Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary

2014 Annual Report

P.O. Box 877 · Montgomery, Texas · 77356 info@wolvesofsaintfrancis.org · 936-597-WOLF (9653)

www.wolvesofsaintfrancis.org

Photo by Tyler Kirchoff

Saint Francis Wolf SanctuarySaint Francis Wolf Sanctuary MissionMission

Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity in Montgomery, Texas. Our mission is to rescue and provide a loving, exceptional home to non-releasable wolves and wolfdogs, and to educate the public about these animals.

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Rescue

We welcomed two new rescued animals into our family in 2014: Liam and Lapua.

Sanctuary

With the help of several amazing Eagle Scouts and their troops, we constructed new, sturdy, weatherproof houses for eight of our animals.

We completed construction on our new building to house our

gift shop/kitchen/office. Big Boy made enormous strides. He and Mystery love each other

deeply and play constantly, and he now has a number of volunteers he will let pet him.

Our animals are in the best health they’ve ever been, thanks in

part to our continued efforts to perfect their diets, and the daily enrichment and attention they receive.

We succeeded in changing the legal labels of the several dogs

who had come to us misrepresented as “wolves,” providing us the opportunity to find loving forever homes for them.

Liam

Owned as a “pet” in an area where wolfdog ownership is illegal, Liam was confiscated by Animal Control and had a few weeks to find him a home or be euthanized. Luckily we were able to save Liam and pair him with Lakota, with whom he grew very close in their short time together.

Lapua

Lapua is still very young; she was born in March of 2014. She was given to us by a private owner in central Texas who loved her but recognized he was unable to give her the life she needed.

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Big Boy licks Mystery clean Photo ©Kala Ganapathy

BOARD & LEADERSHIP

Kathy Hensarling President/Treasurer

Drew Bennett Vice President

Jill Philipson Secretary

Tyler Kirchoff Board Member Christie Guidry Manager

In MemoriamIn Memoriam

2014 was a year with lots of accomplish-ments and exciting developments, but also some heartbreak, as we lost three members of our family: Apache, Koa, and Lakota. We will miss all of them tremendously.

Education, Outreach, and Exposure

In 2014 we welcomed over 6,000 visitors from over 30 states and 11 countries.

We instituted several new tour experiences for

visitors, including Howl Nights and VIP tours. Our annual Open Day festival and fundraiser drew

nearly 1,500 visitors, twice last year’s total! We increased our Facebook presence and our

followers grew to 6,700. We began offering off-site presentations to school

groups, community organizations, and others. We welcomed dozens of Scout groups for Akela

Awards, camping, and service projects. SFWS was profiled by numerous news organiza-

tions, including Postcards magazine, Fox 4 News Dallas, KAMU, KUHF, Lonestar Internet Radio, and the Conroe Courier.

Lakota

1999 — 2014

Lakota was Apache’s companion, and along with Apache had called SFWS home since 2010. She passed away several months after him at the age of 15 from inoperable cancer. At SFWS, Lakota went from being frightened of all people to having many favorite volunteers whom she would beg for pets!

Apache

1999 — 2014

Apache, a high-content wolfdog and Lakota’s companion of many years, passed away in February at the age of 14. He, Lakota, and several other wolfdogs had been bred at a road-side attraction in Alaska and sold to tourists from California as “pets.” They were rescued by a sanctuary in Oregon, and when that sanctuary closed in 2010, SFWS took Apache and Lakota.

Koa

c. 2002 — 2014

Koa was a dog (malamute mix) who was misrep-resented as a “pure wolf” by his breeder, meaning he could not be adopted out by a shelter. He joined SFWS after his caretaker became ill. He was so sweet and outgoing, and met thousands of visitors in the course of his work as a SFWS ambassador.

