTIES INITIATING THE REQUEST.