Overview Money In Money Out People Connected Orgs Positions Interview Endorsements
About Humane World for Animals, Inc., formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States (The Organization), seeks to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
Donations are tax-deductible
Financial Snapshot FY ending 2024-12-31 Financial history 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Latest FY2024: $207.9M · Peak FY2021: $259.5M · Avg: $169.6M
Foreign activity (Schedule F) Total spent abroad $118.0M
Foreign employees 11
Foreign offices 0
Foreign partnership interest Yes
Foreign trust interest Yes
Region Activity Spent Central America and the Caribbean — — East Asia and the Pacific — — Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) — — North America (Canada & Mexico only) — — South America — — South Asia — — Sub-Saharan Africa — — Central America and the Caribbean — — Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) — — Central America and the Caribbean — — East Asia and the Pacific — — Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) — — North America (Canada & Mexico only) — — South America — — South Asia — — Sub-Saharan Africa — — Middle East and North Africa — —
501(h) election This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.
Political & Grant Activity
HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INC
Address 700 Professional DR
Gaithersburg, MD, 20879-341
Governance Voting board members 17
Independent members 17
Conflict-of-interest policy Yes
Whistleblower policy Yes
Doc-retention policy Yes
Audit committee Yes
990 reviewed by board Yes
Compensation practices Severance payments Yes
Equity-based comp No
Supplemental retirement plan No
Compensation committee Yes
Used comp survey Yes
Board approved comp Yes
Initial contract exception No
Financial detail (Schedule D) Board-designated % 68.0%
Permanent endowment % 21.0%
Endowment held by related org No
Fundraising activity (Schedule G) Uses professional fundraisers Yes
Gross fundraising receipts $32.3M
Net to org $25.1M
Retained by contractors $7.3M
Channels Mail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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