Cedar Bend Humane Society

What Cedar Bend Humane Society does

Cedar Bend Humane Society (CBHS) is an Iowa nonprofit, open-admission, full-service animal shelter founded in 1968 and headquartered at 1166 West Airline Highway, Waterloo, Iowa. The organization serves Black Hawk County and adjacent Cedar Valley communities including Cedar Falls, Washburn, Voorhies, Finchford, Dewar, and Eagle Center. CBHS operates a comprehensive animal welfare portfolio spanning pet adoption (dogs, cats, barn cats, pocket pets), animal control, low-cost wellness and vaccination clinics, microchipping, spay/neuter programs (including the Fix A Feline TNR program), foster care, humane education, an on-site dog park, and end-of-life memorial and cremation services. The organization holds core municipal partnerships with the City of Waterloo and City of Cedar Falls for animal control and TNR coordination, and operates a secondary Outreach & Education Center at 3225 Airport Blvd that houses vaccination clinics and dog park facilities. CBHS maintains a no-time-limit adoption policy, accepting animals regardless of age, breed, behavior, or health.

Name

Cedar Bend Humane Society

Legal name

Cedar Bend Humane Society

Website

https://cedarbendhumane.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cedar Bend Humane Society is an Iowa nonprofit open-admission animal shelter founded in 1968, providing pet adoption, low-cost wellness clinics, animal control, TNR programs, and end-of-life memorial services to Black Hawk County residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Shelter & Welfare Services

NAICS

Veterinary Services (54194), Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

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), Spay/Neuter & Population Control Programs (BPAGAIAE)

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Pet adoption programs
• Low-cost veterinary care
• Humane education
• Animal welfare nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo, Iowa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Nonprofit relies on generous donors and volunteers for funding. Receives monetary donations through online portal (PayPal) and in-person contributions.
2. Adoption Fees: Revenue from pet adoptions including dogs, cats, and pocket pets.
3. Wellness Services: Low-cost veterinary services including vaccinations, spay/neuter, dentals, microchipping, deworming, and wellness exams.
4. Dog Park Fees: Communal play ($10/hour) and private play ($25-$50/hour) for dog park access.
5. Kennel Sponsorship: $300 donation for 3-month personalized sponsorship with social media recognition.
6. Planned Giving: Bequests through wills/trusts, life insurance policies, charitable remainder trusts, and retained life estate agreements.
7. Memorial Services: Pet burial plots ($290-$565), cremation services ($25-$175), headstones ($350-$400), and euthanasia services ($60).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cedar Bend Humane Society is an open-admission, full-service animal shelter providing pet adoption (dogs, cats, pocket pets, barn cats), low-cost veterinary wellness services (vaccinations, spay/neuter, microchipping, deworming), Trap-Neuter-Return community cat programs, animal control services for Black Hawk County, end-of-life memorial and cremation/burial services, foster care, and humane education programs. The organization serves Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and surrounding Cedar Valley communities from its Waterloo, Iowa facilities.

Product overview

Cedar Bend Humane Society operates as an open-admission, full-service animal shelter offering a comprehensive suite of animal welfare services. The core offerings include pet adoption programs (Adopt A Dog, Adopt A Cat, Adopt A Barn Cat, Second Chances) that facilitate matching homeless animals with families. The organization provides animal control and TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) services for community cat management, along with wellness programs offering low-cost vaccinations, microchipping, and spay/neuter services through the Fix A Feline program and Wellness Program. End-of-life services encompass the Memorial Garden with euthanasia, burial, and cremation options. Additional programs include foster care, humane education, an on-site dog park, pet surrender processing, and various giving opportunities including Sponsor A Kennel, Planned Giving, and Wish Lists. Employment and volunteer opportunities round out engagement options. This is a service-based nonprofit organization, not a technology company, and does not offer a software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adopt A Dog

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Viking PumpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate sponsor highlighted in ROOTS 2024 partnership testimonials. Supports shelter events and fundraising efforts.
• Home Depot WaterloominorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipated in CBHS Campus Clean Up event. Corporate volunteer support for shelter maintenance and improvements.
• City of WaterloocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Trap-Neuter-Return program. Waterloo Animal Control officers coordinate trapping of free-roaming cats in neighborhoods.
• City of Cedar FallscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Trap-Neuter-Return program for community cat population control in Cedar Falls.
• Iowa Humane AllianceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlternative resource for affordable spay/neuter services for free-roaming cats outside Waterloo/Cedar Falls area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation): National animal welfare foundation funding adoption and lifesaving programs at shelters like CBHS. Adjacent player that supports rather than competes with community shelters.
• PetSmart Charities: Major funder of adoption, spay/neuter, and disaster relief for shelters nationally. Comparable mission alignment but acts as a grantmaker rather than a direct shelter operator.
• Maddie's Fund: Family foundation that grants to animal welfare organizations pursuing no-kill communities. Highly aligned with CBHS's open-admission, no-time-limit adoption philosophy.

Broad incumbents

• Best Friends Animal Society: National no-kill advocacy and shelter-support organization running adoption events, sanctuary operations, and Lifesaving Centers. Comparable in the no-time-limit adoption philosophy CBHS promotes.
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS): National umbrella animal welfare organization that influences policy, disaster response, and grants for local shelters like CBHS. Larger and broader in scope, but operates in the same mission space.
• ASPCA: National animal welfare organization providing shelter grants, mobile spay/neuter, and advocacy. Overlaps with CBHS in mission but operates at a vastly larger scale across many states.

Regional players

• Quad Cities Animal Welfare Center: Municipal-contracted shelter serving the Quad Cities region of Iowa/Illinois with adoption and animal control services. Comparable regional peer but in a non-overlapping service territory.

Direct peers

• Iowa Humane Alliance: Regional spay/neuter and TNR provider already partnered with CBHS for overflow cat services. Directly comparable in low-cost population-control veterinary services for the same Iowa market.
• Animal Rescue League of Iowa: Iowa-based open-admission shelter serving the Des Moines metro with adoption, low-cost veterinary care, and animal control contracts. Operates the same full-service shelter model as CBHS in a different Iowa region, making it the closest geographic comparable.
• Cedar Rapids Humane Society: Eastern Iowa animal welfare organization offering adoption, low-cost spay/neuter, and humane education in a comparable mid-size Iowa market. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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