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. 163 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $36.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 840432950 WASHINGTON, DC Animal Protection & Welfare NTEE: D20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36.6M
Total Expenses$32.6M
Total Assets$46.2M
Grant Records163
Funding Total$36.4M
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.

Where $100 goes at American Humane Association

How American Humane Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$25
American humane certified no animals were harmedamerican humane society's "no animals were harmed" certification program was and is the first to protect animals in film and television, safeguarding…
32% of program spending
$14
Humane conservationamerican humane certified zoos and aquariumsin the face of what scientists are calling a "sixth mass extinction" with species disappearing at an unprecedented rate, zoos and aquariums…
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 500,000 animals
$12
Otheramerican humane hero dog awards the american humane hero dog awards is an annual, nationwide competition that searches out and recognizes america's hero dogs often ordinary dogs who…
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 436 dogs; 1,500 dogs; 4,000 dogs

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$31,816,847 86 grants
Animal Welfare
$3,575,205 33 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$260,000 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$253,000 7 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$110,000 4 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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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