Form990
Department of the TreasuryInternal Revenue Service
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private
foundations)
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
A For the 2015 calendar year, or tax year beginning 01-01-2015 , and ending 12-31-2015
BCheck if applicable:
CName of organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
 
Doing business as
 
 
Number and street (or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to street address)
2100 L STREET NW
 
Room/suite
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code
WASHINGTON, DC20037
D Employer identification number

53-0225390
E Telephone number

G Gross receipts $ 194,856,232
F Name and address of principal officer:
WAYNE PACELLE
2100 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20037
I
Tax-exempt status: (   ) LeftBullet (insert no.) or
J
Website:MediumBullet
WWW.HUMANESOCIETY.ORG
H(a)
Is this a group return for
subordinates?
H(b)
Are all subordinates
included?
If "No," attach a list. (see instructions)
H(c)
Group exemption number MediumBullet  
K Form of organization:  
L Year of formation: 1954
M State of legal domicile: DE
Part I
Summary
Activities & Governance 1 Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES SEEKS TO PREVENT AND BRING AN END TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS IN ALL OF ITS FORMS, AND TO CELEBRATE AND STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND. ITS PRIORITY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON COMPANION ANIMALS, WILD ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITAT, CAPTIVE ANIMAL ISSUES, HUMANE RESOLUTION OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT,FARM ANIMAL WELFARE, MARINE MAMMMALS, ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, EQUINE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE, HUMANE EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY.
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3 Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........ 3 29
4 Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) ..... 4 29
5 Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V, line 2a) ...... 5 553
6 Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) ............. 6 883
7a Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........ 7a 576,558
b Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 ......... 7b  
Revenues Prior Year Current Year
8 Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) ......... 124,487,650 126,104,650
9 Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) ......... 1,086,774 1,089,199
10 Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) .... 8,584,661 4,730,305
11 Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e) 1,339,965 1,398,775
12 Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) 135,499,050 133,322,929
Expenses; 13 Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )... 15,843,692 23,562,158
14 Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....   0
15 Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10) 49,766,551 52,532,807
16a Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) ..... 3,800,159 4,585,087
b Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) MediumBullet28,869,968    
17 Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e).... 59,510,821 59,119,210
18 Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) 128,921,223 139,799,262
19 Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12....... 6,577,827 -6,476,333
Net Assets or Fund Balances; Beginning of Current Year End of Year
20 Total assets (Part X, line 16)............. 250,739,778 249,379,458
21 Total liabilities (Part X, line 26)............. 37,160,391 46,663,525
22 Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20..... 213,579,387 202,715,933
Part II
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Cat. No. 11282Y Form 990 (2015)
Form 990 (2015)
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Part III
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part III ..............
1
Briefly describe the organization’s mission: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES' (THE HSUS) MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE ANIMALS AND CONFRONT CRUELTY. MORE INFORMATION ON THE HSUS'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS AVAILABLE AT HUMANESOCIETY.ORG. THE HSUS IS THE NATION'S MOST INFLUENTIAL ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATION, WITH A DISTINCT MISSION, HELPING ANIMALS THROUGH DIRECT CARE, CORPORATE REFORM, EDUCATION, DISASTER RESPONSE, EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RESCUE, FIELD WORK, INVESTIGATIONS, LITIGATION, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, MEDIA OUTREACH, PUBLIC ADVOCACY, AND LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY INITIATIVES. FROM ITS FOUNDING IN 1954, THE HSUS HAS COMPLEMENTED AND ENHANCED THE WORK OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETIES, PROMOTING THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, TACKLING ISSUES WHOSE SCOPE AND MAGNITUDE EXCEED THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND WORKING TO EXPAND THE HUMANE MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. THE FOUNDERS OF THE HSUS DID NOT SEEK TO REPLICATE THE ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL GRO
2
Did the organization undertake any significant program services during the year which were not listed on
the prior Form 990 or 990-EZ? .....................
If "Yes," describe these new services on Schedule O.
3
Did the organization cease conducting, or make significant changes in how it conducts, any program
services? ...........................
If "Yes," describe these changes on Schedule O.
4
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are required to report the amount of grants and allocations to others, the total expenses, and revenue, if any, for each program service reported.
4a (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 49,935,884 including grants of $ 5,456,871 ) (Revenue $ 440,435 )
EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT THE WORK OF EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, WITH THE RELATED ACTIVITY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION TO A RANGE OF AUDIENCES, IS CONDUCTED THROUGH MANY SECTIONS INCLUDING DONOR CARE, COMPANION ANIMALS, WILDLIFE, FARM ANIMALS, COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, PUBLICATIONS AND CONTENT, THE HUMANE SOCIETY INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND POLICY, FAITH OUTREACH, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH, HUMANE SOCIETY ACADEMY, CELEBRITY OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
4b (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 26,600,625 including grants of $ 5,295,194 ) (Revenue $ 234,618 )
PUBLIC POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT THE HSUS'S WORK IN PUBLIC POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT FOCUSES ON SHORT-, NEAR-, AND LONG-TERM INITIATIVES TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS IN A VARIETY OF CONTEXTS AND SETTINGS. COMPANION ANIMALS: IN 2015, THE HSUS MADE GREAT PROGRESS IN ITS FIGHT TO END CARBON MONOXIDE GAS CHAMBER USE IN SHELTERS. WEST VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND NEVADA CLOSED THEIR LAST WORKING CHAMBERS. IN ALL, TEN SHELTERS VOLUNTARILY CLOSED THEIR CHAMBERS, WITH SOME TWO-THIRDS OF THE CHAMBERS IN EXISTENCE HAVING CLOSED SINCE 2013, AND ONLY SEVEN STATES WITH CHAMBERS STILL IN ACTIVE USE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
4c (Code:   ) (Expenses $ 22,360,108 including grants of $ 11,379,651 ) (Revenue $ 384,172 )
DIRECT CARE AND SERVICE THE HSUS'S DIRECT CARE AND SERVICE INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET ITS COMMITMENT TO ANIMALS AND THEIR BASIC CARE NEEDS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUE AND PROGRAM AREAS. THESE INITIATIVES INVOLVE EXTERNAL GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE DIRECT CARE WORK CARRIED OUT BY THE HSUS AND ITS STAFF MEMBERS. AS A CORE CONCERN OF THE HSUS, DIRECT CARE AND SERVICE COMPRISES THE WORK OF SUCH PROGRAMS AS THE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM AND HUMANE WILDLIFE SERVICES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
(Code:   ) (Expenses $ 8,324,461 including grants of $ 1,430,442 ) (Revenue $ 73,422 )
CORPORATE POLICY
4d Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
(Expenses $ 8,324,461 including grants of $ 1,430,442 ) (Revenue $ 73,422 )
4e Total program service expensesMediumBullet107,221,078
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules
Yes
No
1
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)? If "Yes," complete Schedule AClick to see attachment.....................
1
Yes
 
2
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors (see instructions)? Click to see attachment...
2
Yes
 
3
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I.............
3
 
No
4
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part IIClick to see attachment..............
4
Yes
 
5
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III.................
5
 
No
6
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part I..................
6
 
No
7
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space,
the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part II...
7
 
No
8
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part III .............
8
 
No
9
Did the organization report an amount in Part X, line 21 for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian for amounts not listed in Part X; or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IV..............
9
 
No
10
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VClick to see attachment......
10
Yes
 
11
If the organization’s answer to any of the following questions is "Yes," then complete Schedule D, Parts VI, VII, VIII, IX, or X as applicable.
a
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment in Part X, line 10?
If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VI.Click to see attachment...................
11a
Yes
 
b
Did the organization report an amount for investments—other securities in Part X, line 12 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIIClick to see attachment.......
11b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization report an amount for investments—program related in Part X, line 13 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part VIII.......
11c
 
No
d
Did the organization report an amount for other assets in Part X, line 15 that is 5% or more of its total assets reported in Part X, line 16? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part IX............
11d
 
No
e
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities in Part X, line 25? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part XClick to see attachment
11e
Yes
 
f
Did the organization’s separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization’s liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)? If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Part XClick to see attachment
11f
Yes
 
12a
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?
If "Yes," complete Schedule D, Parts XI and XII .................
12a
 
No
b
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year? If "Yes," and if the organization answered "No" to line 12a, then completing Schedule D, Parts XI and XII is optional Click to see attachment
12b
Yes
 
13
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E
13
 
No
14a
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States? .....
14a
 
No
b
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more? If "Yes," complete Schedule F, Parts I and IV.........Click to see attachment
14b
Yes
 
15
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Parts II and IV.....Click to see attachment
15
Yes
 
16
Did the organization report on Part IX, column (A), line 3, more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals? If “Yes,” complete Schedule F, Parts III and IV...
16
 
No
17
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services on Part IX, column (A), lines 6 and 11e? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part I (see instructions) ....Click to see attachment
17
Yes
 
18
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions on Part VIII, lines 1c and 8a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part II............ Click to see attachment
18
Yes
 
19
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities on Part VIII, line 9a? If "Yes," complete Schedule G, Part III...................
19
 
No
20a
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities? If "Yes," complete Schedule H....
20a
 
No
b
If "Yes" to line 20a, did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements to this return?
20b
 
 
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Part IV
Checklist of Required Schedules (continued)
21
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government on Part IX, column (A), line 1? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and II.....Click to see attachment
21
Yes
 
22
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals on Part IX, column (A), line 2? If “Yes,” complete Schedule I, Parts I and III........
22
 
No
23
Did the organization answer "Yes" to Part VII, Section A, line 3, 4, or 5 about compensation of the organization’s current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees? If "Yes," complete Schedule J....................... Click to see attachment
23
Yes
 
24a
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002? If “Yes,” answer lines 24b through 24d and complete Schedule K. If “No,” go to line 25a...............
24a
 
No
b
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?...
24b
 
 
c
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year
to defease any tax-exempt bonds? ...............
24c
 
 
d
Did the organization act as an "on behalf of" issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?...
24d
 
 
25a
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I............
25a
 
No
b
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization’s prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I ...................
25b
 
No
26
Did the organization report any amount on Part X, line 5, 6, or 22 for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II ................
26
 
No
27
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part III.........
27
 
No
28
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties (see Schedule L, Part IV instructions for applicable filing thresholds, conditions, and exceptions):
a
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If "Yes," complete Schedule L,
Part IV ........................
28a
 
No
b
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV.....................Click to see attachment
28b
Yes
 
c
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner? If "Yes," complete Schedule L, Part IV...
28c
 
No
29
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M..Click to see attachment
29
Yes
 
30
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions? If "Yes," complete Schedule M .............
30
 
No
31
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part I.
31
 
No
32
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets? If "Yes," complete Schedule N, Part II ...........
32
 
No
33
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part I ........
33
 
No
34
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part II, III, or IV, and Part V, line 1.........................Click to see attachment
34
Yes
 
35a
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
35a
Yes
 
b
If ‘Yes’ to line 35a, did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2 ...Click to see attachment
35b
Yes
 
36
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part V, line 2.............
36
 
No
37
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes? If "Yes," complete Schedule R, Part VI
37
 
No
38
Did the organization complete Schedule O and provide explanations in Schedule O for Part VI, lines 11b and 19? Note. All Form 990 filers are required to complete Schedule O. ............
38
Yes
 
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Part V
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part V...........
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096 Enter -0- if not applicable ..
1a
490
b
Enter the number of Forms W-2G included in line 1a. Enter -0- if not applicable .
1b
0
c
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners? ..................
1c
Yes
 
2a
Enter the number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and
Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return ..................
2a
553
b
If at least one is reported on line 2a, did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?
Note. If the sum of lines 1a and 2a is greater than 250, you may be required to e-file (see instructions)
2b
Yes
 
3a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?...
3a
Yes
 
b
If “Yes,” has it filed a Form 990-T for this year? If “No” to line 3b, provide an explanation in Schedule O...
3b
 
No
4a
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)? ..
4a
 
No
b
If "Yes," enter the name of the foreign country: MediumBullet
See instructions for filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).
5a
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year? ..
5a
 
No
b
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
5b
 
No
c
If "Yes," to line 5a or 5b, did the organization file Form 8886-T? ............
5c
 
 
6a
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions? ...
6a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible? ......................
6b
 
 
7
Organizations that may receive deductible contributions under section 170(c).
a
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor? ....................
7a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided? .....
7b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282? .........................
7c
 
No
d
If "Yes," indicate the number of Forms 8282 filed during the year ....
7d
 
e
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?
7e
 
No
f
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract? ..
7f
 
No
g
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required? ......................
7g
 
 
h
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C? ..........................
7h
Yes
 
8
Sponsoring organizations maintaining donor advised funds.
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year? .........................
8
 
 
9a
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?...
9a
 
 
b
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?...
9b
 
 
10
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on Part VIII, line 12 ...
10a
 
b
Gross receipts, included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, for public use of club facilities
10b
 
11
Section 501(c)(12) organizations. Enter:
a
Gross income from members or shareholders .........
11a
 
b
Gross income from other sources (Do not net amounts due or paid to other sources against amounts due or received from them.) ..........
11b
 
12a
Section 4947(a)(1) non-exempt charitable trusts. Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?
12a
 
 
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year.
12b
 
13
Section 501(c)(29) qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers.
a
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?
Note. See the instructions for additional information the organization must report on Schedule O.
13a
 
 
b
Enter the amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans ....
13b
 
c
Enter the amount of reserves on hand ............
13c
 
14a
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?.....
14a
 
No
b
If "Yes," has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments? If "No," provide an explanation in Schedule O..
14b
 
