The Cleveland Animal Protective League

Organization Overview

The Cleveland Animal Protective League is located in Cleveland, OH. The organization was established in 1948. According to its NTEE Classification (D20) the organization is classified as: Animal Protection & Welfare, under the broad grouping of Animal-Related and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Cleveland Animal Protective League employed 87 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Cleveland Animal Protective League is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Cleveland Animal Protective League generated $10.5m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 13.7% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $6.6m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 6.2% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE APL'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER COMPASSION AND END ANIMAL SUFFERING. THE APL PROVIDES SHELTER, CARE, AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ANIMALS THAT HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES AND/OR SUFFERED CRUELTY OR NEGLECT.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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ANIMAL SHELTERING, CARE & OUTREACH*: THE APL OPERATES A 34,000 SQUARE FOOT SHELTER AND RESOURCE CENTER FOR ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS, IMPOUNDED BY OUR HUMANE AGENTS, TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER OVERCROWDED SHELTERS OR IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND FOR STRAY CATS BROUGHT IN BY GOOD SAMARITANS. ONCE AT THE APL, THEY RECEIVE SHELTER AND ALL OF THE CARE AND TREATMENT THEY NEED UNTIL THEY CAN BE PLACED FOR ADOPTION. WHEN THE SHELTER IS FULL OR WHEN ANIMALS HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS THAT WILL BE BETTER MET IN A HOME, THEY ARE PLACED WITH TEMPORARY, VOLUNTEER FOSTER FAMILIES UNTIL THEY CAN COME BACK TO THE APL FOR ADOPTION. IN 2021, MORE THAN 1,600 OF THE 4,515 ANIMALS THAT WERE ADMITTED TO THE APL RECEIVED CARE IN **************** (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) **************** ...FOSTER HOMES. BY THE END OF 2021, WE HAD PLACED 4,172 OF THOSE ANIMALS THROUGH ADOPTIONS, BEING RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS, OR BEING TRANSFERRED TO OTHER RESCUE GROUPS OR SHELTERS FOR ADOPTION RESULTING IN AN OVERALL 91% SAVE RATE. THROUGH "PROJECT CARE" (COMMUNITY ANIMAL RETENTION EFFORT), THE APL HELPS INCOME-QUALIFIED PET OWNERS IN CLEVELAND BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO CARE AND RESOURCES, SUCH AS PET FOOD, GROOMING, BASIC VETERINARY CARE, THAT THEY WANT AND NEED FOR THEIR PETS. IN 2021, PROJECT CARE ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,300 DESERVING PETS IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. THE APL RELIES ON THE SUPPORT OF PRIVATE DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE ALL OF THIS WORK POSSIBLE. THE APL DOES NOT RECEIVE GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS. IT ALSO IS NOT GOVERNED BY AND DOES NOT RECEIVE REGULAR OPERATING SUPPORT FROM ANY NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION.


HUMANE INVESTIGATIONS*: THE APL IS THE LEAD AGENCY IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY FOR INVESTIGATING ANIMAL CRUELTY, NEGLECT, AND ABANDONMENT. UNDER OHIO LAW, THE CLEVELAND APL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS AUTHORIZED TO APPOINT HUMANE SOCIETY AGENTS TO ENFORCE LOCAL AND STATE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS. THOSE APPOINTMENTS MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY THE CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROBATE COURT. THE APL DOES NOT RECEIVE PUBLIC FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM; IT IS FUNDED SOLELY BY DONATIONS. IN 2021, THE HUMANE INVESTIGATIONS TEAM OPENED 1,622 NEW INVESTIGATIONS OF SUSPECTED ANIMAL ABUSE AND EITHER IMPOUNDED OR RESCUED 1,163 ANIMALS. THE APL'S HUMANE SOCIETY AGENTS ALSO SEEK JUSTICE FOR ANIMAL VICTIMS OF ABUSE BY WORKING WITH PROSECUTORS TO CONVICT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH **************** (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) **************** ...ANIMAL CRUELTY OR NEGLECT. UNDER OHIO LAW, HUMANE AGENTS ARE MANDATED REPORTERS FOR CHILD AND ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE EXPENSES SHARED IN THIS SECTION REPRESENT THE CORE COST OF OPERATING OUR HUMANE INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF CARING FOR THE ANIMAL VICTIMS OF CRUELTY THAT COME IN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WHICH RANGES FROM BASIC DAILY CARE TO EXTENSIVE, SOMETIMES COMPLEX, VETERINARY CARE TO HEAL THEIR BROKEN BODIES AND SAVE THEIR LIVES.


SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES*: THE APL VETERINARY CLINIC PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER, MEDICAL, AND OTHER SURGICAL SERVICES FOR ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO THE APL FOR REHOMING. ALL CATS, DOGS AND RABBITS ARE STERILIZED PRIOR TO BEING ADOPTED FROM THE APL. THROUGH DONATIONS TO THE SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM, ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED TO THE APL'S SHELTER AND HAVE INJURIES OR ILLNESSES THAT CAN BE SAFELY AND HUMANELY TREATED WILL RECEIVE THE CARE (MEDICAL AND/OR SURGICAL) THAT THEY NEED SO THEY, TOO, CAN FIND A NEW HOME. IN 2021, 3,096 SHELTER ANIMALS WERE STERILIZED, AND 2,854 SHELTER ANIMALS RECEIVED 8,139 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, TREATMENTS, PROCEDURES, AND/OR SURGERIES.


ANIMAL WELFARE CLINIC (AWC)*: THE APL'S AWC PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY CATS THROUGH TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) AND SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES FOR ADOPTABLE ANIMALS FROM OTHER SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS. IN 2021, 3,235 COMMUNITY CATS WERE STERILIZED THROUGH THE TNR PROGRAM AND 1,727 ADOPTABLE ANIMALS FROM OTHER PARTNER SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS WERE STERILIZED.* DURING 2021, DEMAND FOR PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND RESOURCES TO HELP PETS IN THE COMMUNITY SURPASSED PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. HOWEVER, CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL TRENDS, OTHER SHELTER PROGRAM AND SERVICE NUMBERS HAD NOT YET RETURNED TO PRE-COVID-19 LEVELS. THIS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A COMBINATION OF THE IMPACT OF ONGOING COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS DURING PART OF THE YEAR AND TO THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND SHELTERING THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY PROGRAM SUCCESS. SOME ELEMENTS OF THE "CHANGING LANDSCAPE" WERE ALREADY IN MOTION. FOR EXAMPLE, AGGRESSIVE SPAY/NEUTER EFFORTS AND AN INCREASED FOCUS ON STRATEGIES THAT DECREASE PREVENTABLE PET SURRENDER ARE BRINGING ANIMAL INTAKE DOWN AND ALLOWING US TO PUT MORE RESOURCES INTO SAVING ANIMALS THAT REQUIRE ADVANCED, OFTEN EXPENSIVE, CARE. OTHER ELEMENTS CONSIST OF LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE SHUTDOWN THAT WE ARE TRYING TO APPLY LONG TERM. FOR EXAMPLE, KEEPING THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS HOUSED IN THE SHELTER BELOW THE TIPPING POINT BETWEEN SUPPORTING ANIMAL HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AND INCREASING STRESS AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF DEVELOPING SHELTER-ACQUIRED ILLNESSES, SUCH AS UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. WITH THAT SAID, BY THE END OF 2021, THE APL WAS FULLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND MOST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WERE AT, CLOSE TO, OR TRENDING BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS DESPITE A FEW DIFFERENT APPROACHES.


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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$513,422
Related organizations$0
Government grants $631,700
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$7,277,940
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $145,017
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$8,423,062
Total Program Service Revenue$846,670
Investment income $458,713
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $844,915
Net Income from Fundraising Events -$32,983
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $10,544,377

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that The Cleveland Animal Protective League has recieved totaling $110,000.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Dean And Carol Mueller Family Foundation

Avon Lake, OH

PURPOSE: GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE

$110,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$16,009,366
Earnings$2,615,666
Admin Expense$69,390
Net Contributions$416,408
Other Expense$525,882
Ending Balance$18,446,168

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