Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1954.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
Who runs it and what they're paid
18 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Anthony Alan Tansimore’s $284K as President is at the 54th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth White | $132,000 | $132,000 | $160,000 | $150,000 | $663,392 | $527,575 |
| Anthony Alan Tansimore | $283,868 | $283,868 | $259,244 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Tansimore | — | — | — | $259,244 | $34,874 | — |
| Lisa Van Buskirk | $235,956 | $245,496 | $236,533 | $221,640 | $221,640 | $221,363 |
| Katie E Dinneen | $235,956 | $242,897 | $241,400 | — | — | — |
| Katie Dinneen | — | — | — | $220,800 | $241,184 | $228,491 |
| Linda K Janowitz | — | — | $240,123 | — | — | — |
| Linda Janowitz | — | — | — | $183,262 | $219,396 | $219,454 |
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
Programs and updates
Advocates for humane treatment and quality of life for all animals.
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Shelter & Field Services
The society's animal shelter provides sanctuary for over 12,000 abused, unwanted, injured and orphaned animals every year including, dogs, cats, other companion animals, exotics, native wildlife and farmed animals far and away the largest animal care program in the county and among the largest in the san francisco bay area.
Wildlife
The peninsula humane society & spca wildlife care center (the center) treats thousands of wild, native animals each year, including injured and orphaned ducks, geese, hawks, owls, songbirds and mammals, releasing the wild animals it is able to rehabilitate back into their natural habitat.
Community Education & Outreach
Community outreach programs include significantly discounted services for feral cat caregivers; a safe pets program which provides sanctuary for the companion animals of domestic abuse victims fearful of leaving their animals in the hands of their abusers; low-cost vaccination clinics; a monthly pet loss support group for people having…
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.2M | $2.9M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $48.0M | $52.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $25.9M | $27.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $80.8M | $86.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.6M | $1.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $78.2M | $84.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.4M | $1.0M | $261K | $162K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $8.9M | $8.2M | $331K | $374K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $278K | $173K | $83K | $23K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.7M | $1.4M | $260K | $71K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $924K | $742K | $143K | $40K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $73K | $19K | $55K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $152K | $152K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $82K | $82K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.3M | $391K | $838K | $99K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $544K | $121K | $6K | $416K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $164K | $125K | $29K | $10K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $2.0M | $1.6M | $362K | $13K |
| TravelLn 17 | $15K | $12K | $2K | $652 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $563K | $351K | $180K | $33K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2.7M | $2.6M | $162K | $9K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $32K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $109K | $58K | $5K | $45K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $22.3M | $18.0M | $3.0M | $1.3M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $28.1M | $22.3M | $5.9M | $84.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $29.9M | $16.7M | $13.3M | $78.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $19.8M | $15.0M | $4.8M | $64.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $19.2M | $14.0M | $5.2M | $58.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $18.4M | $13.9M | $4.5M | $55.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $18.1M | $13.9M | $4.2M | $50.4M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $28,134,220 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,134,220 across 13 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $22,277,483 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $86,266,151 assets, 18 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,684,500 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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