 
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Part VI
Governance, Management, and Disclosure For each "Yes" response to lines 2 through 7b below, and for a "No" response to lines 8a, 8b, or 10b below, describe the circumstances, processes, or changes in Schedule O. See instructions.
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VI ..............
Section A. Governing Body and Management
Yes
No
1a
Enter the number of voting members of the governing body at the end of the tax year
1a
29
If there are material differences in voting rights among members of the governing body, or if the governing body delegated broad authority to an executive committee or similar committee, explain in Schedule O.
b
Enter the number of voting members included in line 1a, above, who are independent
1b
29
2
Did any officer, director, trustee, or key employee have a family relationship or a business relationship with any other officer, director, trustee, or key employee? .................
2
Yes
 
3
Did the organization delegate control over management duties customarily performed by or under the direct supervision of officers, directors or trustees, or key employees to a management company or other person? .
3
 
No
4
Did the organization make any significant changes to its governing documents since the prior Form 990 was filed? ...........................
4
Yes
 
5
Did the organization become aware during the year of a significant diversion of the organization’s assets? .
5
 
No
6
Did the organization have members or stockholders? ................
6
Yes
 
7a
Did the organization have members, stockholders, or other persons who had the power to elect or appoint one or more members of the governing body? ....................
7a
Yes
 
b
Are any governance decisions of the organization reserved to (or subject to approval by) members, stockholders, or persons other than the governing body? ...................
7b
Yes
 
8
Did the organization contemporaneously document the meetings held or written actions undertaken during the year by the following:
a
The governing body? .......................
8a
Yes
 
b
Each committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body? ............
8b
Yes
 
9
Is there any officer, director, trustee, or key employee listed in Part VII, Section A, who cannot be reached at the organization’s mailing address? If "Yes," provide the names and addresses in Schedule O.......
9
 
No
Section B. Policies (This Section B requests information about policies not required by the Internal Revenue Code.)
Yes
No
10a
Did the organization have local chapters, branches, or affiliates? ............
10a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization have written policies and procedures governing the activities of such chapters, affiliates, and branches to ensure their operations are consistent with the organization's exempt purposes?
10b
Yes
 
11a
Has the organization provided a complete copy of this Form 990 to all members of its governing body before filing the form? ............................
11a
Yes
 
b
Describe in Schedule O the process, if any, used by the organization to review this Form 990. .....
12a
Did the organization have a written conflict of interest policy? If "No," go to line 13.......
12a
Yes
 
b
Were officers, directors, or trustees, and key employees required to disclose annually interests that could give rise to conflicts? ..........................
12b
Yes
 
c
Did the organization regularly and consistently monitor and enforce compliance with the policy? If "Yes," describe in Schedule O how this was done...................
12c
Yes
 
13
Did the organization have a written whistleblower policy? ...............
13
Yes
 
14
Did the organization have a written document retention and destruction policy? .........
14
Yes
 
15
Did the process for determining compensation of the following persons include a review and approval by independent persons, comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision?
a
The organization’s CEO, Executive Director, or top management official ...........
15a
Yes
 
b
Other officers or key employees of the organization ................
15b
Yes
 
If "Yes" to line 15a or 15b, describe the process in Schedule O (see instructions).
16a
Did the organization invest in, contribute assets to, or participate in a joint venture or similar arrangement with a taxable entity during the year? ......................
16a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," did the organization follow a written policy or procedure requiring the organization to evaluate its participation in joint venture arrangements under applicable federal tax law, and take steps to safeguard the organization’s exempt status with respect to such arrangements? ............
16b
Yes
 
Section C. Disclosure
17
List the States with which a copy of this Form 990 is required to be filedMediumBullet
AR , AK , AL , CA , CO , CT , FL , GA , HI , IL , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MS , MO , NC , ND , NH , NM , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , TN , UT , VA , WA , WV , WI , NJ
18
Section 6104 requires an organization to make its Form 1023 (or 1024 if applicable), 990, and 990-T (501(c)(3)s only) available for public inspection. Indicate how you made these available. Check all that apply.
19
Describe in Schedule O whether (and if so, how) the organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public during the tax year.
20
State the name, address, and telephone number of the person who possesses the organization's books and records:
MediumBulletG THOMAS WAITE III700 PROFESSIONAL DR   GAITHERSBURG,MD20879 (202) 452-1100
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Form 990 (2015)
Page 7
Part VII
Compensation of Officers, Directors,Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VII ..............
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
1a Complete this table for all persons required to be listed. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current officers, directors, trustees (whether individuals or organizations), regardless of amount
of compensation. Enter -0- in columns (D), (E), and (F) if no compensation was paid.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s current key employees, if any. See instructions for definition of "key employee."
RoundBullet List the organization’s five current highest compensated employees (other than an officer, director, trustee or key employee)
who received reportable compensation (Box 5 of Form W-2 and/or Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC) of more than $100,000 from the
organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former officers, key employees, or highest compensated employees who received more than $100,000
of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

RoundBullet List all of the organization’s former directors or trustees that received, in the capacity as a former director or trustee of the
organization, more than $10,000 of reportable compensation from the organization and any related organizations.

List persons in the following order: individual trustees or directors; institutional trustees; officers; key employees; highest
compensated employees; and former such persons.
Check this box if neither the organization nor any related organization compensated any current officer, director, or trustee.
(A)
Name and Title 		(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line) 		(C)
Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; OfficerInd; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; FormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd;
(1) ERIC L BERNTHAL ESQ
 
BOARD CHAIRMAN
 3.0
.................
0.0 		X   X       0 0 0
(2) JENNIFER LEANING MD SMH
 
VICE CHAIRMAN
 2.0
.................
0.0 		X   X       0 0 0
(3) JASON WEISS
 
2ND VICE CHAIR
 2.0
.................
0.0 		X   X       0 0 0
(4) KATHLEEN M LINEHAN ESQ
 
BOARD TREASURER
 2.0
.................
0.0 		X   X       0 0 0
(5) JEFFREY J ARCINIACO
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
2.0 		X           0 0 0
(6) ERIKA BRUNSON
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
(7) JERRY CESAK
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
1.0 		X           0 0 0
(8) ANITA W COUPE ESQ
 
DIRECTOR
 3.0
.................
3.0 		X           0 0 0
(9) SPENCER B HABER
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
1.0 		X           0 0 0
(10) AMANDA HEARST
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
(11) CATHY KANGAS
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
(12) PAULA A KISLAK DVM
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
2.0 		X           0 0 0
(13) CHARLES A LAUE
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
(14) JOHN MACKEY
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
(15) MARY I MAX
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
(16) PATRICK L MCDONNELL
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
1.0 		X           0 0 0
(17) C THOMAS MCMILLEN
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.................
0.0 		X           0 0 0
Form 990 (2015)
Form 990 (2015)
Page 8
Part VII
Section A. Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees (continued)
(A)
Name and Title 		(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line) 		(C)
Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee) 		(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC) 		(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
Individual Trustee or Director; Institutional Trustee; OfficerInd; Key Employee; Highest compensated employee; FormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd;
(18) JUDY NEY
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................1.0 		X           0 0 0
(19) SHARON LEE PATRICK
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0.0 		X           0 0 0
(20) MARSHA PERELMAN
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0.0 		X           0 0 0
(21) MARIAN G PROBST
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................39.0 		X           0 0 0
(22) JONATHAN M RATNER
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0.0 		X           0 0 0
(23) WALTER J STEWART ESQ
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0.0 		X           0 0 0
(24) ANDREW WEINSTEIN
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0.0 		X           0 0 0
(25) SUZY WELCH
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0.0 		X           0 0 0
(26) NEIL B FANG ESQ CPA
 
DIRECTOR
 2.0
.......................1.0 		X           0 0 0
(27) JANE GREENSPUN GALE
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................1.0 		X           0 0 0
(28) JOSHUA S REICHERT PhD
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................0 		X           0 0 0
(29) DAVID O WIEBERS MD
 
DIRECTOR
 1.0
.......................4.0 		X           0 0 0
(30) WAYNE PACELLE
 
PRESIDENT & CEO
 33.0
.......................7.0 		    X       392,107 0 56,873
(31) MICHAEL MARKARIAN
 
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
 34.0
.......................6.0 		    X       205,509 22,834 31,034
(32) G THOMAS WAITE III
 
TREASURER & CFO
 31.0
.......................9.0 		    X       215,635 0 92,886
(33) AMY C RODGERS
 
SECRETARY
 32.0
.......................7.0 		    X       78,333 0 14,922
(34) ANDREW ROWAN PhD
 
CIO & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
 13.0
.......................27.0 		    X       83,504 125,256 87,430
(35) ROGER A KINDLER
 
GENERAL COUNSEL, VP and CLO
 34.0
.......................6.0 		    X       210,088 0 40,930
(36) MICHAELEN BARSNESS
 
CONTROLLER & DEPUTY TREASURER
 22.0
.......................18.0 		    X       146,161 0 13,882
(37) THERESA REESE
 
SECOND DEPUTY TREASURER
 32.0
.......................8.0 		    X       123,183 0 27,947
(38) ARNOLD BAER
 
ASSISTANT TREASURER
 40.0
.......................0.0 		    X       96,227 0 57,189
(39) SARAH REDDING
 
ASSISTANT TREASURER
 38.0
.......................2.0 		    X       50,726 5,636 7,973
(40) CAROL ENGLAND
 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
 10.0
.......................30.0 		    X       69,234 0 17,058
(41) DONNA MOCHI
 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
 38.0
.......................2.0 		    X       79,367 0 22,352
(42) ELIZABETH LILEY
 
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
 40.0
.......................0 		      X     214,741 0 25,217
(43) HOLLY HAZARD JD
 
SVP. PROGRAMS & INNOVATION
 35.0
.......................5.0 		      X     153,808 38,452 46,850
(44) MICHAEL J BLACKWELL DVM MPH
 
CHIEF VETERINARY POLICY
 38.0
.......................2.0 		        X   179,430 0 6,318
(45) JUDITH REED
 
VP HUMAN CAPITAL & DEVELOPMENT
 40.0
.......................8.0 		        X   168,136 0 20,693
(46) JONATHAN LOVVORN
 
SVP. CHIEF COUNSEL
 40.0
.......................8.0 		        X   163,707 0 36,456
(47) HEIDI PRESCOTT
 
SVP. CAMPAIGNS & OUTREACH
 40.0
.......................8.0 		        X   153,067 0 41,089
(48) REBECCA BRANZELL
 
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL
 40.0
.......................0 		        X   150,091 0 69,288
(49) BERNARD O UNTI PhD
 
FORMER-ASST TREASURER
 37.0
.......................3.0 		          X 118,127 0 33,887
1b Sub-Total................MediumBullet
c Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....MediumBullet
d Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........MediumBullet 3,051,181 192,178 750,274
2
Total number of individuals (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization MediumBullet42
Yes
No
3
Did the organization list any former officer, director or trustee, key employee, or highest compensated employee on line 1a? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such individual ..............
3
Yes
 
4
For any individual listed on line 1a, is the sum of reportable compensation and other compensation from the organization and related organizations greater than $150,000? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such
individual...........................
4
Yes
 
5
Did any person listed on line 1a receive or accrue compensation from any unrelated organization or individual for services rendered to the organization? If "Yes," complete Schedule J for such person ........
5
 
No
Section B. Independent Contractors
1
Complete this table for your five highest compensated independent contractors that received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. Report compensation for the calendar year ending with or within the organization’s tax year.
(A)
Name and business address 		(B)
Description of services 		(C)
Compensation
TOUCHPOINT INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS

16 THORNDAL CIRCLE
DARIEN,CT06820 		PURCHASE TV MEDIA SPACE 9,999,469
NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS AD

5151 WISCONSIN AVE NW 4TH FL
WASHINGTON,DC20001 		FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT, PRINT, DESIGN,& COPY SERV. 7,834,537
QUADRIGA ART

825 HYLTON ROAD
PENNSAUKEN,NJ08110 		PRINTING, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTION 5,864,026
ROKKAN MEDIA LLC

300 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
NEW YORK,NY10010 		VIDEO PRODUCTION, MEDIA BUY 1,768,720
IMLAY INTERNATIONAL LLC