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Howl Night visitors meet Tala

Tracker greets visitors Photo ©Peter King

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RelocationRelocation

Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary will be moving to new property in the next several years, in order to have the space and flexibility for continued growth and expansion and for long-term sustainability. While such a move presents a number of significant challenges, it will not only allow for future growth but also provide us with a wonderful opportunity to improve upon our existing facilities. Plans for the new facilities include:

Enclosures

Minimum size of 5,000 ft2 Numerous sources of interest and enrichment, many trees, and lots of grass Running water features Multi-tiered platforms Artificial dens Areas in which animals can hide from public view More secure gate systems (guillotine gates) Improved drainage Two smaller shift pens (chutes) per each enclosure Gaps of at least 3-4 feet between each enclosure (no shared fence lines)

Other Facilities

At least one smaller quarantine enclosure Perimeter fencing Existing portable building (containing our office, food prep room, and gift shop) can be

moved with us Housing on site

How You Can Help

Such a move will involve considerable expense (particularly purchasing property and fencing costs). You can greatly assist us by contributing to our Relocation Fund. For more information, visit our website: www.wolvesofsaintfrancis.org/relocation. We will also be offering an “Enclosure Sponsorship” to those who donate to cover the cost of constructing an enclosure—please email or call us for more information. If you are interested in donating property, please contact us. There are significant tax benefits to doing so!

Thank You

A huge thank you to those who donated to our Relocation Fund in 2014:

Edward Bonner Yesica Cabrera Dyanna Cooley Leslie Guillermo Brenda Hatter Hope Horwath Bebe Johnson Debbie Kovar

Maria Lahey Michael Lionetti Dynah Loke Lori Peck Matthews Jackie Meyer Leslie Oldfield Barbara Robertson Dennis Sullivan

Fabia Scali-Warner Steve Waddick Elizabeth Windas-Zarra Charles Yates And the incredibly generous anonymous donor of $10,000

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Financial InformationFinancial Information

For any questions or additional financial information, please feel free to email us at donations@wolvesofsaintfrancis.org.

EXPENSES

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDRAISING TOTAL

Animal Food 5,066.01 0 0 5,066.01

Animal Rescue 53.63 0 0 53.63

Building Expenses 1 10,227.41 4,337.34 1,960.25 16,525.00

Education and Outreach 264.72 0 0 264.72

Insurance 0 3,267.58 0 3,267.58

Legal/Accounting 0 6,873.50 0 6,873.50

Memorial/Cremation 514.37 0 0 514.37

Merchant/Bank Fees 0 1,344.96 0 1,344.96

Miscellaneous Other 2 35.00 1,202.13 0 1,237.13

Office Expenses 3 0 4,618.22 344.96 4,963.18

Open Day 0 0 1,505.72 1,505.72

Printing 0 0 380.00 380.00

Raffle 0 0 274.61 274.61

Salaries/Wages 4 17,597.80 7,463.05 3,372.90 28,433.75

Special Tours/Events 574.64 0 268.92 843.56

Sales Tax 0 1,590.06 0 1,590.06

Supplies, Facilities, Maintenance, & Repair

5,200.88 729.72 82.71 6,013.31

Utilities 5 1,850.20 275.20 125.00 2,250.40

Veterinary Care 5,600.73 0 0 5,600.73

Website 0 234.80 58.70 293.50

TOTALS: 46,985.39 31,936.56 8,373.77 87,295.72

NOTES: 1) Building expenses allocated based on the salary/

wage breakdown of employees using the building (see note 4).

2) Includes P.O. Box, registration/filing fees, rent, meals, and other.

3) Includes office supplies, postage, and telephone. Postage allocated as follows: 0% program/25% administrative/75% fundraising.

4) Includes salaries/wages for Sanctuary Manager, bookkeeper, and meat-cutter. Salaries allocated as follows: meat-cutter 90%/10%/0%; Manager 70%/15%/15%; bookkeeper 0%/100%/0%.

5) Includes electricity and porta-potty maintenance. Porta-potty allocated as program expense (used by visitors); electricity allocated based on the salary/wage breakdown of employees using the building (see note 4).

Program

Administrative

Fundraising

INCOME

Public Contributions 1 94,229.67

Program Service 4,750.00

NET Shop Sales 2 14,845.95

Other 3 2,165.00

Interest 45.95

TOTAL: 116,036.57

NOTES: 1) Includes: General Donations ($51,078.35), Sponsorships ($20,751.00), Building Fund ($2,865.30), Relocation

Fund ($10,680.00), and Open Day Revenue ($8,855.02).

