SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA

Financials

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

5500 GAINES ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-2572

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

GARY L WEITZMAN, 5500 GAINES STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92110

Signed the 990

GARY L WEITZMAN, PRESIDENT/CEO

Phone

(619) 299-7012

Website

WWW.SDHUMANE.ORG

Return prepared by

BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-1661688 or by the name SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

CREATE A MORE HUMANE WORLD BY INSPIRING COMPASSION, PROVIDING HOPE AND ADVANCING THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS AND PEOPLE.

Program accomplishments

• ADOPTIONS AND ANIMAL CARE INCLUDES ADMISSIONS, ADOPTIONS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, KITTEN NURSERY, BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING, BEHAVIOR CENTER, FOSTER CARE, SPAY/NEUTER.25,907 COMPANION ANIMALS GOING HOME: TOTAL7,542 DOGS ADOPTED,9,491 CATS ADOPTED,1,537 SMALL ANIMALS AND FARM ANIMALS ADOPTED,5,550 LOST ANIMALS RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS,1,787 ANIMALS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER SHELTERS.28,759 COMPANION ANIMALS ADMITTED: TOTAL7,289 RELINQUISHED BY OWNERS,384 ANIMALS TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS,1,772 ANIMALS RESCUED FOR THEIR PROTECTION,190 BORN IN SHELTER OR FOSTER CARE,19,124 STRAY ANIMALS ADMITTED.KITTEN PROGRAM:8,324 TOTAL KITTENS CARED FOR,54,338 KITTENS IN NURSERY OR FOSTER CARE (YOUNGER THAN 8 WEEKS),2,886 KITTENS IN SHELTER OR FOSTER CARE (OLDER THAN 8 WEEKS).COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM:5,079 COMMUNITY CATS BROUGHT IN FOR TREATMENT,4,574 COMMUNITY CATS RETURNED TO THEIR OUTDOOR HOMES,VETERINARY CARE/SHELTER MEDICINE:15,390 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS,3,264 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR OWNED PETS,4,168 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR COMMUNITY CATS,22,822 TOTAL SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES.106 DENTAL PROCEDURES,1,068 DIAGNOSTICS (BLOOD WORK, BIOPSIES, OTHER DIAGNOSTICS),123 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES,357 OTHER SURGERIES (I.E. MASS REMOVAL, EXPLORATORY, EYE/EAR ABSCESS DRAINAGE).1,654 TOTAL SERVICES AND PROCEDURESBEHAVIOR AND TRAINING:536 SHELTER ANIMALS ENROLLED IN BEHAVIOR CENTER,648 SHELTER ANIMALS ENGAGED IN BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION,1,184 TOTAL ANIMALS RECEIVING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION.359 PRE-AND POST-ADOPTION CONSULTATIONS,283 PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES,1,113 PEOPLE INSTRUCTED THROUGH TRAINING CLASSES.OTHER OUTCOMES:2,578 ANIMALS EUTHANIZED.OF EUTHANIZED ANIMALS, NONE WERE HEALTHY OR TREATABLE OR REHABILITATABLE. ALL ANIMALS EUTHANIZED WERE UNHEALTHY OR UNTREATABLE DUE TO SERIOUS MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. THE DETERMINATION OF HEALTHY OR UNTREATABLE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SDAWC ASILOMAR ACCORDS, AND IN SUCH CASES, EUTHANASIA IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO END UNNECESSARY SUFFERING, OR FOR OBVIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY REASONS.OWNER REQUESTED EUTHANASIA: 3,506. DIED OR LOST IN SHELTER CARE: 309 PLACEMENT RATE FOR HEALTHY ANIMALS-100% PLACEMENT RATE FOR TREATABLE/REHABILITATABLE ANIMALS - 100% LIVE RELEASE RATE -91% REPORT ON GETTING TO ZERO: "GETTING TO ZERO" IS THE SAN DIEGO ANIMAL WELFARE COALITION'S COMMITMENT TO REACHING AND MAINTAINING ZERO EUTHANASIA OF HEAL THY OR TREATABLE ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. PREVIOUSLY, TREATABLE ANIMALS WERE AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA IN SHELTERS DUE TO SHEER NUMBERS AND LIMITED RESOURCES. BY TRANSFERRING TREATABLE ANIMALS FROM FULL, OVERCROWDED SHELTERS TO OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE OR RESOURCES, WE CAN STRATEGICALLY MOVE ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER SYSTEM AND GET THEM INTO HOMES. THIS IS TRULY A MILESTONE FOR SAN DIEGO AND WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT HEAL THY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS ARE NEVER AGAIN AT RISK OF EUTHANASIA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
  Expenses $48,792,514 · revenue $4,135,040
• COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT: INCLUDES ADULT PROGRAMS, YOUTH EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, PET-ASSISTED THERAPY, AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT.37,028 REACHED THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS,175,802 RESOURCE CENTER PHONE CALLS RECEIVED.FOSTER CARE:FOSTER CARE IS CRUCIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO HELP THE HIGH VOLUME OF ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. OUR NETWORK OF DEDICATED FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS SERVES AS A VITAL EXTENSION OF OUR SHELTER, OFFERING TEMPORARY HOMES TO ANIMALS WHILE THEY AWAIT ADOPTION, OPENING SPACE FOR US TO REACH OUT AND SAVE EVEN MORE ANIMALS LIVES. 1,662 FOSTER HOMES,8,396 ANIMALS IN FOSTER CARE.VOLUNTEERS WHETHER WORKING DIRECTLY WITH ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, WITHIN OTHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS OR ADVOCATING IN THE COMMUNITY AS AMBASSADORS OF OUR WORK, THE COMPASSION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS HAS TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR EFFORTS. THE COMMITMENT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO EXPAND OUR SAFETY NET OF CARE TO MORE ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 5,097 VOLUNTEERS GENEROUSLY DONATED 547,732 HOURS OF CARE OF ANIMALS AND SUPPORT OUR WORK. THE VALUE OF THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES IS $21,985,962.