5023 BACKLICK ROAD
ANNADALE,VA22003 		PRINT MANAGEMENT 1,738,698
2
Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization MediumBullet55
Form 990 (2015)
Form 990 (2015)
Page 9
Part VIII
Statement of Revenue
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part VIII .............
(A)
Total revenue 		(B)
Related or
exempt
function
revenue 		(C)
Unrelated
business
revenue 		(D)
Revenue
excluded from
tax under sections
512-514
Contributions, Gifts, GrantAmt and OtherAmt Similar Amounts 1a Federated campaigns..1a 654,543
b Membership dues..1b  
c Fundraising events..1c 1,861,669
d Related organizations1d  
e Government grants (contributions)1e  
f All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above1f 123,588,438
g Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f:$ 20,179,265
h Total.Add lines 1a-1f.......MediumBullet 126,104,650
Program Service RevenueAmt Business Code
2a ADVERTISING 541800 533,110   533,110  
b CONSULTATION & SERVICE 541990 143,509 143,509    
c SUBSCRIPTIONS 511110 86,471 86,471    
d
e
f All other program service revenue. 326,109 326,109 0 0
g Total.Add lines 2a–2f.....MediumBullet 1,089,199
OtherAmt RevenueAmt 3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ..........MediumBullet 1,867,496   43,448 1,824,048
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceedsMediumBullet        
5 Royalties...........MediumBullet 1,383,751     1,383,751
(ii) Personal (i) Real
6a Gross rents    
b Less: rental expenses    
c Rental income or (loss) 0 0
d Net rental income or (loss)......MediumBullet        
(ii) Other (i) Securities
7a Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory 400 62,644,381
b Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses 0 59,781,972
c Gain or (loss) 400 2,862,409
d Net gain or (loss).....MediumBullet 2,862,809     2,862,809
8a Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ 1,861,669of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
a 1,451,551
b Less: direct expenses ...b 1,751,331
c Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..MediumBullet -299,780   -299,780
9a Gross income from gaming activities.
See Part IV, line 19 ...
a  
b Less: direct expenses ...b  
c Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..MediumBullet        
10a Gross sales of inventory, less
returns and allowances ..
a  
b Less: cost of goods sold ..b  
c Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..MediumBullet        
Business Code Miscellaneous Revenue
11a OTHER INCOME 900099 122,448     122,448
b LIST RENTALS 900099 66,356     66,356
c OTHER FEES 541990 126,000     126,000
d All other revenue .... 0 0 0 0
e Total. Add lines 11a–11d ...... MediumBullet 314,804
12 Total revenue. See Instructions......MediumBullet 133,322,929 556,089 576,558 6,085,632
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Page 10
Part IX
Statement of Functional Expenses
Section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations must complete all columns. All other organizations must complete column (A).Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX ..............
Do not include amounts reported on lines 6b,
7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b of Part VIII. 		(A)
Total expenses 		(B)
Program service expenses 		(C)
Management and general expenses 		(D)
Fundraising expenses
1 Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 21,123,405 21,123,405
2 Grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States. See Part IV, line 22 0 0
3 Grants and other assistance to governments, organizations, and individuals outside the United States. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16 2,438,753 2,438,753
4 Benefits paid to or for members    
5 Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees .... 3,688,978 2,994,129 79,091 615,758
6 Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ....        
7 Other salaries and wages 38,508,835 29,767,532 994,982 7,746,321
8 Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) .... 3,094,748 2,383,969 80,904 629,875
9 Other employee benefits ....... 4,050,751 3,134,986 104,237 811,528
10 Payroll taxes ........... 3,189,495 2,474,415 81,394 633,686
11 Fees for services (non-employees):        
a Management ......        
b Legal ......... 1,563,620 1,276,126 41,977 245,517
c Accounting ........... 288,033 235,074 7,733 45,226
d Lobbying ........... 658,099 537,098 17,667 103,334
e Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17 4,585,087 4,585,087
f Investment management fees ...... 449,231 366,633 12,060 70,538
g Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O) 10,411,231 8,496,974 279,502 1,634,755
12 Advertising and promotion .... 18,937,341 15,455,435 508,396 2,973,510
13 Office expenses ....... 6,328,983 5,165,308 169,909 993,766
14 Information technology ...... 4,274,353 3,488,451 114,750 671,152
15 Royalties ..        
16 Occupancy ........... 1,631,668 1,331,662 43,804 256,202
17 Travel ............ 4,044,960 3,294,049 109,641 641,270
18 Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .        
19 Conferences, conventions, and meetings .... 351,891 287,191 9,447 55,253
20 Interest ...........        
21 Payments to affiliates .......        
22 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization .. 934,623 762,779 25,091 146,753
23 Insurance ... 1,100,979 898,548 29,557 172,874
24 Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a DIRECT RESPONSE,EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL 7,327,669 642,163 976,153 5,709,353
b EQUIPMENT 571,018 466,028 15,330 89,660
c RE & PROPERTY TAXES 245,511 200,370 6,591 38,550
d
e All other expenses 0 0 0 0
25 Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e 139,799,262 107,221,078 3,708,216 28,869,968
26 Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here MediumBullet if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720). 35,677,595 11,008,424 690,121 23,979,050
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Form 990 (2015)
Page 11
Part X
Balance Sheet
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part IX ..............
(A)
Beginning of year 		(B)
End of year
Assets 1 Cash–non-interest-bearing ........ 6,300 1 6,550
2 Savings and temporary cash investments ......... 14,103,627 2 11,459,266
3 Pledges and grants receivable, net ...... 11,491,563 3 9,905,500
4 Accounts receivable, net ............. 5,602,956 4 6,908,760
5 Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of Schedule L
  5 0
6 Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations (see instructions) Complete Part II of Schedule L
  6 0
7 Notes and loans receivable, net .... 2,255,761 7 2,023,070
8 Inventories for sale or use ........   8  
9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ...... 729,896 9 1,018,671
10a Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D 10a 21,507,070
b Less: accumulated depreciation 10b 11,208,838 9,783,499 10c 10,298,232
11 Investments—publicly traded securities . 142,305,898 11 72,343,278
12 Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 ..... 57,787,913 12 132,908,965
13 Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 .. 1,330,000 13 1,330,000
14 Intangible assets ...............   14  
15 Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ........... 5,342,365 15 1,177,166
16 Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)... 250,739,778 16 249,379,458
Liabilities 17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..... 12,800,553 17 16,001,285
18 Grants payable ... 84,983 18 27,240
19 Deferred revenue ......... 392,385 19 109,676
20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........   20  
21 Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D   21  
22 Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified
persons. Complete Part II of Schedule L..   22  
23 Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..   23 8,502,312
24 Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..   24  
25 Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17-24). Complete Part X of Schedule D 23,882,470 25 22,023,012
26 Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25.. 37,160,391 26 46,663,525
Net Assets or Fund Balance Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here MediumBullet and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27 Unrestricted net assets 170,083,786 27 152,555,855
28 Temporarily restricted net assets ........... 21,291,307 28 27,980,784
29 Permanently restricted net assets 22,204,294 29 22,179,294
Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here MediumBullet and complete lines 30 through 34.
30 Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....   30  
31 Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...   31  
32 Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds   32  
33 Total net assets or fund balances ........... 213,579,387 33 202,715,933
34 Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........ 250,739,778 34 249,379,458
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Form 990 (2015)
Page 12
Part XI
Reconcilliation of Net Assets
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part XI ..............
1
Total revenue (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12) ............
1
133,322,929
2
Total expenses (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25) ............
2
139,799,262
3
Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 2 from line 1 ..............
3
-6,476,333
4
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (must equal Part X, line 33, column (A)) ..
4
213,579,387
5
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ...............
5
-9,455,643
6
Donated services and use of facilities .................
6
 
7
Investment expenses .....................
7
 
8
Prior period adjustments .....................
8
 
9
Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ........
9
5,068,522
10
Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 3 through 9 (must equal Part X, line 33, column (B))
10
202,715,933
Part XII
Financial Statements and Reporting
Check if Schedule O contains a response or note to any line in this Part XII .............
Yes
No
1
Accounting method used to prepare the Form 990:  
If the organization changed its method of accounting from a prior year or checked "Other," explain in
Schedule O.
2a
Were the organization’s financial statements compiled or reviewed by an independent accountant?
2a
 
No
If ‘Yes,’ check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were compiled or reviewed on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
b
Were the organization’s financial statements audited by an independent accountant?
2b
Yes
 
If ‘Yes,’ check a box below to indicate whether the financial statements for the year were audited on a separate basis, consolidated basis, or both:
c
If "Yes," to line 2a or 2b, does the organization have a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, review, or compilation of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant?
2c
Yes
 
If the organization changed either its oversight process or selection process during the tax year, explain in Schedule O.
3a
As a result of a federal award, was the organization required to undergo an audit or audits as set forth in the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133?
3a
 
No
b
If "Yes," did the organization undergo the required audit or audits? If the organization did not undergo the required audit or audits, explain why in Schedule O and describe any steps taken to undergo such audits.
3b
 
 
Form 990 (2015)
Form 990 (2015)
Additional Data


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Form 990, Special Condition Description:
Special Condition Description
SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4


5
6
7
8
9
10
11
a
b
c
d
e
f
Enter the number of supported organizations ..............  

g
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(i)Name of supported organization (ii) EIN (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
Yes No
Total      

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 2
Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... 105,049,788 112,833,027 115,513,194 124,487,650 126,104,650 583,988,309
2 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......           0
3 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..           0
4 Total. Add lines 1 through 3 105,049,788 112,833,027 115,513,194 124,487,650 126,104,650 583,988,309
5 The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. 15,026,304
6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. 568,962,005
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4.. 105,049,788 112,833,027 115,513,194 124,487,650 126,104,650 583,988,309
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... 9,408,585 4,979,488 3,671,930 3,164,413 3,251,247 24,475,663
9 Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..           0
10 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. 227,756 281,522 783,281 616,574 314,804 2,223,937
11 Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. 610,687,909
12
12
15,065,913
13
First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................right arrow
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
93.17 %
15
15
94.69 %
16a
b
17a
b
18
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 3
Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .            
2 Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......            
3 Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513...            
4 Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...            
5 The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..            
6 Total. Add lines 1 through 5.            
7a Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...            
b Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.            
c Add lines 7a and 7b..            
8 Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)  
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014 (e) 2015 (f) Total
9 Amounts from line 6...            
10a Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..            
b Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.            
c Add lines 10a and 10b.            
11 Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.            
12 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..            
13 Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..            
14
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
b
20
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations
(Complete only if you checked a box on line 11 of Part I. If you checked 11a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 11b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 11c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 11d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)
Section A. All Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).
2
 
 
3a
Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.
3b
 
 
c
Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.
3c
 
 
4a
Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 11a or 11b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.
4a
 
 
b
Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.
4b
 
 
c
Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.
4c
 
 
5a
Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).
5a
 
 
b
Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?
5b
 
 
c
Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?
5c
 
 
6
Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
6
 
 
7
Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .
7
 
 
8
Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).
8
 
 
9a
Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9a
 
 
b
Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9b
 
 
c
Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9c
 
 
10a
Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.
10a
 
 
b
Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).
10b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 5
Part IV
Supporting Organizations (continued)
Yes
No
11
Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
a
A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?
11a
 
 
b
A family member of a person described in (a) above?
11b
 
 
c
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.
11c
 
 
Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.
2
 
 
Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).
1
 
 
Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?
1
 
 
2
Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).
2
 
 
3
By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.
3
 
 
Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations
1
Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):
a
b
c
2
Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.
Yes
No
a
Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.
2a
 
 
b
Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.
2b
 
 
3
Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.
a
Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.
3b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations
1
Section A - Adjusted Net Income (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
1 Net short-term capital gain 1    
2 Recoveries of prior-year distributions 2    
3 Other gross income (see instructions) 3    
4 Add lines 1 through 3 4    
5 Depreciation and depletion 5    
6 Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) 6    
7 Other expenses (see instructions) 7    
8 Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) 8    

Section B - Minimum Asset Amount (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
1 Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): 1
a Average monthly value of securities 1a    
b Average monthly cash balances 1b    
c Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets 1c    
d Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) 1d    
e Discount claimed for blockage or other factors
(explain in detail in Part VI):  
2 Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets 2    
3 Subtract line 2 from line 1d 3    
4 Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). 4    
5 Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) 5    
6 Multiply line 5 by .035 6    
7 Recoveries of prior-year distributions 7    
8 Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) 8    

Section C - Distributable Amount Current Year
1 Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) 1  
2 Enter 85% of line 1 2  
3 Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) 3  
4 Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 4  
5 Income tax imposed in prior year 5  
6 Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) 6  
7
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 7
Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)
Section D - Distributions Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes  
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in
excess of income from activity		  
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations  
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets  
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)  
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions  
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.  
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide
details in Part VI). See instructions		  
9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6  
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount  

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) (i)
Excess Distributions 		(ii)
Underdistributions
Pre-2015 		(iii)
Distributable
Amount for 2015
1 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line
6 		 
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015
(reasonable cause required--see instructions)		  
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015:
a
b
c
d From 2013.......  
e From 2014.......  
fTotal of lines 3a through e  
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
h Applied to 2015 distributable amount  
i Carryover from 2010 not applied (see
instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.  
4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7:
$  
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
b Applied to 2015 distributable amount  
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.  
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to
2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2
(if amount greater than zero, see instructions)		  
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract
lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than
zero, see instructions)		  
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines
3j and 4c.		  
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a
b
c Excess from 2013.......  
d From 2014.......  
e From 2015.......  
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2015)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
Page 8
Part VI
Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
 
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 94800.0, COLUMN B - 25891.0, COLUMN C - 482685.0, COLUMN D - 403095.0, COLUMN E - 122448.0, COLUMN F - 1128919.0; DESCRIPTION - LIST RENTALS, COLUMN A - 132956.0, COLUMN B - 155631.0, COLUMN C - 177596.0, COLUMN D - 96579.0, COLUMN E - 66356.0, COLUMN F - 629118.0; DESCRIPTION - OTHER FEES, COLUMN A - 0.0, COLUMN B - 100000.0, COLUMN C - 123000.0, COLUMN D - 116900.0, COLUMN E - 126000.0, COLUMN F - 465900.0;
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015


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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Schedule of Contributors
Arrow Bullet Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
Arrow Bullet Information about Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Organization type (check one):
Filers of:
Section:
Form 990 or 990-EZ





Form 990-PF




Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.  
Note. Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.
General Rule
Special Rules
......... Arrow Bullet $  
Caution. An organization that is not covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules does not file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its
Form 990-EZ or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it does not meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.
Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015) Page 2
Name of organization
The Humane Society of the United States
  		Employer identification number
53-0225390
Part I
Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
RESTRICTED
 
 

   
 
 
  ,    

$ RESTRICTED


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a)
No.		 (b)
Name, address, and ZIP + 4		 (c)
Total contributions		 (d)
Type of contribution
 
 
 

   
 
 

$  


(Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Page 3
Name of organization
The Humane Society of the United States
  		Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part II
Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b)
Description of noncash property given		 (c)
FMV (or estimate)
(see instructions) 		(d)
Date received
 
$    
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)
Page 4
Name of organization
The Humane Society of the United States
  		Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part III
Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) Arrow Bullet$  
Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
(a)
No.from Part I		 (b) Purpose of gift (c) Use of gift (d) Description of how gift is held
 
(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4 Relationship of transferor to transferee
 
 
     
 
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)

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SCHEDULE C
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527
SchCMd Bullet Complete if the organization is described below. SchCMd Bullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
SchCMd BulletInformation about Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
Round Bullet Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
Round Bullet Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions), then
Round Bullet Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

1
Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV.
2
Political expenditures ......................................................................................................................SchCMd Bullet
$  
3
Volunteer hours .............................................................................................................................
 

