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We did it!

the project

Sound Home Sanctuary is a New York microsantuary founded on the idea that all animals deserve a life of soundness - to be healthy, peaceful, and secure. We rescue, foster, place, and adopt small animals in need of homes and rehabilitative services, in partnership with other animal rescue organizations. The organization was conceived in 2020 by founders Jacquelyn Lewis and Ed Janoff in Port Washington, NY on the shores of Long Island Sound (get it?). Over several years leading up to the launch, the two founders provided individualized care services for more than 20 animals!

Our vision is to develop a sustainable, small-scale animal rescue program on Long Island as part of the growing network of microsanctuaries worldwide. The sanctuary will be a platform for sharing on social media the joy of experiencing animals as individuals and companions. The sanctuary will also play an important role in the community to help provide local animal rescue and foster services, host events, and offer educational programs related to animals.

the steps

Our first year will be geared towards startup activities such as strategic planning, branding, and development, as well as servicing the animals we currently care for. In years 1-3 we will focus on building capacity to provide care to animals with supplies, equipment, training, and outreach, as well as incorporating as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. In the subsequent years, our primary goal will be to find a permanent location in which to house and treat rescues and fosters, as well as provide a forever home for animals adopted into the sanctuary program. There are six rescued animals in our care today and, once we have an adequate facility, we would like to aspire to scale up to 20-30 resident and adoptable animals -- primarily small, domesticated mammals and birds (e.g. cats, small dogs, rabbits, rats, guinea pigs, possums, goats, ducks, chickens).

why we're doing it

We do this becuase we love animals and believe that they deserve lives of dignity, health, and comfort. We also believe that problem of millions of wild and domesticated animals suffering from sickness, injury, homelessness, and abuse can be solved if we all open our hearts and our homes to them. Sound Home Sanctuary seeks to not only help transform the lives of the animals under our care, but to educate others about the joys of cohabiting with aniamls while providing a sustainable, scalable model for inviduals to take an active role in helping animals in their homes and their communities. 

budget

Disbursed Budget 1.19.2022

 

Original Budget:

Branding & Marketing: $250

Website: $250

501(c)3 Incorporation Paperwork: $1,500

Supplies & Equipment: $3,566



TOTAL RAISED = $6,050.00
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) $302.50
ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) $181.50
TOTAL TO DISBURSE= $5,566.00

Original Budget:

Branding & Marketing: $250

Website: $250

501(c)3 Incorporation Paperwork: $1,500

Supplies & Equipment: $3,000

Supplies include: trap(s), cage(s), carrier(s), playpen, blankets, bedding, litter, variety of different foods, feeding dishes, gloves, first aid, basic medicine, incubator, cleaning products, and a small stipend for medical care or special treatment services



TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING NEEDED $5,000
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) $272
ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%)
(Donation processing fee does not apply to match funding.)		 $163
TOTAL TO RAISE= $5,435

Please note, fees are estimated here and final numbers may change based on the final amount raised and amount of match funding applied to this campaign.

updates

We did it!

Posted 01/30/2022 - 1:52pm

2021, what a year. While it came with a multitude of challenges for us and everyone we know, 2021 was also the year that Sound Home Animal Sanctuary found its footing. Thanks to your help (and we really, really mean we could not have done it without you!), Sound Home cared for, fostered, and found loving adopters for more than 16 animals in need over the past 12 months.

Some of our favorite success stories include tuxedo boy Stache, who was found as an extremely emaciated 2-week-old kitten who survived against all odds with careful monitoring and diligent bottle feeding. He was eventually adopted into the purrfect home with his best friend Hanson, a formerly feral kitten who needed a leg amputation and is now a playful, thriving girl. We also fostered tabby kitten Kevin (formerly Hot Sauce), who was rejected by his mother at just two days old and required frequent bottle feeding as well as round-the-clock monitoring of a dangerous umbilical infection. Kevin is now a healthy and permanent resident of Sound Home Sanctuary. And we are particularly proud of Teri, an adult cat that we took in and placed in a home with another playful female feline. She’s doing great!

Another big achievement – again, thanks to YOU – that we are celebrating includes reaching our holiday fundraising goal via our fiscal sponsor Ioby. With more than $5,000 in donations, we will be able to incorporate as a 501c(3) nonprofit, as well as purchase much-needed supplies such as an incubator, an essential tool for caring for orphaned neonatal kittens. We also will be able to start a reserve fund for rescue animals’ medical expenses.

Whether you adopted from us in 2021, donated funds, or sent us supplies from our Amazon wishlist, please know that you are a cherished member of our community and an animal savior! 

Our goals for this year include expanding the number and species of animals that we are able to foster and find homes for, outfitting our in-home kitten nursery with the essential supplies to save neonatal felines, and embarking on a search for a local space in which to expand our sanctuary operations. We are so excited to see what we can do together in 2022!

 

From the bottom of our hearts: Thank You!

 

Sincerely,

 

Jacquelyn Lewis & Edward Janoff

Sound Home Animal Sanctuary

soundhomesanctuary.org

 

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