House Rabbit Society

Tax-deductible

Richmond, CA501(c)(3)Since 1988AnimalsEIN 94-3061685Revenue $892K in FY2025

On file with the IRShouserabbit.org148 Broadway, 94804-1912 · Richmond, CATax-exempt since Jun 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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House Rabbit Society's mission is to save and improve domesticated rabbit lives. We do this though operating a local adoption and community resources facility in the San Francisco Bay Area and through providing up-to-date educational materials with a global reach to shelters and the public, primarily via our website, and online classes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 310 volunteers and 10 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$892K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$754K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$892K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$575K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$892K
Expenses
$754K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$624K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$858K
FY2024$925K
FY2025$754K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Jun 1993.

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% · $564K Management & general 14% · $104K Fundraising 11% · $85K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,769Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember, Treasurer & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Tadena’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Christopher Kelley——$80,000$13,333—
Amber Tadena$74,769————
Beth Woolbright—$62,016———
Anne Martin-Resigned 0821————$57,623

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates, rescues, and advocates for better lives and legal protection for pet rabbits.

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3 programs · $564K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Adoption & Community programs, including rabbit care expenses and veterinary care: HRS rescued 101 rabbits, with new adoptive homes found for 113 rabbits. We assisted 14 municipal shelters and humane societies. Our Essentials Pantry program helped an additional 218 households keep 736 rabbits out of shelters.

$343Kprogram expense
02

Education

our education programs included free online classes in rabbit care and behavior; free hard-copy educational materials, mailed and handed out in vet clinics, at events, and at the Richmond, CA headquarters; and extensive information and online classes via our local and national websites.

$179Kprogram expense
03

Medical Program

At our headquarters facility in Richmond, CA, 558 exams and 284 low-cost spay/neuter surgeries were performed, for in-house rescues, other rescue groups (75 exams), and the public. We were also able to administer 1,085 vaccinations for RHDV2, as well as train 77 veterinary professionals in rabbit-specific medicine.

$41Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $14K · 2022–2023

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$892K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Other incomeLn 4–11$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$564K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$327
Other incomeLn 4–11$175K
Total revenueLn 12$892K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$418K
SavingsLn 2$816K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$240K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6310
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$261K$240K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1−$2K−$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$81K$24K$40K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$311K$277K$6K$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$43K$8K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$24K$4K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b−$283−$283
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$23K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$978
Information technologyLn 14$23K$16K$4K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$22K$10K$4K
TravelLn 17$161$161
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$963$963
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$14K$6K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$120K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$564K$104K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $892K$754K$138K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$925K$218K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $689K$858K−$169K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $575K$532K$43K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $580K$540K$41K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $647K$624K$23K$1.2M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $891,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $925,336$550,985
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $109,264$165,016
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $322$327
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $107,780$175,386
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,142,702$891,714
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,500−$2,400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $557,876$481,784
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $362,323$274,229
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $924,699$753,613
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $218,003$138,101
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $891,714 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $67,906 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$64
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$38,068
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$512,853
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,985
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $165,016 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$165,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $327 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$327
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$754−$754
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $108,234 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$108,234
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,483 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$754$891,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $753,613 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms −$2,400−$2,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,276 · Management $40,459 · Fundraising $16,184$80,919
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $277,160 · Management $5,731 · Fundraising $28,441$311,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,075 · Management $8,141 · Fundraising $6,869$58,085
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,991 · Management $4,011 · Fundraising $3,446$31,448
IX-11b Legal feesManagement −$283−$283
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,557$8,557
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,316 · Fundraising $21,105$44,421
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,834 · Management $978$2,812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,368 · Management $4,302 · Fundraising $1,971$22,641
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,313 · Management $10,413 · Fundraising $4,463$37,189
IX-17 TravelManagement $161$161
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $963$963
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,581 · Management $6,338 · Fundraising $2,716$22,635
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,411$15,411
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,722 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$119,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $564,199 · Management $104,219 · Fundraising $85,195$753,613
Part X · Balance sheet $1,486,413 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $247,936$417,636
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $829,827$815,947
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $27$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,429$13,177
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $260,641$239,653
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,342,860$1,486,413
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,448$28,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,448$28,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,269,266$1,407,713
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,146$49,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,319,412$1,457,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,342,860$1,486,413
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,457,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$891,714
XI-2 Total expenses$753,613
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$138,101
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,319,412
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,457,513

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