HART OF MAINE’S
2025 Impact Report
In 2025, HART of Maine provided lifesaving care, medical treatment, and safe shelter to countless cats in need, thanks to the generosity of our incredible community. Your support, whether through donations, volunteering, fostering, or spreading the word, made a direct impact on their journey to finding loving homes. This report highlights the stories, milestones, and successes that you made possible, and we are deeply grateful for your compassion and dedication.
- IN 2025 -
563
CATS & KITTENS ARRIVED AT HART
265
ADULT CATS FOUND THEIR NEW FAMILIES
207
KITTENS ARE NOW COZY IN THEIR NEW HOMES
15,427
TOTAL ESTIMATED ADOPTIONS SINCE 1997
- 2025 MILESTONES -
FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT
Our Annual Yard Sale, along with multiple Bake & Craft Sales and fundraising events, collectively raised $122K.
Donors contributed a combined $35K in gifts made in honor or in memory of loved ones, reflecting deep community connection and meaningful tribute-based support.
Our Spring and Year-End Fundraisers generated just over $265K, contributing to total General Donation income of $336K.
Unrestricted grants contributed $86K, providing flexible funding to support HART’s core programs and operations.
The Cat Sponsorship Program raised $13K.
VOLUNTEER ONBOARDING & PROGRAMS
Achieved year-over-year increases in adoptions over the past three years
Coordinated care and placement during multiple high-volume overcrowding intake cases
Contributed more than 11,000 volunteer hours in support of shelter operations and programs
Formalized and expanded the Afternoon Volunteer Program, bringing in 20+ new families to provide consistent afternoon care for cats
Onboarded 12 new foster homes
Onboarded 6 new adoption counselors
Built and strengthened the foster program for both kittens and adult cats
- MEDICAL -
56 dental cleanings
1,340 exams, evaluations, rechecks &
assessments (in-shelter) performed
42 exams and assessments
performed at other clinics
2,377 flea and deworming treatments
1,405 medication treatments
440 lab tests performed
363 cats & kittens microchipped
252 cats & kittens neutered & spayed
492 FELV, FIV & HW tests performed
480 rabies vaccines administered
1,091 FVRCP vaccines administered
23 major surgeries
- HART’s Sources of Income in 2025 -
- How contributions helped HART in 2025 -
*Data based on figures from 1/1 -12/31/2025