Nonprofit · EIN 04-3817491
THE HUMANE LEAGUE
Tax-exempt · ROCKVILLE, MD 20849
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $22,145,897 | $21,682,964 | $462,933 | $27,027,708 | $1,608,783 | $25,418,925 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $27,934,789 | $19,963,588 | $7,971,201 | $25,757,223 | $1,526,773 | $24,230,450 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,482,492 | $19,538,449 | -$1,055,957 | $19,672,714 | $1,172,458 | $18,500,256 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,861,931
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,246,085
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $688,646
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$3,285
- Other revenue
- $37,881
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,261,891
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $264,696
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,077,601
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,667,680
- Professional fundraising fees
- $26,524
- Legal fees
- $148,153
- Accounting fees
- $34,817
- Travel
- $507,685
- Program services (functional)
- $14,619,381
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,375,357
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,688,226
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $25,757,223
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,027,708
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,608,783
- Net assets, end of year
- $25,418,925
- Publicly traded securities
- $25,241,174
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $24,256,673
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,162,252
- Gross receipts
- $43,669,860
- Employees
- 112
- Volunteers
- 232
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWN BROWN | INTERIM EXECUTIVE VP Highest-paid employee | 45 | $195,068 | $22,964 |
| JENNIFER BARCKLEY | SVP, MARKETING & COMMS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $176,380 | $20,310 |
| JUAN TAVERAS | SVP, PEOPLE AND OPS (TO 10/31) Highest-paid employee | 45 | $175,043 | $21,176 |
| MICHELLE STRICKLAND-KUCERAK | SVP, PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC POL. Highest-paid employee | 45 | $167,700 | $27,610 |
| KALISTA BARTER | SVP, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $156,067 | $17,880 |
| DANIEL SHANNON | CEO (AS OF 5/25) Officer | 45 | $142,724 | $20,837 |
| MARK MIDDLETON | INTERIM PRESIDENT (TO 5/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $100,868 | $267 |
| ALICIA RODRIGUEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY HILDEBRANDT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB ELIOSOFF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| YAQI GROVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NEYSA COLIZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICTORIA BOND | PRESIDENT Officer | 45 | $223,031 | $23,029 |
| MICHELLE STRICKLAND-KUCERAK | SR. VP, PROGRAMS & POLICY Highest-paid employee | 45 | $179,949 | $26,455 |
| JENNIFER BARCKLEY | SR. VP, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $177,349 | $19,490 |
| KALISTA BARTER | VP, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $158,035 | $19,780 |
| ANN LOIGMAN | GENERAL COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 45 | $142,365 | $6,145 |
| KAREN NILSEN | SR. DIR., DIGITAL STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 45 | $142,294 | $4,602 |
| ANDREA CORON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (UNTIL 04/24) Officer | 45 | $96,239 | $10,595 |
| MARK MIDDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $7,922 | $0 |
| ALICIA RODRIGUEZ | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY HILDEBRANDT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB ELIOSOFF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| YAQI GROVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NEYSA COLIZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON CAMPION | DIRECTOR (TO 8/2024) Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICTORIA BOND | PRESIDENT Officer | 45 | $216,605 | $24,121 |
| ANDREA CORON | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AS OF 1/23 Officer | 45 | $170,309 | $53,928 |
| JENNIFER BARCKLEY | SR. VP, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $175,205 | $27,249 |
| MICHELLE STRICKLAND-KUCERAK | SR. VP, PROGRAMS & POLICY Highest-paid employee | 45 | $171,875 | $27,807 |
| KALISTA BARTER | VP, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $150,185 | $32,818 |
| AARON ROSS | VP, POLICY AND STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 45 | $134,675 | $15,642 |
| KAREN NILSEN | SR. DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 45 | $136,652 | $13,092 |
| SHANNON CAMPION | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA RODRIGUEZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB ELIOSOFF | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| YAQI GROVER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK MIDDLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NEYSA COLIZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG DUNHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY HILDEBRANDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 10476, ROCKVILLE, MD 20849-0476
- In care of
- % DAVID COMAN-HIDY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DAN SHANNON, PO BOX 10476, ROCKVILLE, MD 20849
- Signed the 990
- DAN SHANNON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (888) 211-5421
- Website
- HTTPS://THEHUMANELEAGUE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
