Humane Society of Central Illinois: Capital Improvement Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

Water heater replacement project. Grant funds plus funds raised by HSCI were used to replace two old water heaters. Larger water heaters were installed to provide adequate hot water for the shelter.

Having adequate hot water to clean and sanitize the shelter reduces the chances of spreading germs and disease. It also provides a cleaner environment so that the shelter is a place that people want to come to adopt animals.

How many pets did this grant help?

More than 800 annually

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

Hello everybody! My name is Sonny and I am a 3-year-old male cat. I am very sociable and outgoing fella who loves to talk to anyone that says hi to me. I don’t like other cats at all and I am not too fond of dogs either. I can be a little moody and want my space, especially if I’m eating.

I am waiting patiently to find just the right family to adopt me. As I am waiting, the staff at HSCI takes very good care of me. They clean my habitat every day and scrub the floor. The water they used was cold because the old water heaters could not provide enough hot water for the facility.

Thanks in part to a grant from Petfinder Foundation, we now have new water heaters that provide enough hot water for the staff to clean, which helps me stay healthy. You can meet Sonny here.