Improving the lives of animals and people through advocacy, education, and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 400 volunteers and 132 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 13% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $22.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $70K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.0M
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$13.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$29.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$14.0M
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$13.5M
FY2024$17.0M
FY2025$14.0M
Expenses
$13.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$9.2M
FY2022$9.7M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$12.6M
FY2025$13.3M
Net assets
$29.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$22.4M
FY2022$19.8M
FY2023$23.1M
FY2024$28.5M
FY2025$29.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Dec 1950.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $10.6M Management & general 9% · $1.1M Fundraising 12% · $1.6M

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; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & President
$240,872Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Philanthropy
$189,751Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Veterinary Svc
$175,817Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance & Administration
$168,573Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Shelter Operations
$167,455Pt VII · Sec A
Director of IT & Facilities
$144,564Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Marketing & Communications
$135,446Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Hopalong Foster Program
$126,984Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy McKenney’s $241K as CEO & President is at the 40th 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
Nancy McKenney$240,872$232,447$200,203$201,873$213,187
Matthew Terhune$189,751$186,803———
Belinda Evans$175,817$164,783$147,523$140,407$139,066
Ashley Evans$168,573$158,892$146,200$140,407$133,619
Keri Fennell$167,455$148,621$128,521——
John Reese—$165,014$157,983$151,233$136,291
Richard Burkett$144,564$134,315———
Lisa Bloch$135,446$128,420$125,821——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Advocates for animals and people, educating and supporting them to improve lives.

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3 programs · $10.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Clinic & Adoption

The clinic provides medical care and SPAY/NEUTER surgeries for all marin humane animals. Marin humane facilitates adoptions by matching prospective pet owners with the right pet for their family and provides post-adoption support. Adoptions take place at multiple locations in marin county as well as the hopalong location in oakland.

$4.0Mprogram expense
02

Animal Services

Marin humane provides all animal services to marin county (11 cities and unincorporated marin county) based on a negotiated joint powers agreement (jpa). Animal services includes enforcing the animal related ordinances, rescuing animals in distress, investigating complaints including cases of animal cruelty and neglect, picking up and…

$3.6Mprogram expense
03

Education and Community Services

Marin humane provides a variety of educational opportunities and outreach programs aimed at increasing responsible pet guardianship and achieving marin humane's mission. Included among these are animal training classes and behavior consultations in the behavior & training department, seminars and workshops, classroom visits, shelter…

$2.9Mprogram expense

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 2 funders$70K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$13.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.6M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$1.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$29.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$31.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$281K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$500K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$14.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$906K
SavingsLn 2$272K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$719K
Total assetsLn 16$31.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$29.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5132
VolunteersI 6400
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.7M$22.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$30.1M$31.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$28.5M$29.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$586K$406K$240K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.6M$5.7M$206K$639K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$146K$127K$3K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$814K$664K$63K$87K
Payroll taxesLn 10$594K$490K$41K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$476$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$163K$163K
Investment management feesLn 11f$138K$138K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$730K$603K$14K$112K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$744K$606K$43K$95K
Information technologyLn 14$211K$151K$17K$43K
OccupancyLn 16$735K$644K$61K$31K
TravelLn 17$41K$28K$6K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$22K$13K$5K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$408K$336K$46K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$235K$203K$21K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$431K$370K$18K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.3M$10.6M$1.1M$1.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $14.0M$13.3M$729K$29.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.0M$12.6M$4.4M$28.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.5M$12.0M$1.5M$23.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.9M$9.7M$197K$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $11.2M$9.2M$2.0M$22.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,037,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,936,733$10,826,046
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,359,375$1,410,489
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $715,941$1,766,391
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $960$34,827
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,013,009$14,037,753
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,982,099$9,367,479
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $105,928$162,532
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,525,437$3,777,536
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,613,464$13,309,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,399,545$728,506
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $14,037,753 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $190,355 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$499,902
VIII-1e Government grants$4,157,642
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,168,502
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$281,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,826,046
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,410,489$1,410,489
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $718,366$718,366
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,048,025$1,048,025
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$176,291−$176,291
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,763$20,763
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,429,890 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,781,817$14,037,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,309,247 across 21 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,700$1,700
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $585,837 · Management $406,103 · Fundraising $239,884$1,231,824
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,736,648 · Management $206,069 · Fundraising $639,003$6,581,720
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $126,818 · Management $3,356 · Fundraising $15,933$146,107
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $663,799 · Management $62,935 · Fundraising $87,351$814,085
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $489,559 · Management $41,059 · Fundraising $63,125$593,743
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $476 · Management $14,674 · Fundraising $2,213$17,363
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,300$47,300
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $3,279$3,279
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $162,532$162,532
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $137,640$137,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $603,280 · Management $13,914 · Fundraising $112,410$729,604
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,792$13,792
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $605,945 · Management $42,963 · Fundraising $95,271$744,179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $151,012 · Management $17,182 · Fundraising $43,174$211,368
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $643,526 · Management $60,878 · Fundraising $30,990$735,394
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,390 · Management $5,735 · Fundraising $7,120$41,245
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,232 · Management $4,723 · Fundraising $4,292$22,247
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $336,490 · Management $45,681 · Fundraising $25,696$407,867
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $202,790 · Management $20,543 · Fundraising $11,556$234,889
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $370,124 · Management $17,655 · Fundraising $43,590$431,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,576,697 · Management $1,148,410 · Fundraising $1,584,140$13,309,247
Part X · Balance sheet $31,451,900 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,166,604$905,502
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $405,204$272,341
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $32,900$42,900
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,749,936$2,449,374
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $24,885$22,910
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $116,742$117,066
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,554,889$4,717,137
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $20,658,971$22,206,112
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $415,392$718,558
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,125,523$31,451,900
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,397,512$1,229,193
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $81,587$37,530
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,185$408,373
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,601,284$1,675,096
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,589,245$26,328,948
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,934,994$3,447,856
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,524,239$29,776,804
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,125,523$31,451,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,776,804 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,037,753
XI-2 Total expenses$13,309,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$728,506
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,524,239
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$524,059
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,776,804

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