Part I-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ................................SchCMd Bullet
$  
2
Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 .......................SchCMd Bullet
$  
3
If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .........................................
4a
Was a correction made? ......................................................................................................................
b
If "Yes," describe in Part IV.
Part I-C
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).
1
Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities ..... SchCMd Bullet
$  
2
Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ............................................................................................................................SchCMd Bullet

$  
3
Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b...........SchCMd Bullet

$  
4
Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ...................................................................
5
Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.
(a) Name (b) Address (c) EIN (d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-. (e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
1
2
3
4
5
6
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 50084S
Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part II-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
A Check SchCMd Bulletexpenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check SchCMd Bullet
Limits on Lobbying Expenditures
(The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.) 		(a) Filing
organization's
totals 		(b) Affiliated group totals
1a Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ...............................................    
b Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ...........................................    
c Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) .......................................................................    
d Other exempt purpose expenditures .........................................................................................    
e Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ....................................................................    
f Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both
columns.		    
If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.
g Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) ..........................................................................    
h Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ..........................................................................    
i Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ...........................................................................    
j If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting
section 4911 tax for this year? ..............................................................................................................

4-Year Averaging Period Under section 501(h)
(Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five
columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
Calendar year (or fiscal year
beginning in) 		(a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 (e) Total
2a Lobbying nontaxable amount          
b Lobbying ceiling amount
(150% of line 2a, column(e)) 		 
c Total lobbying expenditures          
d Grassroots nontaxable amount          
e Grassroots ceiling amount
(150% of line 2d, column (e))		  
f Grassroots lobbying expenditures          
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Part II-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).
For each "Yes" response on lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.
(a)
No
Yes
(b)
Amount
1
During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:
a
Volunteers? ...........................................................................................................
Yes
 
b
Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ........
Yes
 
c
Media advertisements? ...................................................................................................
Yes
 
134,660
d
Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .............................................................................
Yes
 
672,059
e
Publications, or published or broadcast statements? ...........................................................
Yes
 
384,929
f
Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? ..........................................................
Yes
 
1,881,426
g
Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? .......................
Yes
 
607,667
h
Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ..................
Yes
 
63,428
i
Other activities? ...................................................................................................................
Yes
 
448,871
j
Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ....................................................................................................
4,193,040
2a
Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....
 
No
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 ...........................................
 
c
If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 ...................
 
d
If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ........................
 
 
Part III-A
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).
Yes
No
1
Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ...............................................
1
 
 
2
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ............................................
2
 
 
3
Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? .................................
3
 
 
Part III-B
Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."
1
Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members ......................................................................
1
 
2
Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).
a
Current year .............................................................................................................................
2a
 
b
Carryover from last year ............................................................................................................
2b
 
c
Total ...........................................................................................................................................
2c
 
3
Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .
3
 
4
If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ......................................................................................................................
4
 
5
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) .........................................
5
 
Part IV
Supplemental Information
Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, lines 1 and 2 (see instructions), and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1a VOLUNTEERS THE HSUS UTILIZES UNPAID VOLUNTEERS TO COLLECT SIGNATURES FOR REFERENDA, CONTACT LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF, AND PARTICIPATE IN RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, SEMINARS, AND CONVENTIONS.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1b PAID STAFF OR MANAGEMENT THE HSUS MANAGEMENT AND STAFF PLAN, COORDINATE, AND IMPLEMENT A PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING CONTACTS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, STATE LEGISLATORS, EXECUTIVE AND REGULATORY AGENCIES, ANIMAL WELFARE COALITIONS, AND OTHER NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1c MEDIA ADVERTISEMENTS THE HSUS PUBLISHED ADVERTISEMENTS THROUGH THE MEDIA IN AN EFFORT TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS OR REFERENDA.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1d MAILINGS TO MEMBERS, LEGISLATORS, OR THE PUBLIC THE HSUS SENT ELECTRONIC UPDATES ON ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION AND BALLOT INITIATIVES TO UNPAID VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES. IN ADDITION, THE HSUS ASSISTED INTERESTED PARTIES IN SENDING EMAILS TO LAWMAKERS THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1e PUBLICATIONS, OR PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST STATEMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS, THE HSUS MADE STATEMENTS IN ITS ELECTRONIC AND PRINT PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS IN PUBLISHED OR BROADCAST STATEMENTS INTENDED TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS OR REFERENDA.
Schedule C (Form 990 or 990EZ) 2015


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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Financial Statements
SchDMd Bullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
SchDMd Bullet Attach to Form 990.
Information about Schedule D (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.
(a) Donor advised funds (b) Funds and other accounts
1 Total number at end of year ....    
2 Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)    
3 Aggregate value of grants from (during year)    
4 Aggregate value at end of year ....    
5
Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised
funds are the organization's property, subject to the organization's exclusive legal control? ...........
6
Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be
used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ............................
Part II
Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.
1
Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).
2
Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.
Held at the End of the Year
a Total number of conservation easements ...................... 2a  
b Total acreage restricted by conservation easements .................... 2b  
c Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) ..... 2c  
d Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 8/17/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ... 2d  
3
Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet  
4
Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet  
5
Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............
6
Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet  
7
Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
SchDMd Bullet $  
8
Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................
9
In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.
Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.
1a
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.
b
If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:
(i)
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .........................SchDMd Bullet $  
(ii)
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
2
If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 (ASC 958) relating to these items:
a
Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ..........................SchDMd Bullet $  
b
Assets included in Form 990, Part X ...............................SchDMd Bullet $  
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 52283D
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Part III
Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)
3
Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):
a
d
b
e
 
c
4
Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.
5
During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...
Part IV
Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.
1a
Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................
b If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table: Amount
c Beginning balance ............................. 1c  
d Additions during the year ............................ 1d  
e Distributions during the year .......................... 1e  
f Ending balance ................................ 1f  
2a
Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability?
b
If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ........
Part V
Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.
(a)Current year (b)Prior year (c)Two years back (d)Three years back (e)Four years back
1a Beginning of year balance .... 23,039,655 23,390,310 22,073,745 21,010,129 22,453,691
b Contributions ...   3,018 6,745 292,488 15,712
c Net investment earnings, gains, and losses -705,103 891,391 2,435,335 1,930,749 -429,288
d Grants or scholarships ...          
e Other expenditures for facilities
and programs ... 		1,253,105 1,245,064 1,125,515 1,159,621 1,029,986
f Administrative expenses ....          
g End of year balance ...... 21,081,447 23,039,655 23,390,310 22,073,745 21,010,129
2
Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:
a
Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet1 %
b
Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet95 %
c
Temporarily restricted endowment SchDMd Bullet4 %
The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.
3a
Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes
No
(i) unrelated organizations .................
3a(i)
 
No
(ii) related organizations .................
3a(ii)
 
No
b
If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........
3b
 
 
4
Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.
Part VI
Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.
Description of property (a) Cost or other basis
(investment) 		(b)Cost or other basis (other) (c) Accumulated depreciation (d) Book value
1a Land ...   5,825,219 5,825,219
b Buildings   11,238,032 7,533,485 3,704,547
c Leasehold improvements        
d Equipment ...   1,506,986 1,269,220 237,766
e Other ...   2,936,833 2,406,133 530,700
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..SchDMdBullet 10,298,232
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Part VII
Investments—Other Securities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.
(a) Description of security or category
(including name of security)		 (b)Book value (c)Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)Financial derivatives    
(2)Closely-held equity interests 132,908,965 F
(3)Other
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)Small Bullet 132,908,965
Part VIII
Investments—Program Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.
(a) Description of investment (b) Book value (c) Method of valuation:
Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)Small Bullet  
Part IX
Other Assets. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.
(a) Description (b) Book value
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........Small Bullet  
Part X
Other Liabilities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.
1.(a) Description of liability (b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes  
ACCRUED SEVERANCE OBLIGATION 1,234,595
DEFERRED COMPENSATION LIABILITY 307,802
ANNUITIES AND UNITRUSTS LIABILITY 10,451,683
ACCRUED RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION 9,167,024
DUE TO AFFILIATES 861,908
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)Small Bullet 22,023,012
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII
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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements ....... 1 157,036,406
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments .... 2a -9,455,640
b Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2b 31,417,786
c Recoveries of prior year grants ........... 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 2d 0
e Add lines 2a through 2d ..................... 2e 21,962,146
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1.................. 3 135,074,260
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b . 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ........... 4b -1,751,331
c Add lines 4a and 4b.................... 4c -1,751,331
5 Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ...... 5 133,322,929
Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1 Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ........... 1 172,968,379
2 Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a Donated services and use of facilities ......... 2a 31,417,786
b Prior year adjustments ............ 2b  
c Other losses ................ 2c  
d Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 2d 1,751,331
e Add lines 2a through 2d.................... 2e 33,169,117
3 Subtract line 2e from line 1................... 3 139,799,262
4 Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .. 4a  
b Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............ 4b 0
c Add lines 4a and 4b..................... 4c 0
5 Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ...... 5 139,799,262

Part XIII
Supplemental Information
Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b;
Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds Defray building operating expenses, award scholarships to Connecticut secondary school students, and support for the best interests of the organization and other humane organizations, including the Norma Terris Humane Education and Nature Center. Additionally, funds support the state of New Hampshire wildlife and the betterment of song birds.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE IS FROM THE AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES AND AFFILIATES (THE SOCIETY): HSUS (HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES), FFA (FUND FOR ANIMALS), HSI (HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL), HSU (HUMANE SOCIETY UNIVERSITY), HSVMA (HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION), SFWC (SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER), HSWLT (WILDLIFE LAND TRUST), AND PC (PROJECT CHIMPS) QUALIFY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND ARE CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. DDAL (DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE) QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE IRC. THEREFORE, THE SOCIETY IS GENERALLY NOT SUBJECT TO TAX UNDER PRESENT INCOME TAX LAWS; HOWEVER, ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE SOCIETY HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015. IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740 INCOME TAXES, THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES TAX LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND SETTLEMENT WITH VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE MEASURED BASED UPON THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE US FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITITES FOR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND PRIOR. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE SOCIETY'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE GUIDANCE.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS - -1751331
Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990 EXPENSES FROM FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 1751331
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SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
Right pointing arrow large image Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990,Part IV, line 14b, 15, or 16.Right pointing arrow large image Attach to Form 990. Right pointing arrow large image See separate instructions.Right pointing arrow large image Information about Schedule F (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
1
For grantmakers.Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
3
Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (e.g., fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in region		 (f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in region
Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 487,169
Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments N/A 58,124,851
East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 13,000
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 743,527
Middle East and North Africa 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 3,000
North America (Canada & Mexico only) 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 1,097,389
South America 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 14,869
South Asia 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 3,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grantmaking N/A 76,800
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total ..... 0 0 60,563,605
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ... 0 0 0
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 0 0 60,563,605
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (a)(c) Region (b)(d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
South America SPAY/NEUTER CAMPAIGN IN CUENCA AREA 3,869 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa VACCINATION PROGAM & TRANSPORTATION COSTS 2,500 WIRE      
Central America and the Caribbean FUNDS FOR ANIMAL BEHAVIOR TRAINING 3,000 WIRE      
South America SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSE 3,000 WIRE      
East Asia and the Pacific SUPPORT ANIMAL RELATED LAWSUITS 6,500 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS 2,000 WIRE      
South America FUNDS TO PROVIDE VACCINATIONS AND SUPPLIES IN RURAL AREAS 3,000 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa INTRODUCE HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM TO 6 SCHOOLS 11,000 WIRE      
South America SUPPORT SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM 5,000 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa CARE OF CHIMPS IN MARSHALL ISLANDS, LIBERIA 39,300 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa GENERAL OPERATING COSTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 6,000 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa FUNDS FOR RABIES VACCINES & EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLETS 2,000 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa RABIES CAMPAIGN, ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES 4,000 WIRE      
Middle East and North Africa DOG POPULATION SURVEY IN TUKLAREM/RAMALLAH CITY 3,000 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa ANIMAL PROTECTION TRAINING SESSIONS 5,000 WIRE      
South Asia NEPAL ART FOR WILDLIFE PROJECT 3,000 WIRE      
North America (Canada & Mexico only) FUNDS TO SUPPORT STERILIZING ANIMALS 2,500 WIRE      
Sub-Saharan Africa SPONSOR WORLD ANIMAL DAY 5,000 WIRE      
East Asia and the Pacific DESIGN AND DEVELOP VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION SYSTEM 6,500 WIRE      
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) PROJECT ON THE ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY OF TROPHY HUNTING 60,000 WIRE      
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) REDUCE AND REPLACE ANIMALS USED IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, STOP SALE OF FUR, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS SUFFERING ON FARMS 622,128 WIRE      
North America (Canada & Mexico only) WORKS TO PROTECT ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, LEGISLATION, ADVOCACY, & FIELD WORK 1,084,111 WIRE      
North America (Canada & Mexico only) IMPROVE STANDARDS OF CARE FOR FARM ANIMALS, PROMOTE STREET DOG WELFARE, END BULLFIGHTING 10,777 WIRE      
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) REDUCE ANIMALS USED IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, & TESTING, PROTECT MARINE SPECIES, CURB WILDLIFE TRADE & INFLUENCE INT'L TRADE POLICIES TO PROTECT ANIMALS 61,399 WIRE      
Central America and the Caribbean IMPROVING STANDARDS OF CARE FOR FARM ANIMALS AND IMPROVING WILDLIFE PROTECTION 484,169 WIRE      
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
25
3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
0
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
non-cash
assistance 		(g) Description
of non-cash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Schedule F (Form 990) 2015
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes,"the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships. (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information (see instructions).
ReturnReference Explanation
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES ISSUES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET OUR MISSION CRITERIA. GRANTS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT (1) THE HSUS HAS THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED; (2) THE HSUS HAS AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH; (3) OR THAT THE HSUS HAS INTERACTED WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN HSUS-SPONSORED EVENT. GRANT OVERSIGHT IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS SUCH AS GRANT REPORTS, MEETINGS WITH GRANTEES, AND SITE VISITS.
Schedule F, Part II SCHEDULE F, PART II THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE F REQUIRE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO RECIPIENTS OVER $5,000 BE REPORTED IN DETAIL. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDE THE USERS OF THE FORM WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES, MANAGEMENT HAS CHOSEN TO LIST THE GRANTS OF $500 OR GREATER IN DETAIL ON SCHEDULE F OF THE HSUS'S FORM 990.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 INVESTMENTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN The Society's investments in the Caribbean are listed at their book value and include the aggregate value of investment transactions of current and prior years. As a tax exempt entity, the Society derives no tax related benefit from investments placed offshore.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES ISSUES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET OUR MISSION CRITERIA. GRANTS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT (1) THE HSUS HAS THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED; (2) THE HSUS HAS AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH; (3) OR THAT THE HSUS HAS INTERACTED WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN HSUS-SPONSORED EVENT. GRANT OVERSIGHT IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS SUCH AS GRANT REPORTS, MEETINGS WITH GRANTEES, AND SITE VISITS.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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SCHEDULE G (Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information Regarding
Fundraising or Gaming Activities
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 17, 18, or 19, or if the organization entered more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a. right arrowAttach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrowInformation about Schedule G (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Fundraising Activities. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 17.
Form 990-EZ filers are not required to complete this part.
1
Indicate whether the organization raised funds through any of the following activities. Check all that apply.
a e
b f
c g
d
2a
Did the organization have a written or oral agreement with any individual (including officers, directors, trustees
or key employees listed in Form 990, Part VII) or entity in connection with professional fundraising services?
b
If "Yes," list the ten highest paid individuals or entities (fundraisers) pursuant to agreements under which the fundraiser is
to be compensated at least $5,000 by the organization.


