Lawrence Humane Society Inc

What Lawrence Humane Society Inc does

Lawrence Humane Society, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal welfare organization chartered on March 27, 1951, originally as the Douglas County Humane Society and renamed in 1963. It operates a 20,000-square-foot facility with an in-house veterinary clinic at 1805 E. 19th Street, Lawrence, Kansas, serving as Douglas County's primary animal shelter and contracted animal services provider for unincorporated areas. The organization runs on a team of approximately 40 staff and is funded through a mix of donations (processed via Classy.org and GoFundMe), adoption fees, public veterinary service fees, retail merchandise, and event sponsorships.

The organization delivers an integrated portfolio of programs spanning core sheltering (adoptions, foster care, volunteer engagement, animal care), public veterinary services (subsidized spay/neuter surgeries averaging 10 owned pets per day, microchipping, vaccine clinics, TNVR for community cats), and community support (Pet Resource Center, Crisis Pet Retention Program, pet food pantry, lost and found services, humane investigations). It also operates a contracted animal services function for Douglas County covering field response, welfare checks, stray capture, and ordinance enforcement support. Customer-facing operations run daily, with adoption center hours from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM and the Pet Resource Center from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

The business model is community-led, relying on donor contributions, a volunteer and foster network, and grassroots engagement through events such as Mass Street Mutts. Technology is operational rather than proprietary: shelter management runs on PetPoint and Chameleon; volunteer programs on Better Impact and Volgistics; donations on Classy.org and GoFundMe; and intake/feedback forms on JotForm. The organization does not offer a consumer app, public API, or SDK, and there is no evidence of AI/ML capabilities. Customers are concentrated in Lawrence and Douglas County, with named segments including Douglas County residents, foster caregivers, volunteers, and underserved pet owners (including Spanish-speaking households).

Name

Lawrence Humane Society Inc

Legal name

Lawrence Humane Society, Inc.

Website

https://lawrencehumane.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lawrence Humane Society is a nonprofit animal welfare organization operating a 20,000-square-foot shelter and in-house veterinary clinic in Lawrence, Kansas, delivering adoption, foster, public veterinary, and crisis pet retention services to Douglas County residents and their pets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Welfare Services

NAICS

Temporary Shelters (624221), 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), Animal Cruelty Prevention, Investigation & Humane Law Enforcement (BPAGAIAG), Animal Welfare & Advocacy Organizations (AFAEALAC), Low-Cost & Community Veterinary Clinics (HLAMAAAE)

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Pet adoption programs
• Veterinary care services
• Animal welfare support
• Community pet resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies heavily on donations from supporters, including one-time donations, monthly giving programs, and crisis pet retention fund contributions. Donations are processed through Classy.org and other platforms.
2. Adoption Fees: Revenue generated from pet adoptions at the shelter adoption center, open daily from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
3. Public Veterinary Services: Low-cost or subsidized veterinary services including spay/neuter surgeries, microchipping, and vaccine clinics for community members who cannot afford private veterinary care.
4. Retail Store: The shelter operates a retail shop selling merchandise including limited edition 75th anniversary items and other pet-related products.
5. Spay/Neuter Subsidy Program: Subsidized spay/neuter surgeries for families experiencing financial hardship, funded through donations and matching programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lawrence Humane Society is a nonprofit animal shelter that provides animal sheltering, pet adoption placement, foster care coordination, and low-cost public veterinary services including spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, and microchipping. The organization also runs a Pet Resource Center offering crisis pet retention assistance, lost and found pet services, surrender counseling, and a community pet food pantry for Douglas County, Kansas residents.

Product overview

Lawrence Humane Society is a nonprofit animal shelter operating a 20,000-square-foot facility with an in-house veterinary clinic. The organization provides animal sheltering, adoption, foster care, and volunteer services as its core programs, supplemented by public veterinary services (spay/neuter, vaccines, microchipping), community support programs (crisis pet retention, pet food pantry, TNVR), animal services for Douglas County, and retail operations. The shelter utilizes shelter management software (PetPoint, Chameleon) and volunteer management platforms (Better Impact, Volgistics) for operations, with donations processed through Classy.org and GoFundMe. The organization does not offer a technology product; all offerings are in-person service programs for the Lawrence and Douglas County community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Hill's Pet NutritionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Hill's Pet Nutrition offered to match every donation made to help with the cost of a pet's spay/neuter surgery between now and August 15, up to $7,500, as part of Lawrence Humane's 75th anniversary celebration. This matching program effectively doubles donor impact for the subsidized spay/neuter program serving families in financial hardship.
• Douglas CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLawrence Humane serves as Douglas County's primary animal shelter and provides comprehensive animal services for unincorporated Douglas County, including field services, welfare checks, stray animal response, and compliance support. The organization also serves as Douglas County's primary pet food pantry.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ASPCA: National nonprofit animal welfare organization providing sheltering, adoption, mobile veterinary services, humane law enforcement, and advocacy nationwide. Comparable as a broad animal welfare incumbent with community shelter services, though at national scale and with different operational footprint.
• Best Friends Animal Society: National no-kill animal welfare organization operating sanctuary and adoption centers across multiple states with advocacy, lifesaving programs, and corporate partnerships (including pet food partners). Comparable at the broad mission level as a nonprofit animal welfare leader, though significantly larger in scale and scope.
• Humane Society of the United States: National animal welfare advocacy and direct-service organization operating affiliates and partner shelters across the U.S. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same sheltering/welfare space; notably awarded Lawrence Humane its 1966 'best small shelter' recognition.

Direct peers

• Kansas City Pet Project: Regional nonprofit animal shelter in Kansas City metro serving as Kansas City's open-admission animal shelter with adoption, foster, veterinary services, and pet resource programs. Highly comparable as a community-led shelter operating in the same Kansas/Missouri regional market with similar revenue model (donations + adoption fees + clinic services).
• Nebraska Humane Society: Regional nonprofit animal welfare organization serving Nebraska with adoption, animal control contract, and community pet services including veterinary clinic. Comparable as a Midwest shelter organization with contracted municipal services and public veterinary offerings.
• Humane Society of Missouri: Regional animal welfare organization operating shelters, adoption centers, and veterinary services across Missouri. Comparable as a multi-location regional shelter with adoption, animal control contracts, and community education programs in the same Midwest regional market.
• Topeka Humane Society: Nonprofit animal shelter serving Topeka and surrounding Shawnee County with adoption, foster, and low-cost veterinary services. Comparable as a Kansas-based shelter with similar scale, community-led GTM motion, and reliance on donation funding.
• Wichita Humane Society: Kansas-based nonprofit animal welfare organization providing adoption, surrender prevention, and veterinary services across the Wichita metro area. Directly comparable as a regional Kansas shelter with similar community-led model, in-house clinic, and pet retention programming.
• Wayside Waifs: Midwest no-kill animal shelter in Kansas City area providing adoption, foster care, pet training, and pet support services for the community. Comparable as a regional nonprofit shelter with similar programming mix including pet retention and subsidized services.

Others

• Petco Love: National pet welfare foundation funding adoption, lost pet recovery, and lifesaving programs at partner shelters. Comparable as a thematic ecosystem participant providing partnerships, lost pet database integration (Petco Love Lost), and grant funding to community shelters like Lawrence Humane.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/lawrencehumane
• Instagraminstagram.com/lawrencehumane
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lawrence-humane-society

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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