2) Gift Shop Sales = $29,072.85, LESS cost of goods ($14,226.90)

3) Includes: Grants ($750.00), Open Day Sponsorships ($500.00), and Raffle Income ($915.00).

Note that both income and expense numbers given here differ slightly from the organization on SFWS’s form 990 and Guidestar page. If you have any questions, feel free to email us.

2013 2014 CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents 71.20 669.07

Relocation Fund — 15,000.53

Other Deposits 101,100.32 114,242.77

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 101,171.52 129,912.37

Thank YouThank You

SFWS’s work is made possible by the incredible, selfless generosity of thousands of supporters.

Volunteers

Our AMAZING volunteers perform the majority of our work:

Crystal Aguayo

Drew Bennett

Kevin Bennett

Mary Ann Bramlett

Austin Brisco

Cindy Brundage

Sue Burley

Sara Carlson

Dwight Cassell

Mauro Cataletto

Tarrah Chilcott

Jim Curtin

Meredith Dalton

Sharon Dalton

Lexie Deering

Tiffany Dicks

Dave Dicks

Ananda Diener

Jenna Dominguez

Mallory Eastland

Chris Ecott

Lindsay Farrow

Audrey Ferrell

Deb Flarity

Aaron Flores

Matthew Fries

Mike Gillum

Neva Gillum

Christie Guidry

Leslie Guillermo

Kathy Hensarling

Janette Holan

Jasmine Holan

Maggie Johnson

Joe Karr

Heather Kilway

Connie Kramer

Desireé LaVigne

Jean Leal de Araujo

Jean LeFevre

Malcolm LeFevre

Gentry Leonard

Courtney Ligon

Joni Maley

Megan Mancini

Amy Matthis

Chuck McElfresh

Cheyenne Musick

Mindy Nelson

Paul Nelson

Audrey Nichols

Bailey Nichols

Brandy Nichols

Candice Nichols

Heath Nichols

Trudy Ortwerth

Megan Paliwoda

Jill Philipson

Barbara Robertson

Linda Ross

Jason Rossow

Steve Shaffer

Matthew Smith

Janet Snyder

Lily Sullivan

Nancy Turk

Jonathan Utley

Pat Walker

Brooke Workman

Wallie Yerrigan

Natasha Woodall

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Adam Bloom Isobella Darnell Sherry Everett

Ethan Everett Rick Jacoby Samantha Lendo

Mike Lovegrove Aaron Stryk Shronda Williams

Other short-term volunteers:

Donors

Thank you as well to everyone who supported us with monetary donations. Donors of $100 and above:

$2000+

Wanda and Tim O’Brien

$1000 – $1999

Kathy Bernhardt Patricia Edwards Ada Lang Hansa and Johannes van Hove

$500 – $999

Mary Ficarra

Beth Flowers Erik Guggenheim The Joe M. & Doris R. Dealey Family

Foundation Anthony J. Martinez Denise and James Miller Gary Morehead Erin Smart Thomas Tipton

$250 – $499

Bernard and Alarya Jay

Houston Photowalks

Leslie Oldfield

Finnian Ray

The Hugh & Linda Saurenman Trust

Jim and Helen Smith (donated by

Mitchell and Michele Smith)

Dorothy Summers

The Theosophical Order of Service

$100 – $249

Lou A. Alvarez

Jennifer Anderson

Betty Andreas

Albertina Barina

Charles Beere

Ray Bodenhamer

Tammy Campbell and family

First Presbyterian Church, Hunstville

Texas

Carol and David Clark

Gypsy Cole (partly donated by Diana

Beardsley)

Dave and Tiffany Dicks (donated by

Donna and Bill Dicks)

Kirk and Maria Flight

Fay Forman

Rebecca Franco and family

Ramona Fritz

Brad Hicks

Diane Highsmith

Nissar Jan

Britta Lam

La Porte Senior Center

Jimmie and Thomas Lee

Life Enrichment of Houston, Ken

Euler

Roberta Marple

Bette Matney and Victor Smith

Cheryl McBurney

Ruthann Pechulis

Tim Prichard

Jennifer Sangrey

John and Glenda Shepherd

Arline Smith

Judy Stubblefield

Barbara Threadgill

Diane Tullia (partly donated by Robin

Penz)