(i) Name and address of individual
or entity (fundraiser) 		(ii) Activity (iii) Did fundraiser have custody or control of contributions? (iv) Gross receipts
from activity 		(v) Amount paid to
(or retained by)
fundraiser listed in
col. (i) 		(vi) Amount paid to
(or retained by)
organization
Yes No
 
NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS
5151 WISCONSIN AVE NW 4TH FL
 
WASHINGTON, DC20016 		FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS   No 27,927,177 1,215,500 26,711,677
 
INTEGRATED DIRECT MARKETING LLC
1250 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 200
 
WASHINGTON, DC20036 		DIRECT RESPONSE   No 2,586,822 190,500 2,396,322
 
DONOR SERVICES GROUP LLC
6715 SUNSET DRIVE BLVD
 
LOS ANGELES, CA90028 		TELEPHONE FR TO OBTAIN MULTI YR REVENUE   No 1,471,727 1,400,811 70,916
 
ADESA IMPACT
13085 HAMILTON CROSSING STE 500
 
CARMEL, IN46032 		AUTO RECOVERY SERVICES Yes   1,050,574 192,450 858,124
 
TARGET MARKETEAM INC
1200 ABERNATHY ROAD
 
ATLANTA, GA30328 		FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS   No 3,741,426 160,000 3,581,426
 
INFOCISION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
325 SPRINGSIDE DRIVE
 
AKRON, OH44333 		TELEPHONE FR TO OBTAIN MULTI YR REVENUE   No 90,779 135,074 -44,295
 
JAVELIN
7850 NORTH BELT LINE ROAD
 
IRVING, TX75063 		TELEPHONE FR TO OBTAIN MULTI YR REVENUE   No 601,441 894,905 -293,464
 
SMOOSH
187 BELLVALE LAKES ROAD
 
WARWICK, NY10990 		TELEPHONE FR TO OBTAIN MULTI YR REVENUE   No 204,543 323,847 -119,304
 
TOUCHPOINT INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
16 THORNDALE CIRCLE
 
DARIEN, CT06820 		TELEPHONE FR TO OBTAIN MULTI YR REVENUE   No 48,389 72,000 -23,611
             
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . right arrow 37,722,878 4,585,087 33,137,791
3
List all states in which the organization is registered or licensed to solicit contributions or has been notified it is exempt from registration or licensing.
AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 50083H
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Part II
Fundraising Events. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 18, or reported more than $15,000 of fundraising event contributions and gross income on Form 990-EZ, lines 1 and 6b. List events with gross receipts greater than $5,000.




VerticalRevenue
(a) Event #1

NY GALA
(event type) 		(b) Event #2

ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(event type) 		(c) Other events

7
(total number) 		(d) Total events
(add col. (a) through col. (c))

1
Gross receipts . . . . .
1,564,825
799,458
948,937
3,313,220

2
Less: Contributions . . . .
1,151,205
 
710,464
1,861,669
3 Gross income (line 1 minus
line 2) . . . . . .
413,620
799,458
238,473
1,451,551



VerticalDirectExpenses
4 Cash prizes . . . . .        
5 Noncash prizes . . . .        
6 Rent/facility costs . . . . 278,675 34,107 138,409 451,191
7 Food and beverages . . . 163 87,178 160,096 247,437
8 Entertainment . . . .        
9 Other direct expenses . . . 211,866 406,811 434,026 1,052,703
10 Direct expense summary. Add lines 4 through 9 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . . right arrow 1,751,331
11 Net income summary. Subtract line 10 from line 3, column (d). . . . . . . . . . right arrow -299,780
Part III
Gaming. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 19, or reported more than $15,000 on Form 990-EZ, line 6a.
VerticalRevenue
(a) Bingo (b) Pull tabs/Instant
bingo/progressive bingo 		(c) Other gaming (d) Total gaming (add col.(a) through col.(c))

1
Gross revenue . . . . .
 
 
 
 
VerticalDirectExpenses

2
Cash prizes . . . . .
 
 
 
 

3
Noncash prizes . . . .
 
 
 
 

4
Rent/facility costs . . . .
 
 
 
 

5
Other direct expenses . . .
211,866
406,811
434,026
1,052,703


6

Volunteer labor . . . .
%
%
%


7
Direct expense summary. Add lines 2 through 5 in column (d) . . . . . . . . . . right arrow
 

8
Net gaming income summary. Subtract line 7 from line 1, column (d). . . . . . . . . right arrow
 

9
Enter the state(s) in which the organization conducts gaming activities:
a
Is the organization licensed to conduct gaming activities in each of these states? . . . . . . . .
b
If "No," explain:
 
10a
Were any of the organization's gaming licenses revoked, suspended or terminated during the tax year? . . .
b
If "Yes," explain:
 
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11
Does the organization conduct gaming activities with nonmembers? . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Is the organization a grantor, beneficiary or trustee of a trust or a member of a partnership or other entity
formed to administer charitable gaming? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Indicate the percentage of gaming activity conducted in:
a
The organization's facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13a
%
b
An outside facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13b
%
14
Enter the name and address of the person who prepares the organization's gaming/special events books and records:
Name right arrow
Address right arrow
15a
Does the organization have a contract with a third party from whom the organization receives gaming
revenue? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
If "Yes," enter the amount of gaming revenue received by the organization right arrow $   and the
amount of gaming revenue retained by the third party right arrow $   .
c
If "Yes," enter name and address of the third party:
Name right arrow
Address right arrow
 
 
16
Gaming manager information:
Name right arrow
Gaming manager compensation right arrow $  
Description of services provided right arrow
 
