Financial Transparency

One of our core values is financial transparency. That means we tell anyone who wants to know exactly how we spend the money we receive. It’s just one part of how we build trust with our community and hold ourselves accountable. We believe it’s important that the highest possible percentage of our funds go to our dogs and their care. That is why we’re here and we want our balance sheet to show that.

A Letter from our Founders

Dear Donors,

2023 was an exciting year for Mile High Canine Rescue (MHCR). It was our fourth full year in operation and boy were we busy! Through your support, we rescued 554 dogs from shelters in Colorado and high kill shelters in New Mexico and Texas and placed them in loving foster and forever homes. We spent a whopping $312,00 in medical care and kept our administrative/fundraising costs to just 5% of total revenue. That means that 95 cents of each dollar you donated went directly to saving dogs’ lives! MHCR is still 100% volunteer run, including our Board of Directors. No one takes a salary.

Last year our Community Outreach programs grew. We added in low cost and free vaccination clinics in New Mexico where communities and shelters were experiencing distemper outbreaks. 700 dogs were vaccinated. We also continued our low cost/free spay and neuter clinics partnering with Bergen Spay and Neuter Alliance and Fix West Texas. In total MHCR paid for  1,027 dog to be fixed, vaccinated, and microchipped. This will go a long way in the area for preventing unwanted litters and keeping dogs out of shelters! We also worked closely with rural shelters across our service area in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas and provided vaccines, supplies, and food to help keep their population of dogs safe and healthy while they wait for adoption or rescue. In total, $95,000 was spent on community outreach and shelter assistance programs.

At MHCR we believe that rescue is full circle—it is more than pulling a dog from the shelter. It is about preventing that dog from being there in the first place. We thank you for being a part of this mission and for being a part of the Mile High Family!

With Our Sincere Gratitude,

Jenni Stienike & Jen Dudley

Mile High Canine Rescue, Inc., Co-Founders & Board of Directors

Financial Documents

501C3 Certification
2023 Tax Return
2023 Statement of activity
2023 Statement of Financial position
2022 Tax Return
2022 Statement of Activity
2022 Statement of financial position
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Notable Achievements

Dogs rescued from shelters in our service area

2022 (Total): 676

2023 (Total): 554

Since Our Inception in 2019: (Total): 3,091

Program Expense Ratio

2022 (Total): 92%

2023 (Total): 95%

Funds spent on medical care for our dogs

2022 (Total): $314,323

2023 (Total): $312,035

Dogs fixed, vaccinated, and microchipped in our low-cost/free spay and neuter clinics

2022 (Total): 1,850

2023 1,027

Grand Total since 2019: 3,470 dogs and counting

Obviously, not all these numbers are purely financial, but they are all valuable reference points. Every donor can feel confident that the MHCR team is fulfilling our mission and our commitments to our service areas and the dogs we serve.

MHCR is 100% volunteer operated.  Our payroll is $0.00!

If you would like more information about our operations, please contact us.

DONOR PRIVACY POLICY:

MHCR is committed to donor privacy. We will not share or sell a donor’s personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of any other organization.

* Current-year figures are updated quarterly

My daughter and I have been volunteering with Mile High since its beginning, mostly driving the rescue van to NM to help with transports. We connect with other rescue partners, helping these dogs get to CO and then to foster homes, vet care, and their forever homes. We get to spend time together and feel good about helping the pups.
Lori Banghart
Lori Banghart
MHCR understands the rescue is only a slice of life for a volunteer and they wholeheartedly accept anything you can offer. No matter how small you think your part is, they make sure you know you're appreciated.
Kari Dale
Kari Dale
I have volunteered with multiple rescues over the years. Mile High Canine Rescue is by far the best. Their communication is outstanding and other volunteers are always available to answer any questions and offer guidance.
JoAnna Chrisco
High quality, high volume spay and neuter is the best way to address the animal welfare crisis, and I’m so grateful to MHCR for sponsoring these clinics and giving me the opportunity to volunteer at them.
Kenna Uddenberg
Fostering feeds my soul. I love to see these dogs change from shelter dogs to rescued to loved and ready for their forever homes.
Elisa Thurston
It is hard to describe the joy you experience when you see a dog who has had a difficult start learn to become part of a family and see their true, happy self come alive.
Becky Gibbs
Fostering for MHCR has filled a part in my life I didn’t even realize was missing. Loving on these babies until the right family comes along is one of the most rewarding aspects of my life.
Maria Hatch
MHCR does the best job at supporting their fosters, because they foster too. They do their best to get supplies to foster homes to cut down on out-of-pocket costs for foster families. They take requests for supplies and follow through every way they can. They're always open to communication and no question is too weird, stupid, or off-the-wall.
Kari Dale