![]() ![]() (It is not necessary that the audit committee be a separate committee. They should be prepared by an independent accountant with oversight from an audit committee. (More)Īudited financial statements provide important information about financial accountability and accuracy. In this case, we deduct 15 points from the charity's Accountability and Transparency score.Īudited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant. No Credit: There has been a diversion of assets within the last two years and the charity's explanation on Schedule O is either non-existent or not sufficient.In this situation, we deduct 7 points from the charity's Accountability and Transparency score. Partial Credit: There has been a diversion of assets within the last two years and the charity has used Schedule O on the Form 990 to explain: the nature of the diversion, the amount of money or property involved and the corrective action taken to address the matter.This metric will be assigned to one of the following categories:įull Credit: There has been no diversion of assets within the last two years. If the charity does report a diversion, then we check to see if it complied with the Form 990 instructions by describing what happened and its corrective action. We check the charity's last two Forms 990 to see if the charity has reported any diversion of assets. (More)Ī diversion of assets – any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft – can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity. Our analysts check the Form 990 to determine if the independent Board members are a voting majority and also at least five in number. (More) The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. Make a donation to the Animal Shelter through PayPal.Independent Voting Board Members. If you have found a stray animal after business hours, we encourage you to make every effort to keep the pet comfortable until we are open. Please do not leave animals at the shelter after business hours. We hope you enjoy your visit here and will come to see us soon! "Love, License, and Leash your pet!" Leaving Animals Several times a year the shelter hosts events that we invite the public to attend including an Open House and Bring Your Child to Work Day (check our Upcoming Events page for dates and times!) We also provide educational programs for schools and other interested groups, promoting responsible pet ownership and spay/neuter practices. In addition, the GCAS has a Rabies Control program that is responsible for animal bite surveillance, animal quarantine, and specimen preparation for testing. We work with the local Police Department for animal cruelty issues and other animal shelters and animal control units to help out-of-county residents in contacting the proper departments for help. Our Animal Control Unit is comprised of Animal Control Officers who have been certified by the New Jersey State Department of Health and perform animal control duties for the 24 municipalities of Gloucester County. The shelter staffs 29 employees who provide services in two ways: Animal Control services and Animal Shelter services. The Animal Shelter functions as an impoundment and adoption facility for the public, handling over 3,000 domestic animals per year. This addition includes 22 cat cages and 7 dog runs.Ĭurrently, the GCAS has 64 kennel runs for dogs and 200 cats cages. In 2018, we broke ground to build a 2,200 square foot Animal Control Office/Triage facility. We opened Gloucester County's first-ever low-cost Spay/Neuter clinic in 2015 when we added a 4,000 square foot facility to provide low-cost spay/neuter services. In 2002, we completed our first expansion which gave us an additional 1,500 square feet and a larger adoption area. Since our inception, the GCAS has had multiple expansions to comply with state laws and address the needs of animals. In 1994, the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners designated the shelter and its services as the Department of Animal Shelter, operating independently of other departments. ![]() ![]() The GCAS operated as a division of the Gloucester County Health Department to address the growing rabies problems in the early 1990s. Under the direction of the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners and with guidance from the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee and the County Health Department, the Gloucester County Animal Shelter ( GCAS) became operational in July 1990 with the completion of the Animal Shelter building in Clayton. ![]()
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