Pope Memorial Humane Society

What Pope Memorial Humane Society does

Pope Memorial Humane Society (PMHS-CV) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal welfare organization headquartered at 221 County Farm Road in Dover, New Hampshire, serving Strafford County, NH and York County, ME. Founded in 1984 as the Cocheco Valley Humane Society and renamed in 2017 after a $1 million donation from philanthropist Lyman Pope Jr., the organization operates a single physical shelter delivering a broad suite of animal welfare services: dog, cat, and small animal adoptions; low-cost spay and neuter veterinary clinics; emergency boarding through its Safe Pets program; a community Pet Food Pantry; lost-and-found pet reunification; pet surrender intake; foster care placement including a youth iFoster program; and the Chris' Hero Pets adoption-fee sponsorship for veterans and active-duty military.

The underlying operating model is community-led and hybrid-funded. The organization draws philanthropic revenue from individual donations, monthly giving, planned giving, capital campaigns, and a year-round event calendar anchored by Tunes for Tails and partnerships with local restaurants, breweries, coffee shops, and running clubs. Earned revenue is layered on top through adoption fees (undisclosed), spay and neuter clinic procedures ($170 for cats; $350-$400 for dogs by weight, plus $20 microchip add-on), and event-based percentage-of-sales fundraisers with named regional brands (Otto Pizza, North Country Hard Cider, Flatbread, Cinco's Cantina, Port City Coffee, Exeter Run Club, Haunted Overload). Distribution is multi-channel: the in-shelter adoption center open Wednesday-Saturday plus appointment-only surrenders, regular off-site adoption events at partner locations, online donation and ticketing infrastructure (Zeffy, Bonfire merchandise store, Amazon/Chewy wish lists), and active social channels on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube.

The customer base is horizontally segmented across general public pet owners, veterans and active military, Strafford and York county students seeking service-learning hours, and residents in crisis (domestic violence, fire, hospitalization) needing confidential temporary boarding. Infrastructure is anchored by the 2017-built Dover facility recently expanded with a 5,250-square-foot outdoor play area and pavilion funded again by Lyman Pope Jr., whose philanthropy also underwrote three additional namesake shelters across New England in Thomaston ME, Orleans VT, and Concord NH.

Name

Pope Memorial Humane Society

Legal name

The Pope Memorial Humane Society

Website

https://popememorialcvhs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pope Memorial Humane Society is a Dover, New Hampshire nonprofit animal shelter serving Strafford County, NH and York County, ME with adoptions, low-cost spay and neuter clinics, emergency boarding, pet food assistance, and veteran adoption programs, funded primarily through donations and community fundraising events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Shelter Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291), Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD), Low-Cost & Community Veterinary Clinics (HLAMAAAE), Foster & Volunteer Network Programs (BPAGAIAF)

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Pet adoption programs
• Spay neuter clinic
• Emergency pet boarding
• Lost found pets

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations, monthly giving programs, planned giving, and capital campaign contributions. The organization receives significant donor support including major gifts from benefactors like Lyman Pope Jr.
2. Adoption Fees: Fees collected from animal adoptions. Specific adoption fee amounts are not publicly listed but are charged for dog, cat, and small animal adoptions.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual and recurring events including Tunes for Tails, community partnerships with local restaurants (percentage of sales events), and other fundraising activities.
4. Spay & Neuter Clinic Fees: Veterinary services revenue from spay/neuter procedures for cats ($170) and dogs ($350-$400 based on weight).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pope Memorial Humane Society operates a community animal shelter providing adoption services for dogs, cats, and small animals, along with low-cost spay/neuter veterinary clinics, emergency pet boarding, a pet food pantry, lost-and-found pet reunification, and surrender services. The Dover, NH-based nonprofit supplements core shelter operations with community education, foster care placement, dog training, and targeted programs for veterans and residents in crisis.

