2026-06-26T06:54:39-07:00 2025-12-31 393046860 ACCOUNTING WITH DEBITS & CREDITS LLC 2426 NEWMOOR WAY UPPER MARLBORO MD 20774 990 2025-01-01 470910622 Humane Farm Animal Care HUMA 7034353883 PO Box 82 Middleburg VA 20118 Mimi Dale Stein Executive Director 7034353883 2026-06-25 true Jamie Walker-Turner P01994335 4107213946 2026-06-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Mimi Dale Stein PO Box 82 Middleburg VA 20118 5335113 false X www.certifiedhumane.org X 2003 VA Every farmer and rancher participating in the Certified Humane program had to modify their operations to meet the Animal Care Standards and be certified. Schedule O 7 5 14 2 0 0 60677 58959 4590342 5033433 252192 242721 36188 0 4939399 5335113 0 0 1136953 1524306 0 10700 1243338 1593305 2380291 3117611 2559108 2217502 11443360 13838478 207954 755181 11235406 13083297 Every farmer and rancher participating in the Certified Humane program had to modify their operations to meet the Animal Care Standards and be certified. Schedule O false false 3028118 0 0 In 2025, over 500 companies represented more than 38,000 farms were Certified Humane. Producers or products can be found in the U.S., Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic,Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Turkey, Uruguay & Vietnam. We can all be advocates for farm animals by purchasing Certified Humane products and by utilizing the tools provided on our website and through our new app. To become certified by HFAC, farmers must meet HFAC Animal Care Standards and pass annual inspections. HFACs Animal Care Standards were developed and subject to regular review by a veritable Whos Who of national and international animal scientists and farm-animal welfare experts. Our voluntary Scientific Committee consists of, Kenneth E. Anderson, PhD North Carolina State University, USA Michael Appleby, PhD World Animal Protection, USA Richard Blatchford, PhD University of California, Davis, USA Elisabetta Canali, PhD Universit degli Studi, Milan, Italy Sylvie Cloutier, PhD Associate Director of Assessment, Canadian Council on Animal Care, Ottawa, Canada Brenda Coe, PhD Pennsylvania State University, USA Hans Coetzee, PhD Iowa State University, USA Luiz Dematte, DVM, PhD Industrial Director of Korin Ltd, and General Coordinator of Mokiti Okada Foundation, Brazil Inma Estves, PhD Research Professor, Neiker-Tecnalia University, Spain Anne Fanatico, PhD Appalachian State University, USA Valentina Ferrante, PhD University of Milan, Italy Trent Gilbery, MS North Dakota State University, USA Alan Goldberg, PhD The Johns Hopkins University, USA Temple Grandin, PhD Colorado State University, USA Thomas G. Hartsock, PhD University of Maryland, USA Jrg Hartung, DVM Institute of Animal Hygiene, Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, Germany Brittany Howell, PhD Fort Hays State University, USA Pam Hullinger, DVM, MPVM University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA Joy Mench, PhD University of California, Davis, USA Suzanne Millman, PhD Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA Malcolm Mitchell, PhD SRUC, Scotlands Rural College, Scotland Priya Motupalli, PhD IKEA, Sweden Ruth Newberry, PhD Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Adjunct Professor, Washington State University, USA Humane Farm Animal Care Scientific Committee January 2018 Abdullah Ozen, PhD Professor, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey Edmond Pajor, PhD University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Jose Peralta, PhD, DVM Western University of Health Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pomona California, USA Rosangela Poletto, DVM, PhD Professor, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Martin Potter, PhD Animal Welfare Consultant, Member of FAWT, UK and Advising Member of EIG, UK Mohan Raj, PhD Honorary Visiting Fellow, School of Veterinary Sciences, Bristol University, Bristol, UK Jean-Loup Rault, PhD Institute of Animal Husbandry and Animal Welfare at Vetmeduni, Vienna, Austria Karen Schwean-Lardner, PhD University of Saskatchewan, Canada J.K. Shearer, PhD Iowa State University, USA Marilyn M. Simunich, DVM Director, Animal Health Laboratory, Division of Animal Industries, Idaho State Department of Agriculture, USA Carolyn Stull, PhD Chairman, Scientific Committee University of California, Davis, USA Janice Swanson, PhD Michigan State University, USA William VanDresser, DVM Retired Extension Veterinarian, , USA Andreia De Paula Vieira, DVM, PhD Animal Welfare Scientist, Universidade de So Paulo, Brazil Daniel M. Weary, PhD Professor and NSERC Industrial Research Chair, Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia, Canada Julia Wrathall, PhD Director, Farm Animals Division, RSPCA, West Sussex, UK Adroaldo Zanella, PhD Professor, Dept. Medicina Veterinria Preventiva e Sade Animal / FMVZ Universidade de So Paulo, Pirassununga/SP, Brazil The credibility of our program rests with farmers and ranchers meeting the high welfare standards we set by passing annual inspections. The program also must inspect processing plants to make sure that the slaughter of the animals is humane and the handling of the animals before slaughter is gentle. In addition, traceability audits are performed on all products, ensuring that every package, carton, or case that has the Certified Humane logo on it can be traced back to the farm, barn, flock, or herd that was inspected and certified. HFAC continues to be the only animal welfare certification organization to conduct traceability audits. This requires three different types of inspectors. The first are those that have species-specific knowledge and do the on-farm inspections. They are usually University Professors with a masters degree or PhD in Animal Science or a DVM/VMD and have a great deal of expertise on the species they are inspecting. Additionally, slaughter/processor inspections require a different expertise. For example, only poultry scientists or poultry veterinarians would be considered to inspect poultry on the farm. Even with cows, scientists or veterinarians with experience in dairy cows have different expertise