Public Charity

AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $36.6M revenue, $32.6M expenses, $46.2M total assets. 152 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $36.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 840432950 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36.6M
Total Expenses$32.6M
Total Assets$46.2M
Grant Records152
Funding Total$36.1M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1877, AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION, DBA AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY (AMERICAN HUMANE) IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY, WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS. OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE FIRST TO SERVE IN PROMOTING AND NURTURING THE BONDS BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Abigail Trenk
VICE CHAIR Candy Spelling
SVP & CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Cheryl Lesko
DIRECTOR Cybell Kiessling
DIRECTOR David Webb
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 9/24/24) Dawn Assenzio

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT
$28,262,012 29 grants
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY, ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND TO SERVE AS THEIR VOICE.
$2,294,652 7 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,995,864 9 grants
General Support
$796,309 5 grants
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$652,110 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $36.6M $32.6M $46.2M
2024 $28.1M $26.5M $45.5M
2023 $25.9M $24.2M $36.2M
2021 $15.5M $16.1M $30.8M
2020 $21.3M $18.5M $25.7M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $21.3M to $36.6M (+72%), with total assets most recently reported at $46.2M.

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