Stephens County Humane Society

Name

Stephens County Humane Society

Legal name

Stephens County Humane Society

Website

https://stephenscountyshelter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Shelter Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services (BPAGAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Foster & Volunteer Network Programs (BPAGAIAF), Education & Community Outreach (Responsible Pet Ownership) (BPAGAIAK), Spay/Neuter & Population Control Programs (BPAGAIAE), Animal Shelters & Rescue Operations (AFAEALAB)

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Pet adoption programs
• Animal rescue services
• Pet foster care
• Animal welfare nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Duncan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. One-time Donations: Single donations made by supporters to support animal shelter operations, medical care, and adoption programs
2. Monthly Giving (Circle of Friends): Recurring monthly donations providing reliable funding stream for planning purposes. Tiers at $9, $19, $36, $50, and $100 per month supporting different programs
3. Bequests and Estate Gifts: Legacy donations including wills, trusts, retirement plan beneficiaries, life insurance, stock donations, and real estate gifts
4. Tribute Gifts: Donations made in honor or memory of loved ones or pets for special occasions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stephens County Humane Society operates a No-Kill animal shelter in Duncan, Oklahoma, providing shelter, food, medical care, and adoption/rescue services for homeless dogs and cats. The organization facilitates adoptions, foster placements, and volunteer-driven animal care, and sustains operations through a tiered donation program including monthly giving, tribute gifts, and legacy/estate planning contributions.

Product overview

Stephens County Humane Society operates as a unified animal welfare organization offering shelter and care services for homeless animals combined with adoption, volunteer, foster, and donation programs. The organization provides physical shelter services at its Duncan, Oklahoma facility for over 1,200 animals annually, facilitated through the Shelterluv adoption platform. Donation collection is consolidated through Bloomerang CRM, supporting multiple giving mechanisms including one-time donations, monthly Circle of Friends contributions, tribute gifts, and sophisticated legacy/estate planning vehicles. Volunteer and foster programs enable community participation in animal care and socialization activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animal Shelter Services Provides shelter, food, medical care, and adoption/rescue services for homeless dogs and cats, including newborns through senior animals. Operates the physical shelter located in Duncan, Oklahoma, providing care to over 1,200 animals annually.
• Adoption Services Facilitates the rehoming of shelter animals to forever families through the Shelterluv platform, handling adoption applications and matching processes for community members.
• Volunteer Programs Organized volunteer opportunities including animal socialization, kennel care (Care Team), TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), post-surgical recovery assistance, construction crew, special events, and rescue transport runs. Requires orientation and specific physical requirements; volunteers must be 16 or older.
• Foster Care Program Temporary home placements for under-socialized, young, or special-needs animals. Foster families must complete an interview process and agree to provide care, transportation for medical needs, and return animals to SCHS for adoption. Applications are submitted through Shelterluv.
• Circle of Friends Monthly Giving Recurring monthly donation program with tiered contribution levels ($9, $19, $36, $50, $100/month) supporting specific animal care activities like vaccinations, spay/neuter, rescue networking, adoptions, and advanced medical care.
• Tribute Gifts Donations made in honor or memory of loved ones or pets for occasions such as holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, or memorials, with personalized notification letters sent to honorees.
• Legacy Giving / Estate Planning Planned giving options including bequests through wills/trusts, IRA charitable rollovers, gifts of real estate, stocks, retirement funds, life insurance, and charitable remainder trusts, administered through the Legacy Society program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,200+ animals provided shelter, food, medical care annually

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Petco Love LostcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Petco Love Lost platform for lost pet reporting and reunification services. Provides community with tools to report and search for lost animals.
• ShelterluvcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline adoption and foster management platform powering animal matching, adoption applications, and foster family coordination.
• BloomerangcoreTechnology or IntegrationDonation management and donor CRM platform used for online donations, Circle of Friends monthly giving program, tribute gifts, and donor communications.
• BISSELL Pet FoundationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational nonprofit partner supporting pet adoption events and shelter operations through grants and promotional support.
• Endurance International GroupminorOthersCorporate partner providing support for shelter operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Petco Love: National nonprofit investing in animal welfare through adoption events, lost pet reunification (Petco Love Lost), and shelter partnerships. Integration partner of Stephens County Humane Society through the Petco Love Lost platform.
• Maddie's Fund: National family foundation investing in shelter medicine, adoption, and No-Kill community programs. Documented grant provider to Stephens County Humane Society; functions as a foundation ecosystem participant shaping best practices across the shelter peer set.
• BISSELL Pet Foundation: National nonprofit that funds pet adoption events, shelter grants, and homeless pet programs. Functions as a funder/partner ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but the partnership with Stephens County Humane Society (adoption events, grants) creates meaningful thematic alignment.

Broad incumbents

• ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals): One of the oldest and largest national animal welfare organizations with shelter, adoption, spay/neuter, and rescue programs. Comparable mission and program set, but operates nationally with substantially larger resources and a broader advocacy footprint.
• PetSmart Charities: Leading funder of animal welfare adoption programs across North America, including in-shelter adoption events and direct grants to shelters. Operates at significantly larger scale but is a comparable mission-aligned ecosystem participant and frequent funding partner for shelters like Stephens County Humane Society.
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): National animal welfare advocacy and direct-care organization with shelter rescue, disaster response, and grants programs. Comparable mission area, but HSUS operates as an advocacy and grantmaking umbrella rather than a direct shelter operator at the local level.
• Best Friends Animal Society: National No-Kill animal welfare leader operating the nation's largest sanctuary and a national network of partner shelters. Comparable as a No-Kill mission-driven peer with adoption, foster, and rescue transport programs at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Alley Cat Allies: National leader in Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs and feral cat advocacy. Comparable through the TNR program Stephens County Humane Society operates and overlapping education/outreach on community cat management.
• Oklahoma Humane Society: The largest animal welfare organization in Oklahoma operating an adoption, foster, and rescue program across the Oklahoma City metro. Most directly comparable peer given shared state geography, similar companion-animal focus, and overlapping donor pools.

Regional players

• SPCA of Texas: Regional animal welfare organization operating shelters, adoption, low-cost spay/neuter, and rescue programs in North Texas. Comparable service mix and direct-care model to Stephens County Humane Society, though operating in a larger metropolitan market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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