Nonprofit · EIN 45-0284164
HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC
Tax-exempt · FARGO, ND 58102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,662,816 | $1,689,039 | $973,777 | $4,433,626 | $605,251 | $3,828,375 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,842,644 | $1,386,442 | $1,456,202 | $3,430,252 | $525,374 | $2,904,878 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,281,893 | $1,327,661 | -$45,768 | $1,463,926 | $73,772 | $1,390,154 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,965,238
- Program service revenue
- $187,645
- Investment income
- $206,259
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $132,812
- Net income from fundraising events
- $36,418
- Net income from gaming
- $267,256
- Other revenue
- $303,674
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $94,236
- Other salaries and wages
- $658,672
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $847,899
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,082
- Occupancy
- $43,183
- Travel
- $8,108
- Depreciation
- $3,679
- Program services (functional)
- $1,186,333
- Management and general (functional)
- $254,187
- Fundraising (functional)
- $248,519
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,430,252
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,433,626
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $605,251
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,828,375
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,418,733
- Publicly traded securities
- $769,276
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,092,792
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,735,583
- Gross receipts
- $3,372,886
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 275
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- ND
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASHA HAUG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,393 | $9,745 |
| MIKE GJESDAHL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM FLAKOLL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM COLVILLE | DVM, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYLA KALLANDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BRANDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER GRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG STEMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY RULEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KARIN LUCHSINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHAWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD MERTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASHA HAUG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $77,528 | $9,315 |
| MIKE GJESDAHL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM FLAKOLL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM COLVILLE | DVM, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYLA KALLANDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY BJERTNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BRANDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER GRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG STEMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY RULEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN LUCHSINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHAWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY BJERTNESS | DIRECTOR (LEFT MARCH 2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TASHA HAUG | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $72,688 | $7,792 |
| RICK CARIK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE GJESDAHL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE DAVIES-LUGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM FLAKOLL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK STERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM COLVILLE | DVM, EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYLA KALLANDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COREY BJERTNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BRANDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER GRESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK KIRBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG STEMEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1201 28TH AVE N, FARGO, ND 58102-1337
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MIKE GJESDAHL, 1201 28TH AVENUE NORTH, FARGO, ND 58102
- Signed the 990
- MIKE GJESDAHL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (701) 239-0077
- Website
- WWW.HOMEWARDONLINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BRADY MARTZ PLLC
Mission
TO CARE FOR, PROTECT AND PLACE ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION IN LIFE LONG HOMES, AND TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BY EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY IN THE PROPER AND HUMANE CARE OF ALL ANIMALS.
Program accomplishments
- HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER (HAS) IS A LOCAL AND COMMUNITY-FUNDED, NON-PROFIT ANIMAL SHELTER. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1966, HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER HAS PLACED OVER 45,000 ANIMALS IN LIFELONG HOMES.HAS STRIVES TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY IN THE PROPER AND HUMANE CARE OF ALL ANIMALS IN AN EFFORT TO STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY; AND SPAY/NEUTER OUTREACH TO BRING THE AWARENESS THAT SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES PREVENT ANIMAL OVER POPULATION AND ULTIMATELY SAVE ANIMAL LIVES.HAS MICROCHIPS AND VACCINATES ALL ANIMALS BEFORE ADOPTION, AND SPAYS/NEUTERS ALL ANIMALS 6 MONTHS OR OLDER BEFORE ADOPTION, AND PROVIDES LOW-COST MICROCHIP CLINICS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN ADDITION, AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE, HOMEWARD (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ANIMAL SHELTER PROVIDES A COMMUNITY PANTRY WITH DOG/CAT FOOD TO THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD FOOD FOR THEIR ANIMALS. IN 2025, HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER RESCUED OVER 90% OF ALL UNCLAIMED ANIMALS FROM THE FARGO POUND. WITH THE ENDING OF 2025, IT HAS BEEN 17 FULL YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME AN ADOPTABLE DOG WAS EUTHANIZED AND 13 YEARS SINCE THE LAST TIME AN ADOPTABLE CAT WAS EUTHANIZED, IN ANY OF THE 3 LOCAL POUNDS.ALSO IN 2025, HAS PARTNERED WITH THE NDSU VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. DOGS AND CATS FROM HAS RECEIVE VETERINARY CARE FOR A REDUCED COST THROUGH THEIR ROLE AS ANIMAL EDUCATORS. STUDENTS LEARN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, DOG/CAT BREEDS AND COLORS, HUSBANDRY AND FEEDING, BASIC GROOMING, AND VETERINARY CARE. DOGS AND CATS, AND STUDENTS BENEFITS FROM ADDITIONAL TIME TOGETHER OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM SETTING - TRULY A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. HAS IS THE ONLY GROUP IN THE FM COMMUNITY WITH A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TAKE IN FERAL CATS. THEY ARE VACCINATED, SPAYED/NEUTERED, THEN ADOPTED OUT THROUGH THE BARN BUDDIES PROGRAM. HAS IS ALSO THE ONLY GROUP IN THE FM COMMUNITY TO TAKE IN CATS WITH FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS AND FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS. CATS WITH THESE VIRUSES ARE ADOPTABLE, AND JUST NEED THE RIGHT HOME TO CARE FOR THEM.Expenses $1,186,333 · revenue $187,645
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
- 45-0284164
- 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
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,433,626
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,372,886
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,662,816 | $1,689,039 | $4,433,626 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,842,644 | $1,386,442 | $3,430,252 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,281,893 | $1,327,661 | $1,463,926 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,284,017 | $1,093,270 | $1,390,514 | 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 45-0284164).
Questions about HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC
- What is the EIN of HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC is 45-0284164.
- Is HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER 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 HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER 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 HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER 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 HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MIKE GJESDAHL.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,393 (TASHA HAUG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOMEWARD ANIMAL SHELTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,662,816, expenses of $1,689,039 and total assets of $4,433,626 at year end.
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