Reporting & Financial Integrity

At the Lexington Humane Society, we are proud to be able to save so many animal lives in such a financially responsible manner. Our operations and programs are not only innovative, forward thinking, and continually achieving greater results, but they also adhere to the highest industry standards for accountability and transparency.

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At a Glance:

Sheltering

On average, over 300 homeless animals are in our care every single day
4,310 animals cared for in FY21-22, over 600 of which were rescued from crisis situations in smaller communities
We have no “time limits” for animals in our care and will spend an unlimited amount of time working to find loving homes for happy, healthy animals
We have an exceptional save rate of 96% for animals in our care
- To see how our save rate is calculated, click here

Spay/Neuter

Thousands of owned pets and community cats are spayed/neutered through our Spay’sTheWay program every year
2,471 free and low-cost surgeries provided in FY21-22; 2,828 in FY20-21
A third of Spay’sTheWay clients have utilized the program more than once, and over 50% of clients are referred by friends or family

Adoptions

We are the largest adoption agency in Central Kentucky
Around 4,000 animals are adopted every year
3,886 animals adopted in FY21-22; 3,857 in FY20-21
- Last year we adopted 1,686 dogs and puppies, 2,009 cats and kittens, and 191 “other” pets (bunnies, Guinea Pigs, chickens, pot belly pigs, and more!)
We encourage, promote, and support “adoption as the best option” when searching for a new pet—approximately half of our adopters are first-time adopters!

Education

An average, thousands of individuals are educated through our camps, school outreach, and shelter tours every year
1,260 people were educated in FY21-22; 2,064 educated in FY19-20 (outreach was suspended in FY20-21 due to COVID-19)

Our Valued Supporters

90,000 supporters visit our main Adoptions Center every year
On average, over 2,000 individuals attend our ticketed events annually and countless others visit our booths and information tables at community events
We host over 100,000 followers on our social media sites and celebrate an average of 792 visitors to the LHS webpage daily
Our customers and donors are vital to our mission and we are committed to keeping personal information private and protected, click here to review our privacy policy

Annual Reporting:

Form 990

Audited Financial Report

Recognition:

We are proud to receive a 4-star rating for 8 consecutive years from Charity Navigator - Something only 5% of charities evaluated by them have received. Click here to view our Charity Navigator Certificate!

We are proud to receive GuideStar’s Platinum Level rating.