Product overview

Pope Memorial Humane Society operates as a community animal shelter offering a comprehensive suite of animal welfare services. The core offering centers on adoption programs for dogs, cats, and small animals. Ancillary services include low-cost spay and neuter clinics, emergency pet food assistance, temporary emergency boarding (Safe Pets), lost and found pet reunification, and veteran support through the Chris' Hero Pets program. Additional community programs include the Mother Spay Program for unexpected litters, foster care placement, dog training classes, and educational service learning projects for students. The organization also hosts regular fundraising events including the annual Tunes for Tails gala and community-sponsored events at local businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dog & Cat Adoptions
• Small Animal Adoptions
• Spay & Neuter Clinics
• Pet Food Pantry
• Mother Spay Program
• Safe Pets
• Chris' Hero Pets
• Lost & Found Pets
• Surrender a Pet
• Dog Training Classes
• Foster Care Program
• Tunes for Tails

Quantifiable outcome

• Free mother spay surgery for qualifying pet owners who surrender litters for adoption
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chris' Hero Pets (Hero Pups)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram that sponsors adoption fees for veterans and active military members. Partners with shelters to help unite veterans with companion animals by covering part or all of adoption costs.
• Haunted OverloadcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual partnership for the Howl for the Animals event. Family-friendly Halloween event with all proceeds benefiting the animals at Pope Memorial Humane Society.
• Otto PizzaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal restaurant partner hosting Charitable Monday events donating 10% of sales to PMHS-CV. Also hosts Pizza & Paws adoption events at the shelter.
• North Country Hard CiderminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal cidery hosting Sip & Snuggle events featuring adoptable animals. Regular venue for fundraising snuggle sessions.
• The GettyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortsmouth bagel shop hosting regular Barks & Bagels events featuring adoptable dogs on select Friday mornings.
• Port City Coffee RoastersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortsmouth coffee shop hosting A Whole LATTE Love adoption events.
• Flatbread Co.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPortsmouth pizzeria hosting Community Bake Nights with portion of proceeds donated.
• Cinco's CantinaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal restaurant chain donating 20% of sales on designated fundraiser days.
• The 801 (Portsmouth)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent venue hosting the annual Tunes for Tails gala fundraiser featuring live music, appetizers, and adoptable animals.
• Las OlasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal restaurant sponsoring the Burrito BASH Open House event at the shelter.
• Exeter Run ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrganizes Thanks4Giving Race with portion of proceeds donated to PMHS-CV.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• New Hampshire SPCA: New Hampshire SPCA operates a full-service animal shelter and adoption center in Stratham, NH, offering adoptions, low-cost spay/neuter, behavior training, and surrender services to a similar New Hampshire community — directly comparable in mission, service mix, and regional scope.
• Salem Animal Rescue League: Salem Animal Rescue League is a nonprofit animal shelter in Salem, NH providing adoptions, veterinary services, and surrender support within the same southern New Hampshire / northern Massachusetts market as PMHS-CV, making it a directly comparable community-shelter peer.
• Conway Area Humane Society: Conway Area Humane Society is a community animal shelter in Conway, NH offering adoptions, surrender services, and spay/neuter programs to a similar small-town New Hampshire catchment, directly paralleling PMHS-CV's regional shelter operating model.
• Monadnock Humane Society: Monadnock Humane Society operates an adoption center, low-cost clinic, and community education programs serving southwestern New Hampshire — a same-size, same-model regional nonprofit animal welfare organization.
• Humane Society for Greater Nashua: Humane Society for Greater Nashua is a New Hampshire community animal shelter offering adoptions, spay/neuter, surrender services, and humane education to a similar suburban southern NH community, directly comparable to PMHS-CV's operations.
• Lakes Region Humane Society: Lakes Region Humane Society is a community animal shelter in Laconia, NH providing adoptions, surrender intake, and spay/neuter services to a small New Hampshire catchment — comparable in scale, scope, and nonprofit community-shelter model.

Broad incumbents

• MSPCA-Angell: MSPCA-Angell is a large, established regional animal welfare organization operating full-service veterinary hospitals, adoption centers, and law enforcement across Massachusetts and New England — overlapping in mission but at materially larger scale and geographic reach.
• ASPCA: The ASPCA is a national animal welfare organization operating shelters, mobile spay/neuter clinics, and grant programs across the U.S., directly comparable to PMHS-CV's adoption and low-cost clinic services but at vastly larger scale and with national fundraising reach.
• The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): HSUS is the largest national animal protection organization, providing direct shelter and rescue support, disaster response, and grant funding to community shelters like PMHS-CV; comparable as a broader incumbent shaping the same funding and donor mindshare landscape.

Others

• Maddie's Fund: Maddie's Fund is a national family foundation that provides grants to animal welfare organizations, including a documented $3,000 grant to PMHS-CV in 2022; comparable as a key ecosystem funder and grantmaker supporting community shelters' spay/neuter and adoption programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/popememorialnh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFhdv7BZ8OPKxuDZGs_Wi_w
• Facebookfacebook.com/PopeMemorialCVHS
• Instagraminstagram.com/popememorialcvhs

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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