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Ohio Humane Society

IRS exemption revoked

Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 31-0536684Revenue $1.7M in FY2022

On file with the IRSfamiliesforward.net2400 Reading Road Suite 126 · Cincinnati, OHTax-exempt since Nov 1934Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Program influences the safe, healthy and successful development of children.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 54 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $128K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.7M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$953K
FY2022$1.7M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2026

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022. IRS ruling in Nov 1934.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.4M Management & general 16% · $269K Fundraising 2% · $35K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
H Michelle Toney
Executive Director/CEO
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christine B Haslam
Vice Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Melissa Dallas
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

H Michelle Toney’s $95K as Executive Director/CEO is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Allsop—$113,750$115,896
H Michelle Toney$95,000——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes children's safe, healthy, and successful development.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Familiesforward provided programs and support services to 696 students across four schools within the cincinnati public schools district. Bond hill academy of math and science discovery, carson school, hays-porter school and withrow university high school met or exceeded almost all of their measurable indicators toward established…

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Tr Uw Otto LuedekingFY2025$10K
Wyandotte Animal GroupFY2025$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $9K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,472
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,540

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$269K
Fundraisingcol D$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$757
Other assetsLn 15$197K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$58K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$757
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$79K$14K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$859K$711K$123K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$2K$425
Other employee benefitsLn 9$76K$63K$11K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$49K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$306K$236K$70K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$12K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$31K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$19K$14K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$731$1K
Office expensesLn 13$114K$102K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$10K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$36K$4K
TravelLn 17$598$598
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$151
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$25K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$269K$35K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.7M−$55K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $953K$1.3M−$308K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$23K$2.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,652,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $926,139$1,631,412
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,508$20,812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,647$1,652,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,681$9,012
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $854,547$1,102,978
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $384,002$595,132
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,260,230$1,707,122
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$307,583−$54,898
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,652,224 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$279,296
VIII-1e Government grants$1,242,752
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,631,412
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,654$26,654
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,842−$5,842
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,812$1,652,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,707,122 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,012$9,012
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,574 · Management $13,550 · Fundraising $2,876$95,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $710,540 · Management $122,536 · Fundraising $26,010$859,086
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,624 · Management $2,005 · Fundraising $425$14,054
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $62,885 · Management $10,845 · Fundraising $2,302$76,032
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,638 · Management $8,388 · Fundraising $1,780$58,806
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $235,553 · Management $70,165$305,718
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,561 · Management $3,444$15,005
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,847 · Management $9,188$40,035
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $14,447 · Management $4,303$18,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,119 · Management $731 · Fundraising $1,463$7,313
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $101,632 · Management $12,804$114,436
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,499 · Management $1,166$11,665
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,699 · Management $3,966$39,665
IX-17 TravelPrograms $598$598
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,361 · Management $151$1,512
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,354 · Management $1,150$11,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,762 · Management $4,169$28,931
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,403,705 · Management $268,561 · Fundraising $34,856$1,707,122
Part X · Balance sheet $1,792,428 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,507$57,610
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $91,693$246,133
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,269$757
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,740,396$1,291,284
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $238,613$196,644
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,154,478$1,792,428
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,591$68,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,591$68,536
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,888,577$1,531,551
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $234,310$192,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,122,887$1,723,892
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,154,478$1,792,428
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,723,892 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,652,224
XI-2 Total expenses$1,707,122
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,122,887
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$302,128
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$41,969
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,723,892

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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