Nonprofit · EIN 38-1358206
MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $31,829,647 | $29,399,678 | $2,429,969 | $47,570,621 | $5,569,567 | $42,001,054 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $28,962,468 | $29,973,869 | -$1,011,401 | $44,459,799 | $5,296,579 | $39,163,220 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $27,750,319 | $28,281,696 | -$531,377 | $41,776,906 | $3,628,445 | $38,148,461 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $26,138,340
- Program service revenue
- $5,239,839
- Investment income
- $850,883
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $226,789
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$399,232
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$2,389
- Other revenue
- -$399,415
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,227,730
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,881,303
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,374,180
- Professional fundraising fees
- $1,797,147
- Legal fees
- $52,570
- Accounting fees
- $123,100
- Occupancy
- $581,338
- Travel
- $36,499
- Depreciation
- $1,006,164
- Program services (functional)
- $22,384,837
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,030,725
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,984,116
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $44,459,799
- Total assets, end of year
- $47,570,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,569,567
- Net assets, end of year
- $42,001,054
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,108,745
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,398,944
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $32,585,683
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,415,371
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$2,389
- Gross receipts
- $38,891,844
- Employees
- 292
- Volunteers
- 2,160
- Year formed
- 1877
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW C PEPPER | PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $349,298 | $15,776 |
| JAMIE WESTRICK | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Officer | 45 | $218,425 | $19,387 |
| DOUGLAS E PLANT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $212,967 | $16,441 |
| CRYSTAL SAPP | VP, VETERINARY MEDICINE Key employee | 45 | $200,355 | $18,781 |
| ANGELLA DURKIN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $192,388 | $11,725 |
| SHIRENE CECE-CLEMENTS | DIRECTOR, FORENSICS MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $156,754 | $12,012 |
| ANDREA BUCHANAN | VP, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $144,500 | $20,001 |
| LARA SILVERI | DIRECTOR, FACILITY MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $143,759 | $16,729 |
| BRANDON BERKSHIRE | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 45 | $142,885 | $17,509 |
| THOMAS VARITEK | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $149,362 | $5,428 |
| KATHERINE ABRAHAM | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BAUMBICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SLAUGHTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DIMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN BLACK II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITT MCNULTY | DIRECTOR (EFF. 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINDY CIURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA J PASKY | DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL WIECHEC | DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID KONOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE MISKOVICH | DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA MARBLE | DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA AXE | DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET TRIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MESANNA | DIRECTOR (EFF.06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NISHA CHOPRA | DIRECTOR (TERM 11/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH CAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REIMER PRIESTER | DIRECTOR (TERM 12/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARDO KILPATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODNEY COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM MUNACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW C PEPPER | PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $316,846 | $14,554 |
| JAMIE WESTRICK | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Officer | 45 | $216,636 | $18,907 |
| DOUGLAS E PLANT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $204,934 | $15,587 |
| CRYSTAL SAPP | VP, VETERINARY MEDICINE Key employee | 45 | $186,370 | $17,878 |
| SHIRENE CECE-CLEMENTS | DIRECTOR, FORENSICS MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $152,778 | $11,708 |
| ANDREA BUCHANAN | VP, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $140,285 | $18,872 |
| BRANDON BERKSHIRE | DIRECTOR, FACILITY MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $137,955 | $16,506 |
| LARA SILVERI | DIRECTOR, FACILITY MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $136,254 | $16,457 |
| THOMAS VARITEK | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $144,637 | $5,265 |
| ANGELLA DURKIN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $102,803 | $5,752 |
| KATHERINE ABRAHAM | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BAUMBICK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SLAUGHTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DIMOND | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BLACK II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE MISKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA MARBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA AXE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET TRIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NISHA CHOPRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REIMER PRIESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARDO KILPATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH CAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA J PASKY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODNEY COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WIECHEC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY CIURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM MUNACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STAFEIL | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HUBER | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW C PEPPER | PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 50 | $287,224 | $12,676 |
| JAMIE WESTRICK | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Officer | 45 | $214,928 | $18,048 |
| DOUGLAS E PLANT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 45 | $198,429 | $14,985 |
| IRENE TUCKER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - PARTIAL YEAR Officer | 45 | $172,159 | $16,104 |
| CRYSTAL SAPP | VP, VETERINARY MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $161,156 | $15,999 |
| SHIRENE CECE-CLEMENTS | DIRECTOR, FORENSICS MEDICINE Highest-paid employee | 45 | $147,591 | $10,983 |
| ANDREA BUCHANAN | VP, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 45 | $137,067 | $17,268 |
| THOMAS VARITEK | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $140,782 | $5,149 |
| DEBORA SCOLA | VP, STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 45 | $126,853 | $14,608 |
| ANGELLA DURKIN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA J PASKY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ABRAHAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WIECHEC | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL WAGNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BLACK II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER STAFEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE MISKOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHAEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA MARBLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA AXE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET TRIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NISHA CHOPRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REIMER PRIESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARDO KILPATRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RALPH CAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANA TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM BAUMBICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODNEY COLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SLAUGHTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY CIURA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET DIMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HUMPHREY | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY LASSITER | DIRECTOR - PARTIAL YEAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2937 E GRAND BLVD SUITE 800, DETROIT, MI 48202-3149
- In care of
- % ACCTG OFFICE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW PEPPER, 2937 E GRAND BOULEVARD 800, DETROIT, MI 48202
- Signed the 990
- ANGELLA M DURKIN, CFO
- Phone
- (866) 648-6263
- Website
- WWW.MICHIGANHUMANE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
TO IMPROVE AND SAVE LIVES THROUGH COMPASSIONATE CARE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY FOR ANIMALS.