17
Mandatory distributions:
a
Is the organization required under state law to make charitable distributions from the gaming proceeds to
retain the state gaming license? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
b
Enter the amount of distributions required under state law distributed to other exempt organizations or spent
in the organization's own exempt activities during the tax year right arrow$  
Part IV
Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part I, line 2b, columns (iii) and (v); and Part III, lines 9, 9b, 10b, 15b, 15c, 16, and 17b, as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information (see instructions).
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(v) PAYMENT OF FUNDRAISING EXPENSES THE AGREEMENTS THE HSUS ENTERED INTO WITH NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS, TARGET MARKETTEAM, INC., AND DONOR SERVICES GROUP ALLOWED FOR THE PAYMENT OF FUNDRAISING EXPENSES (SUCH AS PRINTING, PAPER, POSTAGE, ENVELOPES AND MAILING LIST RENTAL) IN ADDITION TO THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES. NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS, TARGET MARKETEAM, INC. AND DONOR SERVICES GROUP PROVIDE DETAILS ON THEIR INVOICES WHICH ALLOW THE HSUS TO IDENTIFY WHICH COSTS ARE FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING AND WHICH COSTS ARE RELATED TO GENERAL FUNDRAISING EXPENSES. THE HSUS PAID OUT $6,745,900 TO NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS, $2,994,870 to TARGET MARKETEAM, INC. AND $57,587 TO DONOR SERVICES GROUP FOR FUNDRAISING EXPENSES. IN ADDITION TO THE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH APPEAR ON SCHEDULE G, PART I; THE HSUS ENTERED INTO ARRANGEMENTS WITH ONE FUNDRAISING VENDOR WHERE THE ORGANIZATION MADE PAYMENTS EXCLUSIVELY FOR FUNDRAISING EXPENSES BUT NOT FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES. THIS VENDOR HANDLES THE MAILING AND PROCESSING OF DIRECT MAIL PIECES, BUT DOES NOT ASSIST WITH THE CREATION OR PREPARATION OF THE DIRECT MAIL LETTERS. NOR IS THIS VENDOR INVOLVED IN ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY.
Schedule G, Part I GENERAL EXPLANATION: THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (HSUS) AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES RELY ON A SUBSTANTIAL AND LONGSTANDING PROGRAM OF DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT THE FULL RANGE OF ACTIVITIES THEY UNDERTAKE ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS, WHETHER IT INVOLVES HANDS-ON CARE, POLICY WORK, SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, HUMANE EDUCATION, LITIGATION, PUBLICATION, OR COMMUNICATION. DIRECT MAIL HAS PLAYED A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE HSUS' AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND IT REMAINS CRUCIAL TO THE ORGANIZATIONS' SUCCESS IN HELPING ANIMALS. AS AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL THAT DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATIONS' NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND CAMPAIGNS TO HELP ANIMALS, DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING HELPS TO CREATE GREATER AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS' CAMPAIGNS AND CONCERNS, AND HAS ALLOWED US TO BUILD A CONSTITUENCY OF SUPPORTERS UNMATCHED IN THE HUMANE FIELD, WITH TREMENDOUS SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND PRACTICAL BENEFITS TO THE ORGANIZATIONS' WORK. TO COMPLEMENT DIRECT MAIL, THE HSUS RELIES ON LARGER INDIVIDUAL GIFTS SOLICITED BY REGIONAL FUNDRAISERS, PLANNED GIVING, FOUNDATION GRANTS, TELEPHONE SOLICITATION, WORKPLACE GIVING, ONLINE SOLICITATION, BEQUESTS, AND DIRECT RESPONSE TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS. TOGETHER, THESE METHODS FORM THE BASIS OF A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SECURING THE FUNDS AND THE CONSTITUENCY NECESSARY TO MEET OUR URGENT AND LONG TERM ANIMAL WELFARE GOALS.
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Schedule I
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States
Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
lBullet Attach to Form 990.
lBullet Information about Schedule I (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number
53-0225390
Part I
General Information on Grants and Assistance
1
Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................
2
Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.
Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient
that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Name and address of organization
or government		 (b) EIN (c) IRC section
if applicable		 (d) Amount of cash grant (e) Amount of non-cash
assistance		 (f) Method of valuation
(book, FMV, appraisal,
other)		 (g) Description of
non-cash assistance		 (h) Purpose of grant
or assistance
(1) 4 LUV OF DOG RESCUE
PO BOX 9283
FARGO,ND58106 		39-2075804 501 (c)(3) 82,800       PETS FOR LIFE GRANT FOR FREE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES, AND OTHER VETERINARY SERVICE COSTS
(2) ABANDONED AND FERAL CAT FRIENDS
PO BOX 240052
HONOLULU,HI96824 		99-0347808 501 (c)(3) 500       FERAL CAT PROJECT
(3) ALABAMA ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION
300 N HOYLE AVENUE
BAY MINETTE,AL36507 		63-1027613 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SPONSOR HUMANE CARE TRAINING & CONFERENCE
(4) ALASKA NATIVE RURAL VETERINARY INC
3875 GEIST ROAD BOX 301
FAIRBANKS,AK99709 		45-5167681 501 (c)(3) 500       SUPPORT RURAL SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM
(5) ALASKA RURAL VETERINARY OUTREACH INC
9138 ARLON STREET
ANCHORAGE,AK99507 		45-4779560 501 (c)(3) 500       SUPPORT RURAL SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM
(6) ALASKA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
549 W INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD
ANCHORAGE,AK99518 		92-0068910 501 (c)(3) 107,000       FREE PET SURGERIES AND SUPPLIES VIA PETS FOR LIFE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
(7) ALLEGANY CO ANIMAL SHELTER MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION
110 S CENTRE STREET
CUMBERLAND,MD21502 		52-2292769 501 (c)(3) 600       HEART WORM TREATMENT FOR CRUELTY CASE
(8) ALLIANCE FOR CONTRACEPTION IN CATS & DOGS
11145 NEW OLD CORNELIUS PASS ROAD
PORTLAND,OR97231 		41-2185841 501 (c)(3) 40,000       2015 GENERAL SUPPORT PLEDGE
(9) ALMOST HOME SHELTER PET RESCUE INC
794 HIGHWAY 28
HAZARD,KY41701 		46-0886370 501 (c)(3) 3,000       ASSISTANCE FOR 50 RESCUED CATS
(10) ALSIP TO THE RESCUE
10255 WICKER AVE
ST JOHN,IN46373 		47-3254002 501 (c)(3) 600       2015 EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(11) AMERICAN HORSE PUBLICATIONS
49 SPINNAKER CIRCLE
SOUTH DAYTONA,FL32119 		23-7117953 501 (c)(6) 500       SPONSOR AHP 2015 SEMINAR
(12) AMERICANS OF FAITH
5235 MISSION OAKS BLVD
CAMARILLO,CA93012 		20-0742507 501 (c)(3) 500       2015 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(13) AMIGOS DE LOS ANIMALES INC
HC 2 BOX 7622
LOIZA,PR00772 		66-0673931 501 (c)(3) 15,000       CRUELTY INVESTIGATION TRAINING
(14) ANDERSON COUNTY PAWS
PO BOX 8002
ANDERSON,SC29622 		57-6000303 GOVERNMENT 2,000       MEDICAL CARE FOR SEIZED ANIMALS
(15) ANIMAL AID INC
200 SPRINGDALE LANE
WILLIAMSTOWN,NJ08094 		45-4473502 501 (c)(3) 1,818       TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR ADOPTABLE DOGS
(16) ANIMAL ALLIANCE OF BELLE MEAD INC
22 HARBOURTON MOUNT AIRY RD
LAMBERTVILLE,NJ08530 		77-0632827 501 (c)(3) 1,250       VETERINARY COSTS FOR RESCUED DOGS
(17) ANIMAL ALLIANCE OF GREATER SYRACUSE
306 SECOND STREET
LIVERPOOL,NY13088 		30-0698105 501 (c)(3) 1,500       2015 GENERAL GRANT
(18) ANIMAL ALLIES HUMANE SOCIETY INC
4006 AIRPORT ROAD
DULUTH,MN55811 		41-0917362 501 (c)(3) 500       SHELTER SUPPORT
(19) ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF TN INC
11 PARK PLACE
NEW YORK,NY10007 		13-3788986 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SHELTER SUPPORT
(20) ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL TEAM - PA
111 W HUNTING PARK AVENUE
PHILADELPHIA,PA19140 		45-3985637 501 (c)(3) 15,264       DOG LICENSES,VACCINES,SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES
(21) ANIMAL DEFENSE LEAGUE OF ARIZONA
PO BOX 33093
PHOENIX,AR85067 		74-2493030 501 (c)(3) 2,500       CAT PROGRAM SUPPORT
(22) ANIMAL LAW & LEGISLATION INC
12460 CRABAPPLE ROAD
ALPHARETTA,GA30004 		30-0470643 501 (c)(3) 500       ANIMAL LAW SYMPOSIUM SPONSORSHIP
(23) ANIMAL PROTECTION OF NEW MEXICO
PO BOX 11392
ALBUQUERQUE,NM87192 		85-0283292 501 (c)(3) 600       STIPEND FOR HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(24) ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER
6790 WEBSTER
DAYTON,OH45414 		31-6000172 GOVERNMENT 4,800       SHELTER ADOPTION OF RESCUED DOGS
(25) ANIMAL SHELTER OF WOOD RIVER VALLEY
100 CROY CREEK ROAD
HAILEY,ID83333 		82-0351171 501 (c)(3) 101,500       FREE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND FREE PET SUPPLIES VIA PETS FOR LIFE
(26) ANIMAL WELFARE FEDERATION OF NJ INC
PO BOX 955
VOORHEES,NJ08043 		22-3378806 501 (c)(3) 1,000       CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(27) ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF KOSCIUSKO COUNTY
PO BOX 1906
WARSAW,IN46580 		35-1782336 501 (c)(3) 10,000       CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ANIMAL SHELTER
(28) ANIMALS AND SOCIETY INSTITUTE
2512 CARPENTER ROAD
ANN ARBOR,MI48108 		22-2527462 501 (c)(3) 3,500       SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL STUDIES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
(29) ANYTHINGS PAWSABLE FOUNDATION INC
1413 N ELM ST
JEROME,ID83338 		45-3344272 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SUPPORT FOR NEW ANIMAL SHELTER
(30) ARIZONA ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 5135
MESA,AZ85211 		46-1987194 501 (c)(6) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(31) ARIZONA SMALL DOG RESCUE
1102 W HATCHER ROAD
PHOENIX,AZ85021 		26-3993160 501 (c)(3) 3,262       DENTAL AND VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS
(32) ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS INC
1615 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20036 		26-3117485 501 (c)(3) 5,000       ANIMAL CRUELTY CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
(33) ATLANTA HUMANE SOCIETY & SPCA OF GEORGIA INC
981 HOWELL MILL ROAD NW
ATLANTA,GA30318 		58-0685900 501 (c)(3) 3,150       COSTS OF CARE FOR DOGS SURRENDERED BY BREEDER
(34) AVIAN CONSERVATION CENTER OF APPALACHIA INC
286 FAIRCHANCE ROAD
MORGANTOWN,WV26508 		45-4294729 501 (c)(3) 1,000       CARE OF RESCUED BALD EAGLE
(35) BAMA BULLY RESCUE INC
PO BOX 625
FULTONDALE,AL35068 		26-1877188 501 (c)(3) 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(36) BARK AVENUE FOUNDATION
3940 LAUREL CANYON BLVD
STUDIO CITY,CA91604 		20-1329182 501 (c)(3) 21,906       SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES OF CATS & DOGS
(37) BETHEL FRIENDS OF CANINES
PO BOX 2287
BETHEL,AK99559 		46-2344486 501 (c)(3) 1,950       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(38) BLACK DOG ANIMAL RESCUE INC
3619 EVANS AVENUE
CHEYENNE,WY82001 		26-2906385 501 (c)(3) 2,300       CANINE MEDICAL EXPENSES,TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(39) BROOK HILL RETIREMENT CENTER FOR HORSES INC
7289 BELLEVUE ROAD
FOREST,VA24551 		54-2058686 501 (c)(3) 600       TRAVEL COSTS TO ATTEND HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(40) BROOKINGS REGIONAL HUMANE SOCIETY INC
120 WEST 2ND STREET SOUTH
BROOKINGS,SD57006 		46-0452504 501 (c)(3) 700       VETERINARY MEDICAL CARE
(41) BULLIES 2 THE RESCUE
3051 DAIRY FARM DRIVE
MONROE,NC28110 		45-3478149 501 (c)(3) 2,200       SUPPORT FOR RESCUED DOGS
(42) CS LEWIS INSTITUTE
8001 BRADDOCK RD
SPRINGFIELD,VA22151 		54-1802015 501 (c)(3) 1,500       SPONSORSHIP FOR 2015 BANQUET
(43) CANINE REHABILITATION CENTER AND SANCTUARY
555 US HWY 395N
WASHOE VALLEY,NV89704 		90-0687180 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SHELTER GRANT
(44) CAROLINE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY LLC
407 WEST BELL STREET
RIDGELY,MD21660 		52-1528421 501 (c)(3) 500       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(45) CAT ASSOCIATION OF TOPEKA INC
1719 SW GAGE BLVD
TOPEKA,KS66604 		48-1055202 501 (c)(3) 500       SHELTER GRANT
(46) CAT COALITION OF WESTERN MAINE
206 RIVER ROAD
NAPLES,ME04055 		46-3681807 501 (c)(3) 10,000       CAT PROGRAM SUPPORT
(47) CCAO RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
88 EAST BROAD STREET
COLUMBUS,OH43215 		31-1317309 501 (c)(3) 600       GENERAL SUPPORT
(48) CENTRAL DAKOTA HUMANE SOCIETY
2104 37TH STREET
MANDAN,ND58554 		45-0369273 501 (c)(3) 2,000       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO, GENERAL SUPPORT
(49) CENTRAL NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY INC
1312 SKYPARK ROAD
GRAND ISLAND,NE68801 		47-0493705 501 (c)(3) 2,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(50) CHARLESTON ANIMAL SOCIETY
2455 REMOUNT ROAD
