Nonprofit · EIN 39-0810533
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53208
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $18,315,860 | $19,909,422 | -$1,593,562 | $42,419,346 | $1,822,495 | $40,596,851 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $19,626,376 | $18,414,168 | $1,212,208 | $43,332,841 | $1,814,073 | $41,518,768 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $15,846,245 | $16,818,349 | -$972,104 | $39,293,354 | $1,853,217 | $37,440,137 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,546,923
- Program service revenue
- $4,348,217
- Investment income
- $465,256
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$9,500
- Net income from fundraising events
- $219,634
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $155,694
- Other revenue
- $955,464
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $422,698
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,044,645
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,469,006
- Professional fundraising fees
- $53,100
- Accounting fees
- $30,850
- Occupancy
- $2,079,403
- Travel
- $54,478
- Depreciation
- $1,115,955
- Program services (functional)
- $15,510,869
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,366,409
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,032,144
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $43,332,841
- Total assets, end of year
- $42,419,346
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,822,495
- Net assets, end of year
- $40,596,851
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $15,894,940
- Publicly traded securities
- $17,642,042
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $39,406,884
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,189,967
- Gross unrelated business income
- $18,220
- Gross receipts
- $18,742,535
- Employees
- 357
- Volunteers
- 2,600
- Year formed
- 1879
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISON FOTSCH | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 50 | $215,398 | $12,788 |
| MIKE WAMSER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (THRU 04/25) Officer | 50 | $169,740 | $7,915 |
| MATT WITTE | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $141,378 | $17,394 |
| DR NANCY WEISS | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $135,005 | $2,196 |
| DR NADINE LANGSTON | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $121,333 | $1,967 |
| DR REBECCA JACKSON | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $120,764 | $1,949 |
| DR HILLARY FELDMANN-TEMPINI | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 50 | $120,751 | $1,958 |
| DEVIN HAYES | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY ENEA | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATY HOOK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL CHARLES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA ANDEREGG-BOTICKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NUNO GOMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK KASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW KOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD LONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZZY MCCRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARISSA MELI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN C OCONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JODI RISTAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON ROBERTSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 07/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIE STACHOWIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNY WANG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PIOTR WASIAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL BODOH | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 50 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Fotsch | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $206,331 | $11,094 |
| Mike Wamser | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 50 | $161,392 | $6,888 |
| Matt Witte | Vice President of Operations Highest-paid employee | 50 | $136,466 | $14,704 |
| Dr Nancy Weiss | Medical Director Highest-paid employee | 50 | $129,200 | $2,157 |
| Dr Nadine Langston | Veterinarian Highest-paid employee | 50 | $117,185 | $1,933 |
| Dr Hillary Feldmann-Tempini | Veterinarian Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,620 | $1,923 |
| Dr Rebecca Jackson | Veterinarian Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,481 | $1,923 |
| Devin Hayes | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Enea | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Eckhardt | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Charles | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Samantha Anderegg-Boticki | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nuno Gomes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hecker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katy Hook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Kass | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Long | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lizzy McCright | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara McGuire | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Meli | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meghan C OConnor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jodi Ristau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Robertson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Schultz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Leslie Stachowiak | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Wang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Reed | Former President & CEO Former | 50 | $195,826 | $3,215 |
| Mike Wamser | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 50 | $141,740 | $12,008 |
| Matt Witte | Vice President of Operations Highest-paid employee | 50 | $125,017 | $13,132 |
| Alison Fotsch Kleibor | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $120,369 | $13,308 |
| Dr Nancy Weiss | Medical Director Highest-paid employee | 50 | $116,060 | $1,937 |
| Dr Nadine Langston | Veterinarian Highest-paid employee | 50 | $106,309 | $1,741 |
| Kathleen Wegrzyn | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Devin Hayes | Chair-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Enea | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lizzy McCright | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Eckhardt | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shona Barron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adam Bernander | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Charles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Glaisner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| David Hecker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katy Hook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Caroline Krider | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brad Long | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Meli | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Meghan C OConnor | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Don Robertson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Katina Shaw | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Weggeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4500 W WISCONSIN AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208-3156
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALISON FOTSCH, 4500 W WISCONSIN AVE, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208
- Signed the 990
- ALISON FOTSCH, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (414) 264-6257
- Website
- WWW.WIHUMANE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR ANIMALS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM.
