Animal Shelter Rescue Impact Report

Share Your Shelter's Life-Saving Impact with Donors

Animal shelters and rescue organizations need a clear, professional way to report their impact to donors, board members, and the community. This Animal Shelter Rescue Impact Report template helps you document and communicate the incredible work your organization does—from animals rescued and adopted to spay/neuter programs and foster care outcomes.

Built for animal welfare nonprofits, this form captures the metrics that matter most: intake numbers by species, adoption success rates, medical interventions, community outreach, and foster program performance. Whether you're preparing quarterly reports for major donors, annual updates for your board, or impact summaries for grant applications, this template gives you a structured way to collect and present your data.

Why Paperform for Animal Shelter Impact Reporting?

Paperform makes it easy to create beautiful, branded reports that reflect the heart of your mission. Use conditional logic to show different sections based on reporting period or program type, and add photos or videos of happy adoption stories to bring your numbers to life. With calculation fields, you can automatically compute adoption rates, percentage improvements, and program growth—no spreadsheet required.

Connect your completed reports to Stepper to automatically generate donor thank-you emails, update your CRM with the latest impact data, or trigger follow-up tasks for your development team. Use Papersign to collect board member signatures on annual impact statements or partnership agreements with other rescue organizations.

Your impact reporting can integrate seamlessly with tools like Google Sheets (for ongoing dashboards), Airtable (for program tracking), Mailchimp (for donor newsletters featuring your latest results), or your donor management system. This means your impact data flows directly into the reports and communications that keep supporters engaged and inspired to give.

With Paperform's AI-powered insights, you can analyze trends across multiple reporting periods, identify your strongest programs, and generate talking points for fundraising conversations—all from the submissions you collect.

Whether you're a small foster-based rescue or a full-service shelter with veterinary clinics and community programs, this template helps you tell the complete story of the lives you save and the community you serve.