  Expenses $7,396,751 · revenue $130,652
• HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM - INCLUDES INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, FIELD SERVICES FOR THIRTEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS OVER 620 SQUARE MILES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, AND ASSISTANCE WITH ANIMAL RESCUE AND REUNITING LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS AS A RESULT OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND FIRES.HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIELD SERVICES ACCOMPLISHMENTS:18,707 ANIMALS SEEN BY HUMANE OFFICERS, 20 CASES SUBMITTED FOR PROSECUTION, 2,890 CRUELTY COMPLAINTS, 15 EDUCATIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, 2,585 ANIMAL BITE QUARANTINES, 28,219 ANIMAL SERVICE CALLS RECEIVED, 6,297 WILD ANIMALS RESCUED BY HUMANE OFFICERS.FIELD SERVICE AND CRUELTY COMPLAINTS HANDLED INCLUDE REPORTS OF ANIMALS RUNNING STRAY, ANIMALS LEFT IN HOT CARS, CALLS FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE AND CALLS TO PERFORM ANIMALS CHECKS.THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM RESPONDS IN TIMES OF CRISIS- SUCH AS EVACUATING PETS AND LIVESTOCK DURING WILDFIRES AND RESCUING ANIMALS FROM ACCIDENTS. THE ERT IS SPECIALLY FEMA-TRAINED TO RESPOND DURING DISASTERS AND IS ALWAYS PREPARED TO DEPLOY LOCALLY AND BEYOND TO ASSIST WITH ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE.43 VOLUNTEERS,1,722 VOLUNTEER HOURS,55 ANIMALS ASSISTED IN EMERGENCIES.
  Expenses $6,658,140 · revenue $29,288,888
• SERVICES FOR PET FAMILIES IN NEED - ACTING AS A SAFETY NET FOR PET PARENTS WHO ARE SENIOR, DISABLED, CHRONICALLY ILL AND LOW INCOME, HOMELESS OR LIVE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, THIS PROGRAM HELPS QUALIFIED CLIENTS KEEP THEIR PETS THROUGH OUR SERVICES.COMMUNITY PET PANTRY: PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL BAGS OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES AT OUR SHELTERS AND AT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SAN DIEGO COUNTY SO THAT VULNERABLE PETS RECEIVE THE NOURISHMENT THEY DESERVE.VETERINARY CARE VOUCHERS: PROVIDES VOUCHERS TO OFFSET THE COST OF VETERINARY SERVICES AND VETERINARY PRESCRIPTION FOOD.COMMUNITY OUTREACH: PROVIDES THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT SERVICES AND CONDUCTS NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR PETS.PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND IMPACT:1,526,787 PET MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES,633,136 PET MEALS DISTRIBUTED TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, 457 VET VOUCHERS DISTRIBUTED, 10,251 MICROCHIPS FOR OWNED PETS, 55,144 VACCINATIONS FOR OWNED PETS.EXPENSES FOR THESE PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ABOVE.PROJECT WILDLIFE:ALL LIVING CREATURES MATTER TO SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY. WHETHER THEY'RE FURRY, SCALED, FEATHERED, DOMESTIC OR WILD, WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING THEIR SAFETY NET WHEN THEY NEED HELP. THIS YEAR, PROJECT WILDLIFE TOOK IN 11,820 INJURED, ILL OR ORPHANED WILDLIFE. AS THE ONLY LOCAL EMERGENCY TRAUMA CENTER FOR THESE WILD ANIMALS, PROJECT WILDLIFE IS CRUCIAL TO THE SAN DIEGO REGION. PROJECT WILDLIFE'S EXPENSES ARE INCLUDED IN ADOPTIONS AND ANIMAL CARE ABOVE.0

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

95-1661688

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

1938

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D200)

Assets (IRS master file)

$129,764,778

Income (IRS master file)

$71,365,629

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 95-1661688).

Questions about SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA

What is the EIN of SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA?

The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA is 95-1661688.

Is SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.

Are donations to SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA 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 SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA 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 SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA 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 SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GARY L WEITZMAN.

Who are the officers and directors of SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 33 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $478,792 (GARY L WEITZMAN DVM MPH CAWA, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $67,557,221, expenses of $73,401,220 and total assets of $129,764,778 at year end.

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