WE EXIST TO END THE ABUSE OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD. THIS MISSION IS EXECUTED BY PERSUADING COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS TO ADOPT ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES THROUGH NEGOTIATION AND PRESSURE CAMPAIGNS, AND THEN HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR COMMITMENTS. WE MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORT AND TRAIN A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS TO END ANIMAL ABUSE WORLDWIDE.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, THE HUMANE LEAGUE CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM, FREEING FARMED ANIMALS FROM CAGES, AND ENDING THE CRUELEST PRACTICES ON FACTORY FARMS.SECURING CORPORATE COMMITMENTS AND DRIVING INDUSTRY-WIDE CHANGE THL'S STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS AND CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES FOR ANIMALS THIS YEAR. WE SECURED BRAND NEW CORPORATE COMMITMENTS TO END THE USE OF CAGES IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS THAT WILL SPARE 1.6 MILLION HENS AROUND THE WORLD FROM THE CRUELTY OF EXTREME CONFINEMENT. AND THANKS TO DECADES OF CONTINUOUS EFFORT, 46.4% OF EGG-LAYING HENS IN THE US LIVED OUTSIDE A CAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME, A HISTORIC HIGH.THROUGH OUR GLOBAL COALITION, WE SECURED 234 NEW CORPORATE COMMITMENTS FOR CHICKENS AROUND THE WORLD, WITH MORE THAN 60 OF THOSE COMMITMENTS ESTABLISHED IN AFRICA. HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE RELENTLESS CAMPAIGNING PUSHED MAJOR BRANDS TO ACT. OUR TARGETED EFFORTS AGAINST SUBWAY RESULTED IN THE COMPANY COMMITTING TO FULLY TRANSITION TO 100% CAGE-FREE EGGS IN THE US AHEAD OF ITS ORIGINAL DEADLINE, SPARING NEARLY 340,000 HENS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A MASSIVE PRESSURE CAMPAIGN AGAINST GROCERY GIANT AHOLD DELHAIZE, SENDING OVER 321,000 MESSAGES TO DECISION-MAKERS DEMANDING THAT THEY FOLLOW THROUGH ON THEIR PUBLIC COMMITMENT TO GO CAGE-FREE. WHEN HOSPITALITY GIANT BEST WESTERN HOTELS WENT SILENT ON THEIR CAGE-FREE COMMITMENT, INTERNATIONAL ADVOCATES FROM PERU TO POLAND JOINED FORCES TO PROTEST AND PETITION UNTIL THE COMPANY FINALLY REPORTED MEANINGFUL PROGRESS TOWARD SPARING HENS.WE PARTNERED TO RELEASE THE WORLD'S LARGEST INVESTIGATION INTO INDUSTRIALIZED EGG FARMS, FEATURING FOOTAGE FROM 37 COUNTRIES. THIS INVESTIGATION LED TO PROACTIVE PROGRESS REPORTING FROM COMPASS GROUP, THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY, AND WALMART, AS WELL AS THE PERMANENT SHUTDOWN OF A 45,000-HEN CAGE FARM IN BULGARIA. OVERALL, WE PRESSURED 131 COMPANIES TO MAKE PROGRESS TOWARD THEIR PROMISES, IMPACTING MORE THAN 160 MILLION HENS, AND SAW A 92% FULFILLMENT RATE FOR CORPORATE CAGE-FREE COMMITMENTS WITH DEADLINES OF 2024 OR EARLIER.DEFENDING AND EXPANDING ANIMAL PROTECTIONSIN 2025, THE ANIMAL POLICY ALLIANCE (APA) AND THL FOUGHT TO DEFEND HARD-WON ANIMAL PROTECTIONS, AND THE APA EXPANDED ITS REACH TO 31 MEMBERS ACROSS 21 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. WE DEFENDED CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION 12 AND MASSACHUSETTS' QUESTION 3 IN THE COURTS, AND FOUGHT OFF ATTACKS ON CAGE-FREE LAWS IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, OREGON, AND MICHIGAN. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE PUSHED BACK ON THE EATS ACT AND "SAVE OUR BACON" ACT, SECURING OPPOSITION LETTERS FROM 228 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. THROUGH $300K IN GRANTS TO 12 APA MEMBER GROUPS, WE ALSO SUPPORTED 10 MAJOR LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES, INCLUDING A FOIE GRAS SALES BAN IN BROOKLINE, MA, AND A 'PLANT-BASED BY DEFAULT' POLICY FOR GOVERNMENT MEETINGS IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN.BUILDING OUR MOVEMENT OUR ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO EXPAND GLOBALLY THROUGH THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE (OWA), WHICH GREW TO 82 TRANSFORMATIVE ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 72 COUNTRIES. TO SUPPORT THIS GROWING NETWORK, OWA AWARDED OVER $2M IN FUNDING TO 36 GROUPS ACROSS 30 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS, INCLUDING FIRST-TIME GRANTEES IN AUSTRALIA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, AND ITALY. OUR GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM DEMONSTRATED IMPRESSIVE REACH AND IMPACT, WITH OVER 6,180 ACTIONS TAKEN BY NEARLY 1,300 CHANGEMAKERS AND OVER 1.48 MILLION MESSAGES SENT TO DECISION-MAKERS DEMANDING CHANGE. THE MOVEMENT'S STRENGTH WAS FURTHER DEMONSTRATED BY OVER 56,000 DONATIONS FROM 15,400 GENEROUS SUPPORTERS. THIS EXPANDING COALITION OF ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTERS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION, CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS WORLDWIDE.Expenses $14,619,381 · grants $4,261,891 · revenue $3,414
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3817491
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,027,708
- Income (IRS master file)
- $43,669,860
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $22,145,897 | $21,682,964 | $27,027,708 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $27,934,789 | $19,963,588 | $25,757,223 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,482,492 | $19,538,449 | $19,672,714 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $16,033,098 | $20,785,255 | $20,501,493 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3817491).
Questions about THE HUMANE LEAGUE
- What is the EIN of THE HUMANE LEAGUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE HUMANE LEAGUE is 04-3817491.
- Is THE HUMANE LEAGUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to THE HUMANE LEAGUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE HUMANE LEAGUE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE HUMANE LEAGUE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE HUMANE LEAGUE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE HUMANE LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAN SHANNON.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE HUMANE LEAGUE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $195,068 (SHAWN BROWN, INTERIM EXECUTIVE VP).
- How much revenue does THE HUMANE LEAGUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $22,145,897, expenses of $21,682,964 and total assets of $27,027,708 at year end.
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