AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION

Financials

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Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1400 16TH NW ST STE 360, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-0000

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ROBIN R GANZERT PHD, 1400 16TH STREET NW 360, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signed the 990

ROBIN R GANZERT PHD, PRESIDENT & CEO

Phone

(202) 677-4227

Website

WWW.AMERICANHUMANE.ORG

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Mission

FOUNDED IN 1877, AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION, DBA AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY (AMERICAN HUMANE) IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY, WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS. OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE FIRST TO SERVE IN PROMOTING AND NURTURING THE BONDS BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS.

Program accomplishments

• AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED NO ANIMALS WERE HARMEDAMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY'S "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WAS AND IS THE FIRST TO PROTECT ANIMALS IN FILM AND TELEVISION, SAFEGUARDING MILLIONS OF ANIMALS ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTIONS WORLDWIDE FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS. SINCE 1940, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN FILMED ENTERTAINMENT. WE ARE THE LEADING INDUSTRY-SANCTIONED ORGANIZATION WITH OVERSIGHT OF ANIMALS IN FILMED PRODUCTION AND THE SOLE ENTITY TO AWARD THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED END-CREDIT CERTIFICATION TO PRODUCTIONS THAT MEET OUR RIGOROUS STANDARD OF CARE.THE PURPOSE OF THE NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS TO HELP ENSURE THAT FILM PRODUCTIONS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" KEEPING ANIMALS SAFE ON SETS, WHICH ALSO RESULTS IN GREATER SAFETY FOR HUMAN ACTORS. THE PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALLY: WORKS TO PROTECT ANIMALS USED IN FILM, TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, NO MATTER WHERE FILMING OCCURS, DURING THE PRODUCTION AND ON SET. EDUCATES AND INFORMS FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL MEDIA COMMUNITY. VERIFIES AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY'S GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF ANIMALS IN FILMED MEDIA WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED CERTIFIED ANIMAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES, MANY OF WHOM ARE VETERINARIANS.
  Expenses $7,719,359 · grants $3,596 · revenue $123,733
• HUMANE CONSERVATIONAMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED ZOOS AND AQUARIUMSIN THE FACE OF WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE CALLING A "SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION" WITH SPECIES DISAPPEARING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE, ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ARE PLAYING AN OUTSIZED ROLE IN PRESERVING THE VITAL WEB OF LIFE ON EARTH. TO ELEVATE STANDARDS AND SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THOSE WHO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS, AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY DEVELOPED THE FIRST-EVER INDEPENDENT, GLOBAL, AND SCIENCE-BASED HUMANE CERTIFICATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO HELPING ENSURE THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF THE ANIMALS IN THE WORLD'S ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND CONSERVATION CENTERS. ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS.FEWER THAN THREE PERCENT OF ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE ARE ACCREDITED OR CERTIFIED. WHILE INDUSTRY-AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS OFFER PROGRAMS FOR BROAD ACCREDITATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES, AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION EFFORT SOLELY DEVOTED TO THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED PROGRAM OFFERS THREE LEVELS OF TRANSPARENT AND CREDIBLE ASSURANCE: UNIQUELY QUALIFIED, TRUSTED HUMANE ORGANIZATION: AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CERTIFIER OF ANIMAL WELFARE, PROTECTING MORE THAN 1 BILLION ANIMALS AROUND THE GLOBE WITH THE MOST RECOGNIZED, CREDIBLE, AND RESPECTED HUMANE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND THE HISTORIC "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" FILM CERTIFICATION. COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY TOP EXPERTS: THE PROGRAM IS BUILT ON COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA INFORMED BY AN