Our mission is to further the compassionate safe and responsible relationship between animals and people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$293K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $797K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$293K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $13.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $400K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.3M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.0M
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$19.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$11.2M
FY2025$11.2M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$11.0M
Net assets
$19.5M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$19.5M
FY2022$17.7M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$20.3M
FY2025$20.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Oct 1971.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.8M Management & general 14% · $710K Fundraising 11% · $537K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $293K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$134,442Pt VII · Sec A
Interim CEO
$84,554Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$74,424Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judith Calhoun’s $175K as Chief Exec Officer is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 225 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Judith Calhoun$175,000$154,100$149,280$51,070—
Gail Rapport$137,075————
Judy Calhoun————$134,442
Tracie Thompson$119,920$101,954$95,168$27,052—
Lainey Slater$119,518————
Jennifer Valentine$118,111————
Amanda Myers$102,792————
Kara Pappas————$84,554

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

Promotes compassionate, safe, and responsible relationships between animals and people.

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3 programs · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Animal Care Program

In FY21, we cared for 6,471 animals in our facility, created 2,937 new families, and reunited 1,948 families. At larimer humane society, 83% of stray dogs and 21% of stray cats reunited with their families. Nationally these rates are 37% and 5% respectively.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Animal Protection & Control

In FY21 our officers responded to 16,240 calls for service, helping to keep animals and people across our community safe. Officers responded to a 70% increase in calls for aggressive stray animals over the prior year, representing 17% of total calls related to stray ANIMALS.FOUR of our animal protection & control officers are…

$955Kprogram expense
03

Veterinary Services

In FY21 we provided basic health protection to our animals with 6,920 vaccinations, 1,769 SPAY/NEUTER, dental and other surgeries performed by our veterinary services team and in partnership with csu veterinary students.

$585Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $250K · 2022–2023
Humane Society of Weld CountyCO · FY2023$194,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$949K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$710K
Fundraisingcol D$537K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$32.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$862K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$949K
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Gains on assetsLn 7$653K
Total revenueLn 12$7.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$253K
SavingsLn 2$814K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.3M
Other assetsLn 15$33K
Total assetsLn 16$32.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$19.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5175
VolunteersI 6689
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$892K$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.8M$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.7M$17.3M
Total assetsLn 16$29.5M$32.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.8M$13.3M
Net assetsLn 32$15.7M$19.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$80K$91K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.9M$217K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$21K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$169K$146K$10K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$167K$130K$22K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$23K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$56K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$7K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$17K$652$1K
Information technologyLn 14$149K$112K$17K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$141K$122K$8K$11K
InterestLn 20$326K$326K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$569K$496K$32K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$124K$108K$7K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$644K$418K$70K$157K
All other expensesLn 24e$309K$238K$31K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$3.8M$710K$537K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.2M$11.0M$185K$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $11.2M$10.3M$852K$20.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$6.7M$81K$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.8M$5.9M$874K$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $7.0M$5.1M$2.0M$19.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,046,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,528,635$3,073,199
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,031,378$2,910,492
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $137,752$949,339
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,820$113,384
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,789,585$7,046,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,809,300$2,616,707
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,486,210$2,436,318
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,295,510$5,053,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $494,075$1,993,389
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $7,046,414 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $14,439 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,926
VIII-1e Government grants$1,254,565
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,789,708
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$861,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,073,199
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,910,492$2,910,492
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $296,817$296,817
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $652,522$652,522
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $97,191$97,191
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,754$1,754
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,926,685 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,046,530$7,046,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,053,025 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,198 · Management $91,179 · Fundraising $7,542$178,919
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,854,873 · Fundraising $216,603$2,071,476
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,952 · Management $5,294 · Fundraising $3,363$29,609
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $146,486 · Management $10,103 · Fundraising $12,628$169,217
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $129,868 · Management $21,903 · Fundraising $15,715$167,486
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,187 · Management $4,034 · Fundraising $3,132$30,353
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,552$12,552
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $56,395$56,395
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,287 · Management $15,655$22,942
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,462$32,462
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,435 · Management $652 · Fundraising $1,261$19,348
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $111,769 · Management $17,092 · Fundraising $20,559$149,420
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $122,155 · Management $8,424 · Fundraising $10,531$141,110
IX-20 InterestManagement $325,925$325,925
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $496,152 · Management $32,464 · Fundraising $40,580$569,196
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $107,648 · Management $7,128 · Fundraising $8,910$123,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $417,535 · Management $69,813 · Fundraising $156,561$643,909
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $237,866 · Management $31,481 · Fundraising $39,673$309,020
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,805,873 · Management $710,094 · Fundraising $537,058$5,053,025
Part X · Balance sheet $32,874,350 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $464,451$253,041
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $427,304$814,148
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,551$516,611
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,170$9,327
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $78,311$62,798
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,713,751$17,283,909
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,753,734$13,901,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,121$33,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,481,393$32,874,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $238,313$243,259
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,500$29,265
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,312,324$5,016,399
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,785,315$13,344,752
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,691,527$19,012,987
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,551$516,611
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,696,078$19,529,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,481,393$32,874,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,529,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,046,414
XI-2 Total expenses$5,053,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,993,389
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,696,078
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,840,131
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,529,598

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