Lochlin Van Bramlett

Leah Walker

Mrs. Walter Welch and family

Ann Zaring

In Memory Of Lynn Cartright (donated by Richard

and Janie Kobes)

Nancy Emick (donated by LuAnn

Montgomery)

Max Threadgill (donated by Barbara

Threadgill)

Sally Turpin (donated by Jennifer

McClure)

Special Recognition SFWS thanks the following young men and women for their efforts in raising money for our cause:

Mikaela Harrison

Austin Mapes

Finnian Ray

Caitlyn Shuman

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We would like to acknowledge the many local scout members and groups who have contributed their labor and performed service and Eagle projects for us:

Cub Scout Pack 191 Cub Scout Pack 335

Cub Scout Pack 393

Cub Scout Pack 440 Cub Scout Pack 883

And a HUGE thank you to Liam Sullivan and Boy Scout Troop 1180 for rebuilding the four wolfdog houses; Thomas Perugini and Troop 1772 for rebuilding Duchess’s house; and Seth Buckner and Troop 801 for building Tracker and Sable’s roof. This was an incredible amount of work and we are so grateful!

Several companies have assisted us through matching grant and volunteer support programs for their employees:

AIG

Conoco Phillips

Hewlett Packard

J. C. Penny

Solid Ground Washington

Walmart

Cub Scout Pack 1180 Cub Scout Pack 1276

Cub Scout Pack 1445

Cub Scout Pack 1846

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In-Kind

Many people generously contributed in-kind donations:

Christal Aubry

Karen Austin

Mary Baker

Drew Bennett

Melissa Best

Ray Bodenhamer

Lisa Booth and family

Larry Boozer

Cindy Brundage

Amy Burgess

Sue Burley

Sandra Callahan

Michael Carey

Carter family

Becky Claytor

James D. Cowhig III

Sharon Dalton

Tiffany and Dave Dicks

Jacqueline Dombrowski

Christine Early

Deb Flarity

Ronald B. Fovargue

Janet Franklin

Courtneay Freeman

Miguel and Stephanie Fuentes

Girl Scout Troop 147001

Jennifer Reeves Green

Christie Guidry

Debra Hamilton

Ann Harlan

Maddie Harris

Kathy Hensarling

Laura and Jenna Hilbun

Son T. Hong

Danny Holan

Allan Holtzmann

Brenda Johnson

Maggie Johnson and Criss Aguayo

Debbie Kovar

Betsy Larsen and family

Mary Lisman

Diane MacQuoid

Minuteman Press of The Woodlands

The Monarch School, Wolves

Mentorship

Stephanie Morris

Virginia Ocampo

Tanya Pierce

Jill Philipson and Charlie Bennett

Lauralee Phillips

Bridget Rhodes Pitts

Janny Planting

Adam Pogorzelski

Nichole Rogers

Andrea Rose

Sasha Ruark

Margot Smith

Alleen M. Sneath

Janet Snyder

Cathy Sumner

The Estate of Betty Ann Thomas

Deborah Thornton

Tom Toerner

Angela Verzal (in memory of Cody

the wolfdog)

Teri Wise Whitney

April Wooff

And many anonymous donors

Sponsors

Pack Sponsors

Criss Aguayo and Maggie Johnson Shirley and Monte Cauble Nancy Renee Lappin Diane MacQuoid Paul and Jennifer McAtee Mike and Bryne Miller Lily and Natalie Moon (donated by

Catherine Moon)

Gold Sponsors

Thomas Bonwell Phyllis Boyer Gillian Hatch Carlsen David Cloud Jo and David Edge Megan Evans Ramona Fritz Angie Peck

Silver Sponsors

Tracie Albert Dana James Argenziano (donated by

Deborah Paul) Laurel Casillas and Matthew Carmody Faith Duncan James Farmer Jack and Cheryl Fiene Michael and Lynda Follmer

Roberta Hardy Moe and Jacob Huddleston Roy and Juanita Knight Linda Levisen Roberta Mackey Bob Odlin and Sibylle Feroz-Odlin Deborah Paul Jonathan Quick Jeff Rushing Eugenia and Franz Senfft von Pilsach