UNMATCHED, INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE UP OF HIGHLY RESPECTED EXPERTS IN ANIMAL WELFARE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, BEHAVIOR, AND ANIMAL ETHICS. INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION: IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RIGOROUS WELFARE MEASURES ARE VERIFIED BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS WITH EXTENSIVE ZOOLOGICAL EXPERTISE IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND WELFARE.WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE REMARKABLE AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS WITH WHOM WE SHARE THE EARTH. HELPING PROTECT SPECIES IN ZOOLOGICAL SETTINGS WORLDWIDE: AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY ADVANCES THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF NEARLY 500,000 ANIMALS AT 85 LEADING ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES AROUND THE WORLD. FEWER THAN ONE PERCENT OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS HAVE EARNED OUR PRESTIGIOUS HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL OF APPROVAL. GLOBAL EXPANSION: MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD ARE LINING UP TO BECOME AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED AND WE NOW CERTIFY MAJOR ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES IN NORTH AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, EUROPE, ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. AWARD-WINNING CONSERVATION FILMS LAUNCHED: TO COUNTER THE "SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION" NOW TAKING PLACE AND RALLY A NEW GENERATION OF ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EARTH'S PRECIOUS ANIMALS, AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY HAS CREATED TWO DOCUMENTARY FILMS, "ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION," NARRATED BY OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS DAME HELEN MIRREN AND "ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: REWILDING," NARRATED BY OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS MERYL STREEP. THE FILMS HAVE GALVANIZED ANIMAL LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD. RAISED PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR HUMANE CONSERVATION: MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND NATIONAL TV AND RADIO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS IN CONSERVATION. WOLFGANG KIESSLING INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATIONHONORING THE HEROES OF GLOBAL ANIMAL CONSERVATIONAT AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE WORK TO PRESERVE EARTH'S SPECIES IS MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER. EQUALLY IMPORTANT ARE THE SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS, AND ADVOCATES DEDICATING THEIR LIVES TO CONSERVATION.TO HONOR THOSE MAKING SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONSERVATION THEORY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH, AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY LAUNCHED THE WOLFGANG KIESSLING INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION IN 2022.THIS PRESTIGIOUS ANNUAL AWARD CELEBRATES CONSERVATIONISTS WHO HAVE MADE MEASURABLE IMPACTS ON SPECIES CONSERVATION. IT IS NAMED AFTER WOLFGANG F. KIESSLING, FOUNDER OF LORO PARQUE AND A GLOBALLY RENOWNED LEADER IN CONSERVATION. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS LED BY GLOBAL CONSERVATION EXPERTS, THE PRIZE IS AWARDED TO ONE OUTSTANDING CONSERVATIONIST.THE INAUGURAL 2022 RECIPIENT WAS PROF. JON PAUL RODRIGUEZ, CHAIR OF THE SPECIES SURVIVAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE. IN 2023, PROF. THEO PAGEL OF COLOGNE ZOO, GERMANY, RECEIVED THE PRIZE FOR HIS WORK ON SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES AND GUIDELINES FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION AS PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS. HE ALSO CO-CHAIRED THE INTERNATIONAL REVERSE THE RED (RTR) INITIATIVE. IN 2024, DR. ARNAUD DESBIEZ RECEIVED THE PRIZE FOR HIS WORK TO FIND SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS TO BIODIVERSITY THREATS IN FOUR BRAZILIAN BIOMES: PANTANAL, CERRADO, ATLANTIC FOREST, AND THE AMAZON.WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE 2025 PRIZE WAS AWARDED TO DR. KATHLEEN DUDZINSKI, A PIONEERING MARINE MAMMALOGIST AND EXPERT IN DOLPHIN COMMUNICATION. A LEADING MARINE MAMMAL SCIENTIST WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HER COMPARATIVE RESEARCH BRIDGES CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, OFFERING DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS THAT SUPPORT ANIMAL WELFARE AND OCEAN ADVOCACY.AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED ECOTOURISMAS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE SEEK TO CONNECT WITH EARTH'S WILDLIFE, GLOBAL HUMANE SOCIETY HAS IDENTIFIED A VITAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE OUR ANIMAL WELFARE EXPERTISE BY CREATING A HUMANE TOURISM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM ASSESSES AND CERTIFIES WILDLIFE RESERVES, LODGES, AND TOUR OPERATORS FOR THEIR HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS THEY MAY ENCOUNTER OR IMPACT, BUILT ON THE SAME FOUNDATION OF SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES FOR WHICH WE ARE RENOWNED.THE HUMANE TOURISM INITIATIVE IS GUIDED BY A SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF ANIMAL WELFARE EXPERTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOURISM AND WILDLIFE. THEIR INPUT HAS SHAPED COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA AND RIGOROUS STANDARDS, WHICH ARE VERIFIED THROUGH INDEPENDENT, ON-SITE AUDITS FOR ANY OPERATION SEEKING HUMANE TOURISM CERTIFICATION. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN LATE 2023, WE HAVE CERTIFIED SIX LEADING ENTITIES IN AFRICA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS INNOVATIVE PROGRAM FORWARD.
  Expenses $4,531,023 · grants $560,553 · revenue $448,089
• AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED FARM PROGRAMAMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY BELIEVES PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FOOD PREFERENCE AND FIND HUMANELY RAISED DAIRY, MEAT, AND EGG PRODUCTS.THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED FARM PROGRAM IS THE FIRST WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES TO HELP ENSURE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED FARM PROGRAM IS THE OLDEST, LARGEST, AND FASTEST-GROWING AUDITING AND CERTIFICATION EFFORT IN THE COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS VITAL PROGRAM IS TO HELP IMPROVE AND VERIFY THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS ON FARMS AND RANCHES UTILIZING EVIDENCE AND SCIENCE-BASED WELFARE STANDARDS, AND TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS.THIS PROGRAM CERTIFIES THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF MORE ANIMALS IN FOOD PRODUCTION THAN ANY OTHER AND HAS EXPANDED INTO SOUTH AMERICA. FARM ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE FREQUENTLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS. THIRD-PARTY AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND ARE BASED ON THE SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED STANDARDS. THE PROGRAM COVERS THOUSANDS OF FARMS AND RANCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL IS NOW FOUND ON MANY PRODUCTS IN GROCERY STORES, INCLUDING DAIRY, CHICKEN, TURKEY, PORK, DUCKS, AND EGGS.
  Expenses $3,533,822 · grants $5,636 · revenue $1,045,727
• AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUEFOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY'S RESCUE TEAMS HAVE HELPED ANIMALS SUFFERING IN NATURAL DISASTERS AS WELL AS HUMAN-MADE CASES OF CRUELTY, NEGLECT, OR HOARDING. AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE TEAMS SAVE, FEED, AND SHELTER ANIMALS IN CRISIS, AND PROVIDE LIFESAVING TIPS AND DISASTER PREPARATION TRAINING BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER DISASTERS. FIRST RESPONDERS TRAVEL THE NATION WITH A FLEET OF SPECIALLY EQUIPPED RESCUE VEHICLES.AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE SERVES THE ANIMAL VICTIMS OF UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY AND ABUSE. OUR EMERGENCY RESCUE TEAM COLLABORATES WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON LARGE-SCALE ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS, INVOLVING EVERYTHING FROM HOARDING CASES TO PUPPY MILLS AND DOGFIGHTING OPERATIONS. WHENEVER AND WHEREVER TRAGEDY STRIKES, WHETHER A NATURAL DISASTER OR AN INCIDENT OF DEPLORABLE ABUSE, AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE IS THERE FOR ANIMALS. THE PROGRAM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE INTERVENTION FOR COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS AND TO BUILD MORE HUMANE COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE THROUGH TRAINING, GRANTS, SHELTER SUPPORT, AND HUMANE EDUCATION.IN JANUARY 2025, THE RESCUE TEAM DEPLOYED TO LOS ANGELES IN RESPONSE TO MASSIVE AND DEVASTATING WILDFIRES. IN ADDITION TO IN-FIELD RESCUE OPERATIONS, OUR TEAM TRANSPORTED MORE THAN 300 LONG-TERM SHELTER ANIMALS TO OTHER STATES, PROVIDED VETERINARY CARE TO MORE THAN 100 DISPLACED PETS IN SHELTERS AND THE COMMUNITY, AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS OF CAT AND DOG FOOD TO ANIMALS IN NEED.TRAINED MORE RESCUERS: AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY PROVIDED A SERIES OF FIRST RESPONDER RESCUE TRAININGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CLASS PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED HANDS-ON EDUCATION ABOUT DOG AND CAT BEHAVIOR AND PROPER HANDLING TECHNIQUES, HOW TO PREPARE THEIR PETS AND COMMUNITY FOR A DISASTER, AND ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF DEPLOYING AS AN AMERICAN HUMANE RESCUE FIRST RESPONDER.
