About Us

Who We Are

We are CliftonDeer.org, an Ohio nonprofit corporation formed in 2015. Our mission is to promote humane methods of deer population management and the ecological health of our parks and communities.

What We Do

To advance our mission, we operate the Clifton Deer Program and we work to educate others on effective and humane alternatives to lethal culling in urban areas. Started in December 2015, the Clifton Deer Program uses an established fertility control method that has produced a documented decline in the deer population each year of the Program’s existence to date.

Leadership Team

"Our deer are sentient beings with whom we are sharing our space. They are like us. They form relationships and bonds. They feel…hurt, fear, joy, connection, and safety included. The maxim, 'Do unto others…' includes all of us."

"If you can be kind and compassionate, and still solve the problem, why wouldn't you?"

“We’re treating deer as part of the natural world we're all trying to preserve."

"I am proud that our Program is using a humane and scientifically sound approach to solve a difficult ecological problem."

"We have an incredible opportunity to humanely control our deer population and further the evidence that sterilization programs can work!"

Financial Information

As a nonprofit organization, our expenses are broken down into three categories: program expenses, fundraising expenses, and administrative expenses. Program expenses are directly related to the fulfillment of our mission, whereas administrative and fundraising expenses are generally thought of as “overhead.” As shown by the diagram below, the vast majority of our expenses are “program” related.

Fiscal Year 2021 Expenses

Ways to Support Us

For our most recent Charitable Registration with the Ohio Attorney General’s Charitable Division, click here. For a copy of our latest annual informational return (Form 990-N) on file with the IRS, click here. CliftonDeer.org’s Federal Employer Identification Number is 47-430573.