Columbus Humane FY2022 filing

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Hilliard, OH501(c)(3)Since 1883AnimalsEIN 31-4379492

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For more than 140 years, Columbus Humane has been sheltering homeless animals, fighting animal cruelty and neglect and offering programs to address the needs of animals in our community. Programs include investigating reports of animal cruelty and neglect in franklin county, ohio and providing services for pets and people including animal adoption, emergency sheltering for the pets of victims of domestic violence, and Humane education. More than 90 percent of our funding is provided by donation and fees for services. We are not a government agency and we DO not receive operating support from national organizations. Columbus Humane relies on the support of private donors and volunteers to make our work possible.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $105K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.7M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$4.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$13.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2022▲ +21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$4.9M
FY2022▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$8.5M
FY2025$8.9M
Net assets
$13.2M
FY2022▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.9M
FY2021$14.7M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$13.8M
FY2024$14.0M
FY2025$13.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1957.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.7M Management & general 12% · $606K Fundraising 12% · $610K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Dr Laura Advent’s $174K as Chief Medical Officer is at the 86th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Laura Advent$174,054$148,316$113,666———
Audra Hanthorn————$136,371$104,431
Elliott Rinke$131,692$119,358————
Rachel Finney—$129,528$125,452$124,177$115,534$114,143
Joy Keaton$127,689$119,112————
Andrienne McCracken$107,140—————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Shelters homeless animals, fights cruelty, and offers adoption, emergency pet sheltering, and humane education.

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2 program services account for $3.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The animal care, client care and community outreach operations provide services for pets and people including animal adoption, access to low cost SPAY/NEUTER, emergency sheltering for pets of victims of domestic violence and rehoming options. We provide compassionate counseling and resources for those struggling to keep their pets.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

Animal Cruelty Investigations

Columbus humane is the lead agency in franklin county investigating cases of animal cruelty, neglect and abandoment. The commissioned humane agents enforce all local and state laws pertaining to the care and treatment of animals as reported by members of the public and partner agencies including other law enforcement agencies, health…

$595Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$105K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Investment incomeLn 3$170K
Money outPt IX
$4.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$606K
Fundraisingcol D$610K
Owns and owesPt X
$13.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Investment incomeLn 3$170K
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5107
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$556K$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$4.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$14.9M$15.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$211K$2.7M
Net assetsLn 32$14.7M$13.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$96K$14K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.2M$326K$323K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$1K$72K$60
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$30$51K
Office expensesLn 13$206K$10K$629$195K
Information technologyLn 14$70K$49K$9K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$103K$20K
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$229K$217K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$76K$15K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$945K$64K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$81K$50K$28K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.9M$3.7M$606K$610K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.8M$8.9M−$1.0M$13.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.9M$8.5M−$615K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$5.6M$17K$13.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $5.3M$4.9M$430K$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.3M$77K$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.0M$4.1M$893K$12.9M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,335,744 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,711 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$19,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,643,313
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$514,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,663,013
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $338,055$338,055
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $170,476$170,476
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $86,312$86,312
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $72,177$72,177
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $415,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $256,788$5,335,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,906,191 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,752 · Management $14,293 · Fundraising $14,132$124,177
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,185,482 · Management $326,226 · Fundraising $322,545$2,834,253
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,250 · Management $71,718 · Fundraising $60$73,028
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30 · Fundraising $51,179$51,209
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,248 · Management $629 · Fundraising $194,994$205,871
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $48,860 · Management $9,394 · Fundraising $11,478$69,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,056 · Management $19,534$122,590
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,632$17,632
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $217,167 · Management $11,430$228,597
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,176 · Management $61,063$76,239
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $945,197 · Management $63,605 · Fundraising $13,474$1,022,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,390 · Management $28,109 · Fundraising $2,088$80,587
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,690,240 · Management $606,001 · Fundraising $609,950$4,906,191
Part X · Balance sheet $15,890,160 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $555,914$3,380,595
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $59,991$27,621
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $119,748$52,731
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,732$5,126
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,310$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,578,413$4,481,296
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,134,727$4,284,830
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,401,758$3,657,961
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,863,593$15,890,160
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $208,973$199,821
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,918$80,768
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$2,392,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $210,891$2,672,844
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,131,411$8,943,777
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,521,291$4,273,539
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,652,702$13,217,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,863,593$15,890,160
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $13,217,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,335,744
XI-2 Total expenses$4,906,191
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$429,553
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,652,702
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,864,939
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$13,217,316

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