  Expenses $2,425,667 · grants $22,568
• AMERICAN HUMANE MILITARY WORKING DOG REUNIFICATIONAMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO HELPING AMERICA'S VETERANS AND RECOGNIZING THEIR HEROIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED STATES BOTH ON AND OFF THE BATTLEFIELD. AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY HAS WORKED WITH THE U.S. MILITARY FOR OVER A CENTURY: THE ANIMAL RESCUE PROGRAM WAS BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF WORLD WAR I EUROPE, WHERE, AT THE REQUEST OF THE U.S. SECRETARY OF WAR, VOLUNTEERS WITH AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY DEPLOYED TO RESCUE AND CARE FOR 68,000 WOUNDED WAR HORSES EACH MONTH.WE CONTINUE TO PROUDLY HONOR THIS LEGACY TODAY THROUGH OUR PROGRAM THAT REUNITES RETIRED MILITARY WORKING DOGS WITH THEIR FORMER HANDLERS. AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY RAISES FUNDS TO COVER THE COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COORDINATES THE REUNIFICATION PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE LIFETIME VETERINARY CARE FOR THE DOGS WE REUNITE WITH THEIR HANDLERS, SUPPORTING THEIR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS FOR YEARS TO COME.AMERICAN HUMANE PUPS4PATRIOTS PROGRAMAMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY HELPS PROVIDE LIFESAVING SERVICE DOGS TO VETERANS AND RETIRED FIRST RESPONDERS SUFFERING FROM POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS (PTS) AND/OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI). RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SPECIALLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS CAN REDUCE STRESS AND ANXIETY LEVELS, MITIGATE DEPRESSION, EASE SOCIAL REINTEGRATION, PROVIDE COMFORT AND RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN AFFECTED VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. HOWEVER, MANY OBSTACLES OFTEN PREVENT THESE HEROES FROM GAINING ACCESS TO SERVICE DOGS. AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY BRIDGES A CRITICAL GAP OF CARE AND COMPANIONSHIP. PUPS4PATRIOTS DOGS ARE TRAINED ACCORDING TO AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY'S SERVICE DOG GUIDELINES AN APPROACH INFORMED BY A SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF VETERAN EXPERTS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SCIENTISTS, ANIMAL WELFARE SPECIALISTS, VETERINARIANS, DOG TRAINERS AND OTHER KEY ADVOCATES.
  Expenses $2,250,421 · grants $55,798
• OTHERAMERICAN HUMANE HERO DOG AWARDS THE AMERICAN HUMANE HERO DOG AWARDS IS AN ANNUAL, NATIONWIDE COMPETITION THAT SEARCHES OUT AND RECOGNIZES AMERICA'S HERO DOGS OFTEN ORDINARY DOGS WHO DO EXTRAORDINARY THINGS, WHETHER IT'S SAVING LIVES ON THE BATTLEFIELD, LENDING SIGHT OR HEARING TO A HUMAN COMPANION, OR HELPING PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. DOGS ARE HONORED IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES FOR THE HERO DOG AWARDS: LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDER DOGS THIS CATEGORY BROADLY INCLUDES DOGS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO FIRST RESPONDERS, THAT SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC, AND THAT FIND THE MISSING AND VICTIMS OF DISASTERS. LAW ENFORCEMENT DOGS' ABILITY TO HELP PROTECT THEIR HUMAN HANDLERS, THWART LAWBREAKERS, AND FIND EVIDENCE MAKES THEM TRUE PARTNERS TO FIRST RESPONDERS. SCENT DETECTION DOGS CAN ACCURATELY DETECT A VARIETY OF TARGETS, INCLUDING CORRECTLY IDENTIFYING A MULTITUDE OF DISEASES AND FLORA AND FAUNA, AND ARE USED TO DETECT ILLICIT SUBSTANCES, DRUGS, FIRE ACCELERANTS, FIREARMS, OR EXPLOSIVES. SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO FIND THE MISSING, FROM THOSE LOST IN THE WILDERNESS OR CITY TO VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS. SERVICE AND GUIDE/HEARING DOGS SERVICE DOGS ARE TRAINED TO PERFORM SPECIFIC TASKS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS DEFINED BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA). THEY CAN BE TRAINED TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL MOBILITY NEEDS OR LIMITATIONS, OR PEOPLE WHO NEED ALERTS TO MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THEY CAN ALSO SERVE AS THE "EYES AND EARS" FOR THE BLIND AND/OR DEAF OR PERFORM TASKS FOR THOSE WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES SUCH AS POST TRAUMATIC STRESS OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.THESE SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS CAN EVEN HELP BY RETRIEVING OR MANIPULATING OBJECTS THAT ARE OUT OF THEIR PERSON'S REACH, ALERTING BYSTANDERS AND RETRIEVING HELP FOR THEIR HANDLER, LEADING WHILE AVOIDING DISTRACTIONS AND OBSTACLES, AND MANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TASKS AS NEEDED BY A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY. THESE HEROES NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM THEY WORK, BUT ALSO KEEP THEM SAFE EVERY DAY. THERAPY DOGS CREDENTIALED ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY (AAT) DOGS ARE PART OF A THERAPEUTIC PLAN TO AID WITH PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE CHALLENGES FOR PERSONS OTHER THAN THE DOG'S OWNER/HANDLER. AAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO HELP ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED SUCH AS CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT, PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY OR OTHER DIFFICULT MEDICAL TREATMENTS, AND MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH THE EFFECTS OF WARTIME MILITARY SERVICE. STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT AAT LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCES STRESS AND ENHANCES A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO ACHIEVE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS. MILITARY DOGS MILITARY WORKING DOGS FIRST ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1942 TO SERVE IN THE ARMY'S K-9 CORPS. TODAY, THESE DOGS ARE STILL PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN SEARCHING FOR EXPLOSIVES AND SEIZING ENEMIES. MILITARY WORKING DOGS HAVE BEEN USED BY THE U.S. ARMED FORCES SINCE WORLD WAR I. IN WORLD WAR II, 436 SCOUT DOGS WALKED COMBAT PATROLS OVERSEAS, OFTEN DETECTING THE ENEMY AT 1,000 YARDS, LONG BEFORE THE ENEMY BECAME AWARE OF THEM. DOGS CONTINUED TO SERVE WITH DISTINCTION IN OTHER CONFLICTS, SUCH AS KOREA, WHERE THE ARMY USED ABOUT 1,500 DOGS, PRIMARILY FOR GUARD DUTY. DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, NEARLY 4,000 DOGS WERE EMPLOYED AND, OFFICIALLY, 281 WERE KILLED IN ACTION. TODAY'S CONFLICTS INCLUDE DOGS AT EVERY LEVEL, STILL SERVING OUR COUNTRY, HELPING TO PROTECT OUR TROOPS. EMERGING HERO AND SHELTER DOGS JUST AS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND SCIENCE IS EVER EXPANDING, SO TOO DO THE AMAZING STORIES OF THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND IN ACTION. DOGS IN THIS CATEGORY CAN BE NOMINATED FOR DOING HEROIC DEEDS, LARGE OR SMALL; FOR OVERCOMING DIFFICULT ODDS; OR BY HAVING A REMARKABLE RESCUE STORY LIKE THE MILLIONS OF HOMELESS DOGS IN SHELTERS, ON THE STREETS, OR NEEDING HELP FROM UNFAVORABLE SITUATIONS. WHETHER IT WAS A SECOND CHANCE AND A NEW "LEASH" ON LIFE OR JUST A PERFECT FIT THAT WAS MEANT TO BE, THESE DOGS HIGHLIGHT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE MAN'S BEST FRIEND.AFTER VOTING BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY ARE HONORED AT THE STAR-STUDDED AMERICAN HUMANE HERO DOG AWARDS GALA IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.THIS POPULAR, YEARLY NATIONAL CAMPAIGN DRAWS HUNDREDS OF COURAGEOUS CANINES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MORE THAN A MILLION VOTES BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, AND FOUR BILLION MEDIA IMPRESSIONS, INCLUDING FEATURES BY NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT KID'S EDITION, TODAY SHOW AND PEOPLE MAGAZINE.AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY SANCTUARY DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY PURCHASED A 14.2-ACRE PROPERTY IN PALM CITY, FLORIDA, AS THE NEW HOME OF THE AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY SANCTUARY. FOLLOWING THE SALE OF THE ORIGINAL WEST PALM BEACH PROPERTY, ALL OPERATIONS TRANSITIONED TO THE NEW LOCATION.STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN PALM CITY, THE SANCTUARY IS HOME TO SEVERAL KEY PROGRAMS: PUPS4PATRIOTS: THE NEW FACILITY WILL HOST OUR FIRST RESIDENTIAL TRAINING PROGRAM, HELPING VETERANS RECEIVE SERVICE DOGS FASTER. GRADUATES WILL ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN THIS THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT. ANIMAL RESCUE: THE SANCTUARY WILL TRAIN AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY FIRST RESPONDERS TO DEPLOY TO NATURAL DISASTERS WORLDWIDE. RESCUE VEHICLES WILL BE STATIONED ON-SITE FOR TOURS AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. BETTY WHITE HEALING GARDEN: A LIFE-SIZED BRONZE SCULPTURE OF BETTY WHITE WILL WELCOME VISITORS, HONORING HER LEGACY AS A SUPPORTER OF AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY.IN ADDITION, THE SANCTUARY FEATURES STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATION, INCLUDING: MULTI-SPECIES