Program accomplishments
- SHELTERING AND ANIMAL CARE - THE CLIENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY PLACED 14,123 DOGS, CATS AND SMALL ANIMALS INTO LOVING HOMES. THROUGH ITS COMPREHENSIVE ADOPTION PROGRAM, THE COUNSELORS WORK WITH FAMILIES TO MATCH THEM WITH HOMELESS COMPANION ANIMALS. THEY PROVIDE FOLLOW UP AND SUPPORT TO NEW ADOPTERS. THEY ALSO ASSIST CALLERS WITH INFORMATION RELATED TO TRAINING AND HEALTH ISSUES FOR THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS. THE BEHAVIOR DEPARTMENT PROVIDED BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS FOR DOGS AND CATS TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR PLACEMENT IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM. THEY PROVIDED IN PERSON AND ONLINE TRAINING IN GROUP CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS. THEY ALSO MANAGED AND SUPPORTED BEHAVIORALLY CHALLENGED DOGS AND CATS THROUGH IN SHELTER BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND IN HOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS. OUR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER IS THE LARGEST CENTER IN THE STATE IN TERMS OF ANNUAL ADMITS AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE NATION. WE ANNUALLY CARE FOR OVER 5,000 INJURED, SICK AND ORPHANED WILD ANIMALS OF ABOUT 150 DIFFERENT SPECIES. OUR GOAL IS TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND RETURN THEM TO THE WILD.Expenses $8,959,494 · revenue $2,456,384
- VETERINARY - THE VETERINARY DEPARTMENT PERFORMED 20,713 STERILIZATION SURGERIES INCLUDING 8,676 SURGERIES AT THE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC. ALL DOGS, CATS AND RABBITS WERE STERILIZED PRIOR TO PLACING THEM INTO ADOPTION. DOGS AND CATS WERE MICROCHIPPED PRIOR TO ADOPTION. WE PERFORMED 96,052 VETERINARY EXAMS TO ENSURE ALL ANIMALS WERE HEALTHY BEFORE GOING INTO ADOPTION.Expenses $4,998,825 · revenue $1,899,245
- COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND OUTREACH - OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 2-18 IN OUR MISSION. FROM SCOUT NIGHTS TO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND CAMPS, WE SERVED 7,233 YOUNG PEOPLE. EACH PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND AND ENGAGE OUR NEXT GENERATION OF PET OWNERS. THE PETS FOR LIFE OUTREACH PROGRAM SERVES FAMILIES IN MILWAUKEE'S 53206 ZIP CODE AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE FAMILIES FACE MANY BARRIERS TO ACCESSING IMPORTANT SERVICES FOR THEIR PETS. THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE DOESN'T HAVE A VETERINARY CLINIC. THROUGH DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH WE REACHED 3,776 FAMILIES AND PROVIDED 1,030 FREE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES. WE ALSO PROVIDED FREE VACCINATIONS, FLEA TREATMENTS, COLLARS, CRATES, OTHER MEDICATIONS AND SUPPLIES TO THE ANIMALS IN OUR FOCUS COMMUNITY.Expenses $1,552,550 · revenue $213,800
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
- 39-0810533
- 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
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $42,419,346
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,742,535
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $18,315,860 | $19,909,422 | $42,419,346 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $19,626,376 | $18,414,168 | $43,332,841 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $15,846,245 | $16,818,349 | $39,293,354 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $16,672,836 | $14,906,033 | $35,776,289 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | 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 39-0810533).
Questions about WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY is 39-0810533.
- Is WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WISCONSIN 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 WISCONSIN 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 WISCONSIN 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 WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ALISON FOTSCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $215,398 (ALISON FOTSCH, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,315,860, expenses of $19,909,422 and total assets of $42,419,346 at year end.
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