than those with beef cattle experience. These inspectors are specially trained to understand what to look for during the slaughter process and how to to recognize insensibility and careful handling techniques. Finally, the traceability auditors understand how to look for separation and segregation of products, how to do in/out audits to make sure the amount of product that comes in is the same amount that goes out, and that non-certified product does not end up in packages with the Certified Humane seal. With every producer who agrees to abide by Humane Farm Animal Cares, Animal Care Standards, thousands more animals benefit, and many more farmers have a chance to see that they, too, can change the way they raise animals without fearing for their bottom line. Funding received has helped HFAC bring many small farms, whose inspection fees are waived, into our program. Our program manual describes the number of animals that qualify a farm for the small farm exemption. If a farm meets those criteria, HFAC waives these fees to ensure that every producer that is willing to make and sustain the changes necessary to become Certified Humane can do so - no matter how small. All farms and processing plants are inspected annually to verify that they are meeting all the requirements as described in our Animal Care Standards. (The standards are available for download by consumers and producers alike from our website at www.certifiedhumane.org). HFAC has created an infrastructure and processes that meet the highest international standards for a certification body. The achievements of the Certified Humane program are the result of a committed staff, volunteers, supporters, as generous contributions from the public and foundations, and loyal consumer who request and shop for Certified Humane products. an infrastructure and processes that meet the highest international standards for a certification body. The achievements of the Certified Humane program are the result of a committed staff, volunteers, supporters, as generous contribution from the public and foundations, and loyal consumer who request and shop for Certified Humane products. 3028118 true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 26 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AK AL AR CA CO CT FL GA IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MO MS NC NH NJ NM OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X Mimi Stein 7034353883 8 N Jay Street 3rd Floor W Middleburg VA 20117 Mimi Dale Stein Director & CFO 40.00 X 195672 0 6613 Adele Jolley Director/CEO/Secretary 10.00 X X 55760 0 2358 Theresa Hutchinson Treasurer 0.50 X X 16200 0 0 Patricia Forkan Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Jenkins Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew Kimbrell President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Luiz Mazzon Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Nowland Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Amber Doty Certification Director 40.00 X 165467 0 15378 Laura Vermilion Dir of Prog Services 40.00 X 156333 0 11508 589432 0 35857 3 false true false 58959 58959 Certification Fees 900099 3949686 0 0 Inspection Income 900099 1051872 0 0 Application Fees 900099 31875 0 0 5033433 242721 0 242721 5335113 5033433 0 242721 267632 243326 20474 3832 1026052 1008609 17443 0 36304 35578 617 109 92636 90783 1575 278 101682 99648 1729 305 366400 366400 0 0 23548 0 23548 0 20252 19847 344 61 70582 69170 1200 212 154148 154148 0 0 26091 25569 444 78 932284 915040 11419 5825 3117611 3028118 78793 10700 479910 314877 10031686 11936188 803080 835134 56375 87040 72309 665239 11443360 13838478 135145 134274 72809 620907 207954 755181 X 10640042 12901734 595364 181563 11235406 13083297 11443360 13838478 2217502 -369611 X false true X true false X 0 130068 1116834 112714 60677 58959 1479252 0 0 130068 1116834 112714 60677 58959 1479252 645719 833533 1931 5538 107581 250921 242721 608692 0 0 2087944 19055755 0.39920 0.41950 X 0 0 0 Right of Use Asset 619363 Deposit 4050 Accrued Interest 21554 Legal Trust Deposit 10000 Prepaid Insurance 10272 665239 Operating Lease 619363 Cafeteria Plan 1544 620907 X 5335113 5335113 5335113 3117611 3117611 3117611 Pt X, Line 2 Humane Farm Animal Care has adopted the accounting of uncertainty in income taxes as required by Income Taxes Topic (Topic 740) of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Topic 740 requires HFAC to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable Standards Codification. Topic 740 requires HFAC to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals of litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement, which could result in HFAC recording a tax liability that would reduce HFAC net assets. Management has analyzed Humane Farm Animal Cares tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken on returns filed for open years, 2022,2023 and 2024, or expected to be taken in its 2025 tax return. HFAC is not aware of any tax positions for which it believes that there is a reasonable possibility that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. South America 1 1 Program Food certification 12000 1 1 1 1 12000 12000 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Mimi Dale Stein 195672 0 0 0 0 0 5870 0 743 0 202285 0 0 0 Amber Doty 165467 0 0 0 0 0 4964 0 10414 0 180845 0 0 0 Laura Vermilion 156333 0 0 0 0 0 4690 0 6818 0 167841 0 0 0 Theresa Hutchinson Treasurer 16200 Accounting & Tax Services false Other Part III Line 1 - In 2025, over 500 million farm animals were raised under the Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) Animal Care Standards and inspected to ensure that all our standards were met on farm through slaughter. This was made possible only through our donors and volunteers. In addition, consumers have benefitted from not consuming unnecessary antibiotics and animal byproducts. Farmers have also benefitted by being supported and recognized for their superior farming practices. Pt VI, Line 11b Organizations Process to Review form 990. The draft 990 is reviewed by the CEO and changes are made before sending it to the Treasurer to review and