Bronze Sponsors

Christal Aubry David Ballew William Barker Jr. Mandy and Jason Bean (donated by

Lara Law) Lucas Beck (donated by Evelyn Clark) Candy Betz Michelle Biggs Douglas Boyd Mary Ann Bramlett Mechelle Burnage Douglas and Mary Casey Samantha Crouch (donated by Dawn

Crouch) Tracy Daily June Drucker (donated by Bob

Drucker) Sinjin Ellstrom Marti Freitag

Leslie Guillermo and Mo Co Canine Concierge

Susan Hietpas Gennafur Morgan Hillman Barbara Jones Brenda Jones (donated by Image

Jones) Kat Jones Patrick Keller Debbie Kovar Juli Kring Judith Kuusisto Maria Lahey Jim and Deborah Leddon Debra LeFebvre Braden and Jarrett Maxymof

(donated by Larry Beck) Aimee Millhouse Natalie Moloney Arlene Navo Karen Nemyo Maeve O’Daniel (donated by Brooke

Davis) Trudy Ortwerth Rebecca Romo Kristina Ruhl Kris Saltiel (donated by Ruby Gee) Jonathan Skorka (donated by Stacey

and Joseph Skorka) Jean Whitaker Jill Williams April Wooff

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Open Day

Our ninth annual Open Day festival and fundraiser was our most successful ever! It would not have been possible without the support of many local businesses and donors:

Open Day Sponsors

Jim’s Hardware

Natural Pawz

EmbroidMe - Shenandoah

Action Buggies

Minuteman Press of The Woodlands

Raffle Item Donors

Deb Flarity

Microsoft Store - The Woodlands Mall

Shawn Peters

Other Supporters

Lindsay Burns

Brookshire Brothers

The Cheesecake Factory

Cinemark

Cork This! Winery

The Cynthia Woods-Mitchell Pavilion

Eastwind Asian Antiques

Kathy Hensarling

Hyatt

Maggie Johnson and Crystal Aguayo

La Madeleine

La Torretta Lake Resort and Spa

Love Those Cakes by Ronnie

Main Event Entertainment

Oil & Vinegar

Old Montgomery Steakhouse

Orvis

Petco

Phil’s Roadhouse & Grill

Pizza Shack

Janny Planting

Sam’s Club

Starbucks

Tommy Bahama

Yankee Candle

Walmart

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Other Thank You’s

Thanks are also due to the following individuals, organizations, and companies for their generous donations of time, effort, labor, expertise, supplies, discounts, and hospitality:

Animal Hospital of Montgomery and Dr. Joey Romero

Joe Babcock

Bakdrop

Bones2Go

Booster

C&S Feed & Farm Supply

Conroe Texas Convention and Visitors Bureau (Harold Hutcheson, Sherry Morgan, and Lucy Barocio)

Chris Dunn

Friendly Fred’s Tree Service

Friends of Texas Wildlife

Ramona Fritz

Richard Gilbraith and everyone at International Exotic Animal Sanctuary

Sharon Greene, Full Moon Farm

Mike Grosz

Christie Guidry

Danny and Ernie Holan

Houston Food Bank

Tyler Kirchoff

Kroger

The LeFevre Family: Philip, Calvin, Malcolm, Edeline, Grainne, Ammy, and Phillip

Mike Lovegrove

Bo McInnis, Advantage Home Solutions

Jerry McMahon

Minuteman Press of the Woodlands

The Monarch School (Wolves Mentorship)

Montgomery County Animal Control

Montgomery County ESD #2 (Rusty Griffith)

Montgomery County Food Bank

Natural Pawz

Point Aquarius Women’s Club

Debra Ponchetti

Randalls

Rescue Bank Houston

ResQWalk

Shawnee Trees LLC

Anne Simmons and the staff of the Mesquite, TX Animal Shelter

Songdog Rescue

Jamie Spikerman, Lonestar Elementary

Texas Wolfdog Project and Shelter

Texas Sled Dog Rescue

Timber the wolfdog

Vicki Uliasz

Spencer Waller

Jacki Wilde, Dog Breed Designs

Women and Wine on Wednesdays, Lake Conroe chapter