NORTH CHARLESTON,SC29406 		57-6021863 501 (c)(3) 1,000       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(51) CHEQUAMEGON HUMANE ASSOCIATION INC
PO BOX 93
ASHLAND,WI54806 		39-1365568 501 (c)(3) 500       SHELTER GRANT
(52) CHESTERFIELD COUNTY
200 WEST MAIN STREET
CHESTERFIELD,SC29709 		57-6000334 GOVERNMENT 2,000       KENNELS FOR RESCUED ANIMALS
(53) CHEYENNE ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES
800 SOUTHWEST DRIVE
CHEYENNE,WY82007 		83-0217643 501 (c)(3) 2,000       GAS CHAMBER REMOVAL TRAINING
(54) CHIMP HAVEN INC
13600 CHIMPANZEE PLACE
KEITHVILLE,LA71047 		74-2766663 501 (c)(3) 30,068       CARE FOR CHIMPANZEES, ANNIVERSARY SPONSORSHIP
(55) CITIZENS FOR FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION ( A COALITION OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIO
NS)
PO BOX 470857
BROOKLINE,MA77094 		47-4919474 N/A 1,127,333       FARM ANIMAL WELFARE BALLOT INITIATIVE
(56) CITY OF CLINTON
415 GARY BLVD
CLINTON,OK73601 		73-6005149 GOVERNMENT 2,000       DISCONTINUATION OF GAS CHAMBER USE
(57) CITY OF ELKO ANIMAL SHELTER
1751 COLLEGE AVENUE
ELKO,NV89801 		88-6000190 GOVERNMENT 5,000       DISCONTINUATION OF GAS CHAMBER USE
(58) CITY OF HUMBOLDT
725 BRIDGE STREET
HUMBOLDT,KS66748 		48-6039689 GOVERNMENT 3,000       DISCONTINUATION OF GAS CHAMBER USE
(59) CITY OF LAGRANGE
200 RIDLEY AVENUE
LAGRANGE,GA30240 		58-6000603 GOVERNMENT 500       VETERINARY CARE FOR RESCUED ANIMALS
(60) CITY OF MUNCIE
300 N HIGHT STREET
MUNCIE,IN47305 		35-6001127 GOVERNMENT 3,000       CARE OF RESCUED DOGS
(61) CITY OF ODESSA
411 W 8TH STREET
ODESSA,TX79760 		75-6000626 GOVERNMENT 1,300       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(62) CITY OF OTHELLO
500 E MAIN STREET
OTHELLO,WA99344 		91-6001482 GOVERNMENT 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(63) CITY OF RUPERT
624 F STREET
RUPERT,ID83350 		82-6001128 GOVERNMENT 1,000       FUNDS FOR REMODELING ANIMAL SHELTER
(64) CITY OF SAINT PAUL
15 WEST KELLOGG BLVD
SAINT PAUL,MN55102 		41-6005521 GOVERNMENT 800       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(65) CITY OF SALINA
PO BOX 736
SALINA,KS67401 		48-6017228 GOVERNMENT 1,000       CARE OF SEIZED ANIMALS
(66) CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS
205 S REDDING
WEST MEMPHIS,AR72301 		71-6012481 GOVERNMENT 1,200       VETERINARY SERVICES AND CARE FOR RESCUED DOGS
(67) CLIFTONDEERORG
724 LAFAYETTE AVE
CINCINNATI,OH45220 		47-4340573 501 (c)(3) 20,000       DEER FERTILITY CONTROL PROJECT
(68) COALITION OF LOUISIANA ANIMAL ADVOCATES
PO BOX 91
ATLANTA,LA71404 		72-0933591 501 (c)(3) 500       EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
(69) COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
PO BOX 740455
ARVADA,CO80006 		84-1000611 501 (c)(3) 750       GENERAL SUPPORT, CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(70) COLORADO HORSE RESCUE
10386 M 65TH STREET
LONGMONT,CO80503 		84-1095741 501 (c)(3) 600       HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION TRAVEL STIPEND
(71) COLUMBIA SECOND CHANCE
24687 HIGHWAY 179
BOONVILLE,MO65233 		43-1852167 501 (c)(3) 8,320       SOCIALIZATION AND TRAINING OF DOGS PRIOR TO ADOPTION
(72) COLUMBUS DOG CONNECTION
2761 JOHNSTOWN ROAD
COLUMBUS,OH43219 		31-1648642 501 (c)(3) 500       SPAY/NEUTER & VETERINARY CARE SERVICES
(73) COMMUNITY CATS TNR
PO BOX 384
LUDINGTON,MI49431 		46-3759577 501 (c)(3) 1,000       VETERINARY CARE FOR RESCUED CATS
(74) COMPASSION OVER KILLING INC
6930 CARROLL AVENUE
TAKOMA PARK,MD20912 		52-2034417 501 (c)(3) 1,500       CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(75) COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER
1200 NORTH DELSEA DRIVE
CLAYTON,NJ08312 		21-6000660 GOVERNMENT 3,000       REPLACE DRYER DESTROYED IN FIRE
(76) COUNTY OF PITT
1717 WEST 5TH STREET
GREENVILLE,NC27834 		56-6000332 GOVERNMENT 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(77) CUMBERLAND COUNTY SPCA
1244 N DELSEA DRIVE
VINELAND,NJ08360 		21-0677474 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(78) DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
5132 Voges Road
MADISON,WI53718 		39-0806335 501 (c)(3) 1,000       TREAT BIRDS FOR LEAD POISONING
(79) DARKE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
4389 BROWN ROAD
ANSONIA,OH45303 		34-6555671 501 (c)(3) 500       SUPPORT ATTENDENCE AT EXPO EVENT
(80) DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE INC
1372 WOODBINE ROAD
WOODBINE,MD21797 		52-1759077 501 (c)(3) 1,600       CARE OF RESCUED HORSES, TRAVEL COSTS TO HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(81) DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES-MD
580 TAYLOR AVENUE
ANNAPOLIS,MD21401 		52-6002033 GOVERNMENT 7,000       CERTIFIED K-9 TRAINER EDUCATION GRANT
(82) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH - ANIMAL WELFARE
417 FEDERAL STREET
DOVER,DE19901 		51-6000279 GOVERNMENT 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(83) DOGS IN HARMONY INC
159 CLINE RIDGE ROAD
WINCHESTER,TN37398 		90-0792079 501 (c)(3) 1,400       CARE FOR RESCUED DOGS
(84) DREAM CATCHERS EQUINE ASSISTED PROGRAM
PO BOX 17
CAMERON,MO64429 		46-0972668 501 (c)(3) 1,500       THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM
(85) DRESSAGE OF DEVON
121 CRATIN LANE
WEST CHESTER,PA19380 		75-3221133 501 (c)(3) 2,500       SPONSORSHIP OF EQUINE DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP
(86) ELIZABETH H BROWN HUMANE SOCIETY INC
80 BUTTONWOOD LANE
VICTORY,VT05858 		03-0302786 501 (c)(3) 2,500       ASSIST WITH CARE OF RESCUED ANIMALS
(87) ELMORE SPCA INC
556 TELEGRAPH ROAD
PERU,NY12972 		14-1423752 501 (c)(3) 500       2015 SHELTER GRANT
(88) EQUAMORE FOUNDATION
4723 HIGHWAY 66
ASHLAND,OR97520 		46-2853049 501 (c)(3) 5,000       HAY FOR ANIMALS AFFECTED BY WILDFIRE
(89) EQUINE 808 HORSE RESCUE
91-209 HULIHANA PLACE 3
EWA BEACH,HI96706 		27-1985130 501 (c)(3) 2,592       ASSIST WITH STORM REPAIR COSTS
(90) EQUINE VOICES RESCUE & SANCTUARY
PO BOX 1685
GREEN VALLEY,AZ85622 		74-3127794 501 (c)(3) 600       TRAVEL COSTS TO ATTEND HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(91) EVER AFTER MUSTANG RESCUE TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER
463 WEST STREET
BIDDEFORD,ME04005 		05-0549162 501 (c)(3) 4,200       HAY SUPPLIES FOR HORSES NEEDED DUE TO COLD WEATHER
(92) FELINE FOUNDATION OF MAUI
PO Box 1361
PUUNENE,HI96784 		99-0341052 C-CORP 20,000       CAT PROJECT
(93) FERAL CARE INC
PO BOX 954
STRATFORD,CT06615 		38-3746984 501 (c)(3) 1,500       SPONSORSHIP GRANT
(94) FIXNATION INC
7680 CLYBOURN AVENUE
SUN VALLEY,CA91352 		83-0452460 501 (c)(3) 18,383       PETS FOR LIFE SURGERIES, VACCINES,MEDICINE
(95) FJC
520 8TH AVENUE 20TH FL
NEW YORK,NY10018 		13-3848582 501 (c)(3) 10,000       2015 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(96) FLATHEAD CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
1035 1ST AVENUE WEST
KALISPELL,MT59901 		81-6001361 GOVERNMENT 1,500       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(97) FLORIDA ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION INC
PO BOX 211267
ROYAL PALM BEACH,FL33421 		59-2929688 501 (c)(6) 2,000       ANIMAL CONTROL CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(98) FLORIDA KEYS WILDLIFE RESCUE INC
1388 AVENUE B
BIG PINE KEY,FL33043 		65-0993931 501 (c)(3) 1,000       CARE OF INJURED PELICANS
(99) FOR THE LOVE OF DOG - ROTTWEILER RESCUE
PO Box 107
HILLSBORO,NH03244 		06-1761256 501 (c)(3) 2,000       EMERGENCY ANIMAL RESCUE FUNDS
(100) FORD COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 1581
DODGE CITY,KS67801 		48-1131814 501 (c)(3) 740       CARE AND PLACEMENT OF RESCUED DOGS
(101) FOUNDATION AGAINST COMPANION ANIMAL EUTHANASIA
1505 MASSACHUSETTS AVE
INDIANAPOLIS,IN46201 		35-1917847 501 (c)(3) 20,000       SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND VETERINARY CARE FOR CATS
(102) FRIENDS OF CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL
PO BOX 4414
CHICAGO,IL60680 		36-4427796 501 (c)(3) 7,300       SHELTER SANITATION, DIRECT ANIMAL CARE
(103) FRIENDS OF MEXICAN ANIMAL WELFARE
23825 15TH AVENUE SE
BOTHELL,WA98021 		27-0665925 501 (c)(3) 4,000       DOG POPULATION STUDY IN MANZANILLO, MEXICO
(104) FRIENDS OF RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE
3475 COUNTRY ROAD 230
FULTON,MO65251 		47-1300912 501 (c)(3) 8,000       CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION (CAFO) CHALLENGE
(105) FRIENDS OF SAC CITY SHELTER ANIMALS
PO BOX 22214
SACRAMENTO,CA95822 		68-0477042 501 (c)(3) 500       2015 SPONSORSHIP
(106) FRIENDS OF SOUND HORSES INC
6614 CLAYTON ROAD 105
SAINT LOUIS,MO63117 		91-2111194 501 (c)(3) 12,000       FUNDS FOR EXPO RENTAL SPACE, FUNDING FOR HORSEMANSHIP CLINIC
(107) FRIENDS OF THE OHIO COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER INC
PO BOX 7
HARTFORD,KY42347 		27-2800405 501 (c)(3) 2,000       VETERINARY CARE FOR RESCUED CATS
(108) FRIENDS OF THE PERRY ANIMAL SHELTER INC
PO BOX 2001
PERRY,GA31069 		20-2720444 501 (c)(3) 1,000       ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE
(109) FRIENDS OF THE POCATELLO ANIMAL SHELTER
PO BOX 281
POCATELLO,ID83204 		82-0491932 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(110) FRIENDS OF THE RWANDA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY & SCIENCE EDUC CENTER
4351 29TH AVENUE W
SEATTLE,WA98199 		52-2449239 501 (c)(3) 4,000       BUILD MUDBRICK BUILDING TO BE USED FOR ANIMAL CARE
(111) FRIENDS OF THE SHELTER INC
870 KOOTENAI CUT OFF ROAD
PONDERAY,ID83852 		94-3071245 501 (c)(3) 1,400       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(112) FRIENDS OF THE WEKIVA RIVER INC
PO BOX 6196
LONGWOOD,FL32791 		59-2226720 501 (c)(3) 5,387       BEAR RESISTANT TRASH RECEPTACLES
(113) FULTON COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES
860 MARIETTA BLVD NW
ATLANTA,GA30318 		01-0599278 501 (c)(3) 1,755       300 COUNTY LICENSE TAGS
(114) GAITWAY HORSE ASSOCATION
115 W LINCOLN LANE
WINFIELD,MO63389 		43-1913725 501 (c)(3) 1,000       HORSE FAIR AND EXPOSITION
(115) GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES
PO BOX 32294
WASHINGTON,DC20007 		26-1676217 501 (c)(3) 16,600       SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM
(116) GOOD MEWS ANIMAL FOUNDATION
736 JOHNSON FERRY RD STE A-3
MARIETTA,GA30068 		58-1790828 501 (c)(3) 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(117) GREAT BASIN BIRD OBSERVATORY
1755 E PLUMB LANE
RENO,NV89502 		86-0852927 501 (c)(3) 10,000       2015 SUPPORT FOR STREET DOG MANAGEMENT PROJECT
(118) GREAT PLAINS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
5428 ANTIOCH DRIVE
MERRIAM,KS66202 		05-0552529 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SHELTER GRANT
(119) GREEN MOUNTAIN ANIMAL DEFENDERS
PO BOX 4577
BURLINGTON,VT05406 		03-0283740 501 (c)(3) 500       GENERAL SUPPORT
(120) GWHA INC
21302 SOUTH COLEMAN ROAD
PECULIAR,MO64078 		43-1913725 501 (c)(3) 900       SUPPORT FOR HORSE CLINIC
(121) HABITAT FOR HORSES INC
PO BOX 213
HITCHCOCK,TX77563 		76-0586024 501 (c)(3) 3,600       MEDICAL CARE OF RESCUED HORSES, SMALL TRAVEL STIPEND
(122) HALFWAY HOME PET RESCUE INC
489 MAIN STREET
CARIBOU,ME04736 		94-3471733 501 (c)(3) 1,500       SHELTER GRANT
(123) HAPPY TRAILS THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER INC
483 STEAKLEY ROAD
NEW MARKET,AL35761 		20-8263678 501 (c)(3) 1,000       THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP PROGRAM
(124) HEARTS FOR ANIMALS INC
54-219 KAMEHAMEHA HWY
HAUULA,HI96717 		27-3381069 501 (c)(3) 500       MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR DONKEYS
(125) HEARTLAND FARM SANCTUARY
PO BOX 45746
MADISON,WI53744 		27-0244485 501 (c)(3) 2,500       SHELTER AND CARE OF CHICKENS RESCUED FROM COCKFIGHTING RING
(126) HEARTLAND HUMANE SOCIETY INC
3400 E HIGHWAY 50
YANKTON,SD57078 		46-0458711 501 (c)(3) 1,000       2015 SPONSORSHIP
(127) HEAVEN CAN WAIT ANIMAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 30158
LAS VEGAS,NV89173 		88-0450947 501 (c)(3) 500       SUPPORT SPAY NEUTER CLINIC PROGRAM
(128) HELPING IDAHO DOGS INC
PO BOX 993
MERIDIAN,ID83680 		80-0436702 501 (c)(3) 1,500       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(129) HICALIBER HORSE RESCUE INC
PO BOX 1588
VALLEY CENTER,CA92082 		46-3960722 501 (c)(3) 600       HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION TRAVEL STIPEND
(130) HOMEWARD BOUND IN THE HEARTLAND ANIMAL RESCUE
1436 S 17TH STREET
OMAHA,NE68108 		45-0827349 501 (c)(3) 1,000       ASSIST RESCUE GROUP
(131) HORSE HAVEN OF TENNESSEE INC
PO BOX 22841
KNOXVILLE,TN37933 		62-1791407 501 (c)(3) 8,400       VETERINARY CARE FOR HORSES
(132) HORSE HELPERS INC
1199 ODES WILSON RD
ZIONVILLE,NC28698 		03-0542550 501 (c)(3) 6,850       CARE FOR RESCUED HORSES
(133) HOUNDSONG RESCUE INC
7538 CATALPA
HAMMOND,IN46324 		45-4744532 501 (c)(3) 1,400       CARE OF BLUETICK COONHOUNDS
(134) HUB CITY HUMANE SOCIETY
95 JACKSON ROAD
HATTIESBURG,MS39402 		27-5160904 501 (c)(3) 11,306       VETERINARY CARE AND HUMANE TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS
(135) HUI PONO HOLOHOLONA
PO BOX 943