BARN AND FARM PADDOCKS: RESCUE ANIMALS, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, COWS, DUCKS, AND MORE, WILL BE CARED FOR IN A MULTI-SPECIES FARM SETTING. VETERINARY TRIAGE CENTER: LOCATED IN THE 9,000 SQ. FT. MULTI-SPECIES BARN, THE CENTER WILL PROVIDE FIRST AID AND CRITICAL CARE FOR ANIMALS.THE SANCTUARY SERVES AS A RETREAT FOR WOUNDED VETERANS, WHERE THEY WILL BE PAIRED WITH SERVICE DOGS, AND A RESCUE CENTER OFFERING HOPE, HEALING, AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES. THIS INNOVATIVE HUMANE HOME WILL BENEFIT ANIMALS, VETERANS, AND ADVOCATES FOR GENERATIONS, SHOWCASING AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY'S COMMITMENT TO LIFESAVING SERVICES AND EDUCATION.AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED PET PROVIDERS PETS HAVE ALWAYS HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR LIVES, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY WHERE THEY COME FROM BUT ALSO WHO CARES FOR THEM BEFORE THEY JOIN OUR FAMILIES. PET PROVIDERS WHO MEET AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY'S RIGOROUS CERTIFICATION STANDARDS SET THEMSELVES APART, GIVING PET OWNERS CONFIDENCE THAT THEIR PETS WERE TREATED HUMANELY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS IS A CORE PRINCIPLE AT AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY. WHEN CONSUMERS SEE THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL, THEY CAN TRUST THEIR PETS HAVE RECEIVED HIGH LEVELS OF CARE AND ATTENTION.FOLLOWING RIGOROUS AUDITS ADMINISTERED BY AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY AUDITORS, CERTIFIED PET PROVIDERS ARE AWARDED THE COVETED AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL OF APPROVAL. ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS. CERTIFIED PROVIDERS SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR PROACTIVELY TAKING THE NEXT STEP TO ENSURE ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE ARE TREATED HUMANELY AND ETHICALLY.AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED WORKING ANIMALS THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED WORKING ANIMALS PROGRAM HELPS VERIFY THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS WHEREVER THEY LIVE AND WORK. AMERICAN HUMANE'S WORKING ANIMALS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AUDIT ASSESSES THE CONDITION, WELL-BEING, AND WELFARE OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS TRAINED TO PERFORM CERTAIN SPECIALIZED TASKS, WHICH MAY APPEAR AT PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES AND/OR APPEARANCES.THE PROGRAM ENFORCES RIGOROUS, SCIENCE-BASED, AND COMPREHENSIVE CRITERIA FOR ANIMAL WELFARE, REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF WORLD-RENOWNED LEADERS IN THE FIELDS OF ANIMAL SCIENCE, VETERINARY MEDICINE, AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR.AREAS OF CERTIFICATION EVALUATION INCLUDE - BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO - HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT, ANIMAL HEALTH, APPEARANCE AND BEHAVIOR, NUTRITION, VETERINARY CARE, AND CLEANLINESS/SANITATION. IN ADDITION TO PERMANENT HOUSING FACILITIES, AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY ASSESSES TRANSPORT, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, SAFE AND STIMULATING TEMPORARY ENVIRONMENTS, AND EVIDENCE OF THOROUGH PREPARATION AND PROTOCOLS ESTABLISHED TO HANDLE MEDICAL CARE.PUBLIC EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND OUTREACHAS THE LEADER ON ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES SINCE 1877, NEWS ORGANIZATIONS ARE CONSTANTLY SEEKING OUR EXPERTISE AND COMMENTARY. WE WORK WITH THOUSANDS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL NEWS GROUPS TO GET OUT LIFESAVING INFORMATION AND SPREAD OUR MESSAGE OF COMPASSION, CARING AND HOPE. HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
  Expenses $3,844,467 · grants $278,246 · revenue $2,030,371

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

84-0432950

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

1942

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D200)

Assets (IRS master file)

$46,222,941

Income (IRS master file)

$54,599,344

Filing history

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 84-0432950).

Questions about AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION is 84-0432950.

Is AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.

Are donations to AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ROBIN R GANZERT PHD.

Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $700,583 (ROBIN GANZERT PHD, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $36,567,566, expenses of $32,582,875 and total assets of $46,222,941 at year end.

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