Program accomplishments
- VETERINARY SERVICES: DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/25, MICHIGAN HUMANE'S VETERINARY SERVICES TEAMS PERFORMED 8,836 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES TO COMBAT ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION. THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES TO ANIMALS WHOSE OWNERS WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD SIMILAR TREATMENT. THE VETERINARY STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE CRUELTY INVESTIGATION AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT WHEN MEDICAL TREATMENT OR EXPERT TESTIMONY IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT PROSECUTIONS.Expenses $6,528,663 · revenue $5,239,839
- SHELTERING AND ADOPTION: DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/25, MICHIGAN HUMANE SHELTERED AND PROVIDED HUMANE TREATMENT FOR 8,842 ANIMALS. OF THOSE ANIMALS, 470 WERE TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, SOME OF THOSE WERE BROUGHT IN DIRECTLY BY OUR TRANSPORT TEAM. 6,117 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED AND AN ADDITIONAL 1,037 WERE PROVIDED WITH A SECOND CHANCE BY EITHER BEING RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS, TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OR RETURNED TO THE FIELD.Expenses $7,584,956
- CRUELTY INVESTIGATION AND RESCUE: DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/25, THE CRUELTY INVESTIGATION AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO 2,486 ANIMAL CRUELTY COMPLAINTS. THESE COMPLAINTS VARIED FROM ANIMALS THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROVIDED FOOD, WATER, OR SHELTER TO ANIMALS THAT HAD BEEN MALICIOUSLY MAIMED, KILLED, OR FORCED TO PARTICIPATE IN ILLEGAL EXPLOITATIVE ACTIVITIES LIKE DOG FIGHTING. MH'S CRUELTY INVESTIGATORS WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN CASES BROUGHT TO MH BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTING ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES. THE DEPARTMENT RESCUED 1,254 ANIMALS.Expenses $776,334
- DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/25, MH PROVIDED NUMEROUS SUPPORT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN FAMILIES AND THEIR PETS. OUR CALL CENTER TOOK A TOTAL OF 126,451 CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC. MH WAS ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE 2,160 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING WITH DAILY OPERATIONS, ANIMAL CARE AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND ADMINISTRATION. THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTED 80,930 HOURS TOWARDS MEETING THE NEEDS OF ANIMALS IN THE METRO DETROIT COMMUNITY. MH ADMINISTERS A FREE PET FOOD BANK THAT PROVIDED 1,792,669 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY'S PETS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL TOURS OF OUR FACILITIES AND VISITS TO SCHOOLS REACHING 2,670 STUDENTS. THE FOSTER PROGRAM GREW TO OVER 1,000 FOSTER FAMILIES ENABLING MH TO PLACE AN AVERAGE OF 332 ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE EVERY MONTH AND IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, THIS PEAKS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 550 ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE.Expenses $7,494,884
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-1358206
- 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
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $47,570,621
- Income (IRS master file)
- $38,891,844
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $31,829,647 | $29,399,678 | $47,570,621 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $28,962,468 | $29,973,869 | $44,459,799 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $27,750,319 | $28,281,696 | $41,776,906 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $28,920,424 | $27,835,382 | $40,607,838 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 38-1358206).
Questions about MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY is 38-1358206.
- Is MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY 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 MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MATTHEW PEPPER.
- Who are the officers and directors of MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $349,298 (MATTHEW C PEPPER, PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does MICHIGAN HUMANE SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $31,829,647, expenses of $29,399,678 and total assets of $47,570,621 at year end.
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