Nonprofit · EIN 35-6042135
HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WAYNE, IN 46806
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $8,005,496 | $6,912,271 | $1,093,225 | $18,466,359 | $2,800,488 | $15,665,871 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,018,691 | $4,760,078 | $2,258,613 | $18,170,495 | $4,578,206 | $13,592,289 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,812,781 | $3,969,733 | $1,843,048 | $26,322,046 | $15,096,233 | $11,225,813 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,799,277
- Program service revenue
- $2,539,004
- Investment income
- $293,569
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $122,093
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$372
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$525
- Other revenue
- $373,646
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $167,901
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,831,847
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,413,957
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,512
- Accounting fees
- $68,750
- Occupancy
- $404,822
- Travel
- $25,897
- Depreciation
- $529,181
- Program services (functional)
- $5,486,295
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,022,365
- Fundraising (functional)
- $403,611
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,170,495
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,466,359
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,800,488
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,665,871
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,839,904
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,879,219
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,000,524
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,665,347
- Gross receipts
- $9,352,672
- Employees
- 100
- Volunteers
- 874
- Year formed
- 1949
- State of legal domicile
- IN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA HENRY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 65 | $172,127 | $11,168 |
| TERAH BROGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK DAVIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON GROVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA HALLIWILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HIPSKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH NOACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LONA PRITCHARD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN RITCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN SMITH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RENETA THURAIRATNAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA HENRY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 65 | $133,404 | $10,862 |
| TERAH BROGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON GROVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA HALLIWILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HIPSKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKOWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LONA PRITCHARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN ROUDEBUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RENETA THURAIRATNAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA HENRY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 65 | $111,876 | $7,160 |
| TERAH BROGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON GROVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA HALLIWILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE HIPSKIND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE MCCARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKOWN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LONA PRITCHARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN ROUDEBUSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN SMITH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| RENETA THURAIRATNAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4914 HANNA ST, FORT WAYNE, IN 46806-3127
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JESSICA HENRY, 901 ST FRANCIS DRIVE, FORT WAYNE, IN 46808
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA HENRY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (260) 744-0454
- Website
- WWW.HUMANEFW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DULIN WARD & DEWALD INC
Mission
HUMANE FORT WAYNE IS A TRUSTED PARTNER PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, LIFESAVING RESOURCES TO PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- HUMANE FORT WAYNE CONSISTS OF A LIMITED INTAKE SHELTER AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC FOR CATS AND DOGS. OUR ADOPTABLE SHELTER ANIMALS COME TO THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CAN NO LONGER TAKE CARE OF THEIR PETS AS OWNER-SURRENDERS AND THROUGH OUR TRANSFER PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS FROM MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE SHELTERS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST INDIANA AND OHIO. THE ANIMALS IN THE TRANSFER PROGRAM WOULD OTHERWISE BE EUTHANIZED. OUR LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC SERVES PRIMARILY NORTHEAST INDIANA AND REGIONAL CLIENTS FROM OHIO AND MICHIGAN. HUMANE FORT WAYNE ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP PETS IN LOVING HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS. SERVICES INCLUDE A PET FOOD PANTRY, LIMITED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANIMALS, WELLNESS/STERILIZATION/VETERINARY CARE, IN-HOME SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED, AND COMPASSION FOSTER SERVICES FOR PET OWNERS IN CRISIS. ANIMAL CARE DIVISION ALL SERVICES CONCERNED WITH ANIMAL CARE ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS AREA INCLUDING ANIMAL ADMISSION, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS, ADOPTION COUNSELING, LOST PET PROGRAM, HOUSING, NUTRITION, KENNEL SANITATION, SECURITY, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, SUPPLIES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF ANIMAL CARE, MOTOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP, GROUNDS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. IN 2025, WE COMPLETED 3,084 ADOPTIONS. ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION THIS DIVISION IS CRUCIAL TO SATISFYING THE OVERALL MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. OUR SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINICS OFFER QUALITY, AFFORDABLE SERVICES FOR OWNED ANIMALS, PETS HOUSED IN OTHER SHELTERS/RESCUES, AND COMMUNITY CATS. THROUGH OUR SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC, WE NOT ONLY ENSURE THAT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO SPAY/NEUTER PETS BEFORE ADOPTION, BUT ALSO PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP BY LIMITING ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION THROUGH THE PREVENTION OF UNWANTED PREGNANCIES. IN 2025, OUR CLINIC COMPLETED 12,081 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES. OUR WELLNESS CLINIC OFFERS BASIC VETERINARY CARE FOR PRIMARILY OWNED CATS AND DOGS. WE PROVIDE ALL MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTATIVE NEEDS FOR THE ANIMAL INCLUDING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, VACCINES/BOOSTERS, HEARTWORM TESTING/PREVENTATIVE, TESTING FOR DEADLY DISEASES, LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC, GROOMING, THERAPY, PARASITE CONTROL, PERSONNEL TRAINING, AND LIAISING WITH FULL SERVICE VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS AS NEEDED. IT INCLUDES SPECIAL PROJECTS AND UNIQUE MEDICAL CHALLENGES AS NECESSARY. IN 2025, THE WELLNESS CLINIC SERVED A TOTAL OF 15,453 PETS. HUMANE SERVICES DIVISION THIS AREA IS UTILIZED TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS ASKING FOR CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT OUR MISSION. THE SPECIFIC SERVICES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM, OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. WE HAD 874 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE 20,374 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR ORGANIZATION WITH DUTIES RANGING FROM SOCIALIZATION OF OUR ANIMALS INCLUDING WALKS AND SOCIAL STIMULATION AS WELL AS STAFFING COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AIDING IN MONTHLY MAILINGS OF OUR COMMUNICATION PIECES, FOSTERING ANIMALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, AND GENERAL UP KEEP OF THE SHELTER. OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ALSO VITAL TO THE CONTINUATION AND FACILITATION OF OUR WEEKLY PET FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS WHICH PROVIDED 243,113 POUNDS OF FOOD TO PETS IN NEED DURING 2025. THE FOOD PROVIDED COMES FROM OUR COLLECTIONS FROM SPEICAL EVENTS, LOCAL FOOD DRIVES, AND DOZENS OF INDIVDIDUALS WHO GIVE REGULARLY TO OUR ORGANIZATION.Expenses $5,486,295 · revenue $2,539,004
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
- 35-6042135
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,466,359
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,352,672
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $8,005,496 | $6,912,271 | $18,466,359 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,018,691 | $4,760,078 | $18,170,495 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,812,781 | $3,969,733 | $26,322,046 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,617,360 | $3,642,954 | $9,529,978 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 35-6042135).
Questions about HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC
- What is the EIN of HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC is 35-6042135.
- Is HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC 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 HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC 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 HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC 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 HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JESSICA HENRY.
- Who are the officers and directors of HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $172,127 (JESSICA HENRY, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does HUMANE FORT WAYNE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,005,496, expenses of $6,912,271 and total assets of $18,466,359 at year end.
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