approve. Pt VI, Line 12c Enforcement of Conflicts Policy. We require all employees, board, volunteers, inspectors and independent contractors to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form. The conflicts of interest are listed on a master list and prior to a board meeting, for example, the list is circulated so if there is a discussion on any topic where a board member may have a conflict of interest, they will be excused from the discussion, vote, or any participation in that issue. If an inspector has a conflict of interest they will not be assigned an inspection where a conflict may exsist (such as they might do some consulting work for company/producer) Pt VI, Line 15a Compensation Process for Top Offical Hiring. a) Screening and Interviewing Personnel - Applicants resumes are screened by the CEO using the qualifications in the job description for the position as screening criteria. The CEO arranges an interview with each candidate who passes the initial screening. The CEO invites other personnel to participate in the interview. b) Selecting Personnel - The CEO selects the top candidates and checks the candidates references. The CEO makes the final decision on hiring, after consulting witht the potential employees immediate supervisor and or the managing committee. Selection of employees shall be based soley upon their competence to perform the essential functions of the specific position, with or without reasonable accomodation. Minimum criteria for the competence of personnel are included in the job descriptions for staff and committee positions. In addition, the HFAC Administrative Procedures Manual provides instructions for the tasks to be carried out by persons holding staff and committee positions. c) Signing the Employment Agreement - Upon hiring, HFAC requires all personnel (including contractors and volunteers) involved in the certification process to sign a contract or other document by which they commit themselves: To conform with the standards, policies and procedures of HFAC : To sign a confidentiality Agreement, to fill out and submit a Declarations of Interest form and to submit an updated resume if position within HFAC changes, or at the request of the Chief Executive Officer. d) Hiring a Chief Executive Officer - The Board of Directors is responsible for recruiting and hiring the CEO using the procedures described above. e) Hiring Relatives of Existing Employees - The CEO may consider hiring qualified members of the immediate family of an employee. For this purpose only, an employees family is designated as a spouse, domestic partner, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, and sisters of employee or spouse/domestic partner, or dependents living in the employees household. However, if an employees immediate family member is hired, certain restrictions apply unless an exception to one or more requirements is made with the written authorization of the CEO: An employees family memeber will not directly or indirectly exercise supervisory, appointment or dismissal authority or disiplinary action over another family member. One family member will not audit, verify, receive, or be entrusted with moneys received or handled by the others family member. f) Hiring Employees Transferring from Another Position - If an employee would like to be considered for a transfer to another position, the emplyee should discuss the possibility of making this change with his/her supervisor. Transfers may be considered when an opening exsists if it is in the best interest and needs of HFAC. As for other methods of filling a position, primary consideration is given to qualifications, experience, training, interest, and ability to meet the job requirements as indicated on job descriptions. Filling positions with personnel transferring from another HFAC position also involves evaluation of past job performance in relation to the skills and experience required for the new position. Pt VI, Line 15b Compensation Process for Officers. The same as 15a. Pt VI, Line 19 Governing Documets Disclosure Explanation. Our 990, Form 1023 and conflict of interest policy are available on Guidestar and available upon request. Other Part I Line 1 - In 2025, over 500 million farm animals were raised under the Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) Animal Care Standards and inspected to ensure that all our standards were met on farm through slaughter. This was made possible only through our donors and volunteers. In addition, consumers have benefitted from not consuming unnecessary antibiotics and animal byproducts. Farmers have also benefited by being supported and recognized for their superior farming practices. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Bank Fees 7611. 0. 7611. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Dues and Subscription 6272. 5772. 500. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Education and networking events 0. 0. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Fundraising Expense 5241. 0. 0. 5241. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Outreach 12000. 12000. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Telephone 5314. 5208. 90. 16. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Contract Labor 49694. 48700. 845. 149. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Inspector Fees 341472. 341472. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Inspector training 13877. 13877. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Inspector travel & expenses 305027. 305027. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Utilities 4331. 4244. 74. 13. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Repairs and maintenance 10632. 10419. 181. 32. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Website 123854. 121395. 2090. 369. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Postage and delivery 1646. 1613. 28. 5. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Public relations expense 12800. 12800. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Subgrant expense 32513. 32513. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Registration Fees 0. 0. 0. 0.