Nonprofit · EIN 83-2620507
CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC
Tax-exempt · BETHESDA, MD 20824
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,886,334 | $2,734,014 | $152,320 | $3,619,179 | $517,383 | $3,101,796 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,869,202 | $3,205,159 | $664,043 | $3,490,655 | $680,550 | $2,810,105 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,578,897 | $2,331,151 | $247,746 | $2,534,540 | $393,099 | $2,141,441 |
| October 31, 2021 | 990 | $1,332,941 | $982,662 | $350,279 | $749,268 | $137,942 | $611,326 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,354,798
- Program service revenue
- $400,522
- Investment income
- $131,014
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $32,948
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,400,175
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,597,456
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $78,681
- Accounting fees
- $13,105
- Travel
- $35,243
- Program services (functional)
- $1,930,280
- Management and general (functional)
- $642,247
- Fundraising (functional)
- $161,487
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,490,655
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,619,179
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $517,383
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,101,796
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,104,858
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $996,938
- Gross receipts
- $3,496,517
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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 October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Bennett | Senior Policy Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,034 | $10,923 |
| Karen Duarte | Director of Philanthropy Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,224 | $10,473 |
| Sherry Kellett | Director & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerry Boss | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Cynthia Griffin | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Sulivan | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rene Tatro | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Muriel Van Housen | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr David Wiebers | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Wayne Pacelle | President Officer | 30 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN DUARTE | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,954 |
| ZACHARY BENNETT | SENIOR POLICY COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,000 |
| GERARD BOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SHERRY KELLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARIAN PROBST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MURIEL VAN HOUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RENE TATRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WAYNE PACELLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 30 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE PACELLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 30 | $70,000 |
| GERARD BOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SHERRY KELLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARIAN PROBST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MURIEL VAN HOUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RENE TATRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2021: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE PACELLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 30 | $45,000 |
| GERARD BOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SHERRY KELLETT | DIRECTOR/BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| MARIAN PROBST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MURIEL VAN HOUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| RENE TATRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 30845, BETHESDA, MD 20824-0845
- In care of
- % ANDREW K NIEBLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Wayne P Pacelle, PO Box 30845, Bethesda, MD 20824
- Signed the 990
- Sherry Kellett, Treasurer
- Phone
- (336) 813-1677
- Website
- centerforahumaneeconomy.org
- Return prepared by
- Rogers & Company PLLC
Mission
In a capitalist economy and social order, the workings of business shape the fate of animals on a vast scale, determining how they are raised, traded, tested on, and killed. The Center for a Humane Economy doesn't accept these adverse outcomes, seeking instead to change the economic architecture that governs human dealings with other species and to demonstrate that commerce must come without cruelty.
Program accomplishments
- *Pressed global athletic brands to stop sourcing wild animal skins, particularly kangaroos.*Continued push to shut down animal fighting.*Demanded wind down of animal testing and move to human-relevant methods.*Confronted agribusiness giants about keeping animals in immobilizing cages and crates and supported cage-free production standards.*Demanded forest product companies not assault owls.See Sch O for additional details.Expenses $1,930,280 · revenue $400,522
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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-2620507
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,619,179
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,496,517
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $2,886,334 | $2,734,014 | $3,619,179 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $3,869,202 | $3,205,159 | $3,490,655 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $2,578,897 | $2,331,151 | $2,534,540 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $3,093,478 | $1,832,275 | $1,926,681 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | $1,332,941 | $982,662 | $749,268 | XML |
| 990 | October 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 83-2620507).
Questions about CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC
- What is the EIN of CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC is 83-2620507.
- Is CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY 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 CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names Wayne P Pacelle.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,034 (Zachary Bennett, Senior Policy Counsel).
- How much revenue does CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,886,334, expenses of $2,734,014 and total assets of $3,619,179 at year end.
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