Nonprofit · EIN 59-0806978
GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · FORT MYERS, FL 33916
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,204,572 | $5,336,885 | $1,867,687 | $16,659,279 | $684,030 | $15,975,249 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,032,295 | $4,545,025 | $2,487,270 | $14,562,643 | $313,402 | $14,249,241 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,761,534 | $4,165,235 | $1,596,299 | $11,749,237 | $275,402 | $11,473,835 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,899,804
- Program service revenue
- $3,293,251
- Investment income
- $897,951
- Net income from fundraising events
- $142,024
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$50,802
- Other revenue
- $113,566
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $167,242
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,718,385
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,401,669
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,993
- Accounting fees
- $12,585
- Occupancy
- $124,110
- Depreciation
- $154,853
- Program services (functional)
- $4,714,352
- Management and general (functional)
- $216,219
- Fundraising (functional)
- $406,314
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,562,643
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,659,279
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $684,030
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,975,249
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,876,668
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,298,110
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $13,866,491
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,108,758
- Gross receipts
- $8,130,241
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 701
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALANA CANUPP | VET Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,462 | $4,403 |
| DARCY ANDRADE | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $155,669 | $11,573 |
| KAREN ALLEGRETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYDIA BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDA CASE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT COOPER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DITTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GALLOWAY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE HALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN LOVE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON POWELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRENT REICHLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARCY ANDRADE | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,373 |
| KAREN ALLEGRETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYDIA BLACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LYNDA CASE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT COOPER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GARY DITTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GALLOWAY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LEE HALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NORMAN LOVE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHARON POWELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JEN WHYTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY WILLOUGHBY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $124,496 | $9,312 |
| KAREN ALLEGRETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDA CASE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A COOPER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY DITTMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GALLOWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE HALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NORMAN LOVE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMANTHA SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN WHYTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2010 ARCADIA ST, FORT MYERS, FL 33916-4849
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LEE HALL
- Signed the 990
- LEE HALL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (239) 332-0364
- Return prepared by
- MILLER & MILLER PA CPA
Mission
OUR MISSION AT GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO CARE FOR COMPANION PETS IN NEED BY OFFERING SAFE REFUGE, PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AND FACILITATING ADOPTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- ANIMAL SHELTER: IN 2025, 1,510 PETS WERE SURRENDERED TO THE SHELTER. 256 PETS WERE TAKEN IN AS STRAYS OR ABANDONED. 1,979 PETS WERE TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS. A TOTAL OF 3,774 PETS WERE SAVED BY THE GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR THESE HOMELESS ANIMALS, PLACING THESE PETS WITH RESPONSIBLE AND PREPARED PET OWNERS,SPAYING OR NEUTERING ALL ANIMALS PRIOR TO ADOPTION, PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF ILLNESS AND INJURY AND MICROCHIPPING. IN 2025, A TOTAL OF 3,507 PETS WERE ADOPTED TO LOVING HOMES.Expenses $2,110,725 · revenue $408,297
- THE GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY CLINIC OFFERS AFFORDABLE FULL SERVICE VETERINARY CARE TO THE PUBLIC. IT PROVIDES THE PROPER PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT SO PETS CAN BE PROTECTED FROM DISEASES. IN 2025, 10,494 PETS WERE SEEN AT THE HEALTH CENTER. 10,849 HAD SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES PERFORMED. AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE HELPS OWNERS KEEP THEIR PETS RATHER THAN RELINQUISH THEM.Expenses $2,413,667 · revenue $2,829,024
- COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE: MAINTAINING AND DISTRIBUTING PET FOOD THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRY TO KEEP PETS IN THE HOMES OF VULNERABLE PET OWNERS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED AN ESTIMATED 41,229 POUNDS OF PET FOOD. EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON PET OWNERSHIP AND ADOPTION BY BRINGING SHELTER PETS TO VARIOUS PARKS, MALLS, HOSPITALS, AND SCHOOLS. VISITING SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES WITH SHELTER PETS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS OF THESE FACILITIES.Expenses $120,757
- THE SILVER PAWS VIP PROGRAM MATCHES SENIOR DOGS AND CATS (7+) WITH SENIOR ADOPTERS (65+). THE ADOPTION FEE IS WAIVED AND ALL VETERINARY CARE FOR THAT PET IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE LIFE OF THE PET AT OUR VETERINARY CLINIC. 86 PETS WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN 2025.Expenses $69,203 · revenue $55,930
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
- 59-0806978
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,659,279
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,130,241
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $7,204,572 | $5,336,885 | $16,659,279 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,032,295 | $4,545,025 | $14,562,643 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,761,534 | $4,165,235 | $11,749,237 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,979,549 | $3,908,949 | $9,529,112 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 59-0806978).
Questions about GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC is 59-0806978.
- Is GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY 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 GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY 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 GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY 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 GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LEE HALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,462 (ALANA CANUPP, VET).
- How much revenue does GULF COAST HUMANE SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,204,572, expenses of $5,336,885 and total assets of $16,659,279 at year end.
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