MT VIEW,HI96771 		20-8567302 501 (c)(3) 2,500       VETERINARY CARE FOR CATS RESCUED FROM LAVA FLOWS
(136) HUMANE ANIMAL TREATMENT SOCIETY
6600 W SHORE DRIVE
WEIDMAN,MI48893 		38-3485419 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(137) HUMANE EDUCATION ADVOCATES REACHING TEACHERS
PO BOX 738
MAMARONECK,NY10543 		41-2055310 501 (c)(3) 7,500       ANNUAL GRANT - 2015 CONTRIBUTION
(138) HUMANE SOCIETY CALUMET AREA INC
421 45TH STREET
MUNSTER,IN46321 		35-0895837 501 (c)(3) 50,000       LOCAL PETS FOR LIFE PROGRAM
(139) HUMANE SOCIETY NAPLES
370 AIRPORT PULLING RD N
NAPLES,FL34104 		59-1033966 501 (c)(3) 500       2015 ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(140) HUMANE SOCIETY OF ATLANTIC COUNTY
1401 ABSECON BLVD
ATLANTIC CITY,NJ08401 		22-6085995 501 (c)(3) 500       CARE OF RESCUED DOGS
(141) HUMANE SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
1601 NICODEMUS RD
REISTERSTOWN,MD21136 		52-0623165 501 (c)(3) 500       SPONSOR 2015 BLACK TIE & TAILS EVENT
(142) HUMANE SOCIETY OF CALVERT COUNTY
2210 DALRYMPLE RD
SUNDERLAND,MD20717 		52-1736501 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(143) HUMANE SOCIETY OF CENTRAL OREGON
61170 SE 27TH STREET
BEND,OR97702 		93-0616957 501 (c)(3) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(144) HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE INC
2700 TOOMEY AVENUE
CHARLOTTE,NC28203 		58-1342479 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(145) HUMANE SOCIETY OF CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA INC
PO BOX 2283
INVERNESS,FL34451 		59-1932704 501 (c)(3) 5,000       ASSIST ANIMALS IN CITRUS COUNTY, FL
(146) HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY
4920 STATE ROUTE 37E
DELAWARE,OH43015 		31-0956829 501 (c)(3) 2,500       MEDICAL CARE FOR RESCUED DOGS
(147) HUMANE SOCIETY OF GRAND FORKS
4375 N WASHINGTON STREET
GRAND FORKS,ND58203 		23-7367340 501 (c)(3) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(148) HUMANE SOCIETY OF HALL COUNTY
845 WEST RIDGE ROAD
GAINESVILLE,GA30501 		58-0678817 501 (c)(3) 32,553       VETERINARY SERVICES (PETS FOR LIFE PROGRAM), ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES
(149) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL UNITED STATES
2100 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20037 		52-1769464 501 (c)(3) 5,350,623       HSI UNITED STATES 2015 SUPPORT
(150) HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUDOUN COUNTY
PO BOX 777
LEESBURG,VA20178 		54-6073310 501 (c)(3) 2,500       SUPPORT 50TH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAIGN
(151) HUMANE SOCIETY OF MCCORMICK COUNTY INC
PO BOX 900
MC CORMICK,SC29835 		57-1099596 501 (c)(3) 750       GENERAL SUPPORT
(152) HUMANE SOCIETY OF MISSOURI
1201 MACKLIND AVENUE
SAINT LOUIS,MO63110 		43-0652638 501 (c)(3) 1,032       GENERAL SUPPORT
(153) HUMANE SOCIETY OF PARK COUNTY
3 BUSINESS PARK ROAD
LIVINGSTON,MT59047 		36-3432468 501 (c)(3) 2,000       ASSISTANCE FOR SHELTER
(154) HUMANE SOCIETY OF RICHLAND - WILKIN COUNTIES
PO BOX 1251
WAHPETON,ND58074 		20-5003749 501 (c)(3) 500       GENERAL SUPPORT
(155) HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI
2615 25TH AVENUE
GULFPORT,MS39501 		64-6034439 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(156) HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE BLACK HILLS
1820 EAST PATRICK STREET
RAPID CITY,SD57703 		46-0396967 501 (c)(3) 1,000       2015 SHELTER GRANT
(157) HUMANE SOCIETY UNIVERSITY
2100 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20037 		27-0263498 501 (c)(3) 1,665,148       HSU 2015 SUPPORT
(158) HUMANE SOCIETY OF UTAH
4242 S 300 W
MURRAY,UT84107 		87-0256350 501 (c)(3) 7,500       SPONSORSHIP OF WAGS TO WISHES ANNUAL GALA
(159) HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTERN MONTANA
5930 HWY 93 SOUTH
MISSOULA,MT59804 		81-0290933 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SHELTER GRANT
(160) HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
2100 L STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20037 		22-2768664 501 (c)(3) 5,131,014       HSVMA 2015 SUPPORT
(161) HUMANITARIANS OF FLORIDA INC
PO BOX 924
INVERNESS,FL34451 		59-1997778 501 (c)(3) 5,000       ASSIST ANIMALS IN CITRUS COUNTY, FLORIDA
(162) ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES
1000 S LAFOX
SOUTH ELGIN,IL60177 		36-3932650 501 (c)(3) 2,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(163) IN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS
310 SW 4TH AVENUE
PORTLAND,OR97204 		68-0008936 501 (c)(3) 5,000       ASSESSMENT OF CHIMPS ABANDONED IN LIBERIA
(164) INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE
36901 SOUTH GAFFEY ROAD
SAN PEDRO,CA90731 		94-1739027 501 (c)(3) 3,000       CARE OF BIRDS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL
(165) INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ANTHROZOOLOGY
3207 3MVB UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DAVIS,CA95616 		30-0275851 501 (c)(3) 5,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(166) IOWA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES
5452 NE 22ND STREET
DES MOINES,IA50313 		42-1178225 501 (c)(3) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(167) JEFFERSON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
4421 JEFFRSON HWY
JEFFERSON,LA70121 		72-0694861 501 (c)(3) 22,000       MICROCHIPS FOR PETS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
(168) JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
3910 KESWICK ROAD
BALTIMORE,MD21211 		52-0595110 501 (c)(3) 20,000       SPONSOR EVIDENCE-BASED TOXICOLOGY WORKSHOP
(169) JOPLIN HUMANE SOCIETY INC
140 EMPEROR ROAD
JOPLIN,MO64801 		44-0664226 501 (c)(3) 2,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO, GENERAL SUPPORT
(170) JUSTICE FOR ABUSED ANIMALS INC
PO BOX 898
CORBIN,KY40702 		80-0896806 501 (c)(3) 1,240       VETERINARY CARE OF RESCUED DOGS
(171) KANSAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOC
1020 S GARFIELD AVE
CHANUTE,KS66720 		48-1047336 501 (c)(3) 500       CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(172) KENTUCKY EQUINE HUMANE CENTER INC
1713 CATNIP HILL ROAD
NICHOLASVILLE,KY40356 		20-5883736 501 (c)(3) 600       TRAVEL COSTS TO ATTEND HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(173) KITSAP HUMANE SOCIETY
9167 DICKEY ROAD NW
SILVERDALE,WA98383 		91-0728353 501 (c)(3) 500       PETS WALK- 2015 SPONSORSHIP
(174) KITTY ANGELS INC
9503 SHARPSBURG PIKE
HAGERSTOWN,MD21740 		47-1903744 501 (c)(3) 500       SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES
(175) LEECH LAKE LEGACY
PO BOX 385454
BLOOMINGTON,MN55438 		46-0840535 501 (c)(3) 1,500       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(176) LEWIS & CLARK HUMANE SOCIETY
PO BOX 4455
HELENA,MT59604 		81-6014910 501 (c)(3) 108,600       FREE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES AND PET SUPPLIES
(177) LEXINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
1600 OLD FRANKFORTE PIKE
LEXINGTON,KY40504 		61-0444762 501 (c)(3) 5,900       MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR RESCUED CATS
(178) LIBERTY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PO Box 67
BRISTOL,FL32321 		59-6020341 GOVERNMENT 3,000       FUNDS FOR RESCUED DOGS
(179) LIFELINE ANIMAL PROJECT INC
129 LAKE STREET
AVONDALE ESTATES,GA30002 		01-0599278 501 (c)(3) 70,829       VETERINARY SERVICES (PETS FOR LIFE)
(180) LOUISIANA SPCA
1700 MARTI GRAS BLVD
NEW ORLEANS,LA70114 		72-0471368 501 (c)(3) 83,333       SUPPORT SPCA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
(181) LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
LSU 202 HIMES HALL
BATON ROUGE,LA70803 		72-6000848 501 (c)(3) 100,000       SHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM
(182) LUCY MACKENZIE HUMANE SOCIETY
PO BOX 702
BROWNSVILLE,VT05037 		03-6006562 501 (c)(3) 2,000       MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR ARABIAN HORSES
(183) MAINE FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES INC
550 INDUSTRY ROAD
FARMINGTON,ME04938 		01-0368319 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SPONSOR MAINE HUMANE SOCIETIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
(184) MAINERS FOR FAIR BEAR HUNTING
PO BOX 8483
PORTLAND,ME04101 		46-2825459 501 (c)(4) 50,000       BALLOT INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTION
(185) MAKING OF MIRACLE STORIES ANIMAL RESCUE INC
200 SPRINGDALE LANE
WILLIAMSTOWN,NJ08094 		27-3240862 501 (c)(3) 1,000       TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR PUPPIES
(186) MARION AREA HUMANE SOCIETY
2264 RICHLAND ROAD
MARION,OH43302 		31-0946288 501 (c)(3) 6,000       CARE, SUPPLIES, & MEDICATION FOR SEIZED ANIMALS
(187) MARION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
RT 19 BOX 31A
FAIRMONT,WV26554 		23-7405278 501 (c)(3) 3,000       SUPPORT FOR RESCUED DOGS
(188) MASSACHUSETTS ANIMAL COALITION INC
PO BOX 766
WESTBOROUGH,MA01581 		04-3540202 501 (c)(3) 500       SPONSOR WHOLE CAT WORKSHOP
(189) MCPAWS INC
831 S 3RD STREET
MCALL,ID83638 		82-0503942 501 (c)(3) 1,500       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(190) MEDINA COUNTY SPCA
245 S MEDINA STREET
MEDINA,OH44256 		34-1507786 501 (c)(3) 1,500       SUPPORT ATTENDANCE AT 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(191) MINDY'S MEMORY PRIMATE SANCTUARY
2205 SW 24TH ST
NEWCASTLE,OK73065 		73-1522989 501 (c)(3) 5,000       ASSIST WITH REPAIR OF SEWER SYSTEM
(192) MISSISSIPPI ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF FUND
PO Box 395
CLINTON,MS39060 		27-1183109 501 (c)(3) 3,000       PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FUNDS
(193) MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 6149
MISSISSIPPI STATE,MS39762 		64-0410581 501 (c)(3) 100,000       SHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM
(194) MISSOURIANS FOR THE PROTECTION OF DOGS
28 PLANT AVENUE
SAINT LOUIS,MO64701 		27-1423987 501 (c)(4) 6,772       LEGAL FEES AND INSURANCE COSTS
(195) MONDAK HUMANE SOCIETY
PO BOX 1572
WILLISTON,ND58802 		45-0454107 501 (c)(3) 1,000       ASSISTANCE FOR INJURED DOG
(196) MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA
260 WALL STREET
EATONTOWN,NJ07724 		21-0679893 501 (c)(3) 4,800       CARE OF RESCUED PIT BULLS, DOG VACCINATIONS, GENERAL SUPPORT
(197) MONTGOMERY COUNTY PARTNERS FOR ANIMAL WELL-BEING
7315 MUNCASTER MILL ROAD
DERWOOD,MD20855 		27-1335331 501 (c)(3) 7,827       COUNTY ADOPTION CENTER, CAT TRAP, NEUTER AND RELEASE PROJECTS
(198) MONTGOMERY HUMANE SOCIETY
1150 JOHN OVERTON DRIVE
MONTGOMERY,AL36110 		63-0351564 501 (c)(3) 7,565       ASSIST WITH CARE OF ANIMALS (DOGS/CATS)
(199) MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
PO BOX 196650
ANCHORAGE,AK99519 		92-0059987 GOVERNMENT 1,500       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(200) MUTTS MATTER RESCUE INC
PO BOX 2047
ROCKVILLE,MD20847 		30-0614593 501 (c)(3) 1,381       VETERINARY SERVICES AND TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP
(201) NASHVILLE HUMANE ASSOCIATION
213 OCEOLA AVENUE
NASHVILLE,TN37209 		62-0672999 501 (c)(3) 1,000       2015 SPONSORSHIP-DOG DAYS FESTIVAL
(202) NATIONAL EQUINE RESOURCE NETWORK
101 N VULCAN
ENCINITAS,CA92024 		27-0487202 501 (c)(3) 600       TRAVEL COSTS TO ATTEND HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(203) NATIONAL MARINE LIFE CENTER INC
120 MAIN STREET
BUZZARDS BAY,MA02532 		04-3290276 501 (c)(3) 2,500       CARE OF STRANDED SEAL PUPS
(204) NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE
PO BOX 88468
COLORADO SPRINGS,CO80908 		26-0574783 501 (c)(3) 2,500       VETERINARY EXPENSES FOR RESCUED DOGS
(205) NATIONAL SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION
1450 DUKE STREET
ALEXANDRIA,VA22314 		53-0116293 501 (c)(4) 45,000       PRODUCE APP FOR PUBLIC TO SHARE EVIDENCE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, HIRE TWO PERSONS TO WORK ON ANIMAL ABUSE CASES
(206) NATIONAL WILDLIFE AWARENESS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
165 NORTH 2ND
BATTLE MOUNTAIN,NV89820 		82-0528627 501 (c)(3) 1,000       BUILD TORTOISE PROOF FENCING
(207) NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRIVE
RESTON,VA20190 		53-0204616 501 (c)(3) 500       CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(208) NEW ENGLAND FEDERATION OF HS INC
PO BOX 376
GREENLAND,NH03840 		02-0447142 501 (c)(3) 2,500       2015 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(209) NEW HAMPSHIRE FEDERATION OF HUMANE ORGANIZATIONS INC
24 FERRY ROAD
NASHUA,NH03064 		22-3267817 501 (c)(3) 750       2015 SPONSORSHIP
(210) NEW JERSEY CERTIFIED ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 174
PENNINGTON,NJ08534 		52-1767842 501 (c)(3) 500       TRAINING EVENT WITH ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS
(211) NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC FACILITY MANAGEMENT INC
900 CONVENTION CENTER BOULEVARD
NEW ORLEANS,LA70130 		72-0992290 GOVERNMENT 762       2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(212) NOME COMMUNITY CENTER INC
PO BOX 98
NOME,AK99762 		92-0039475 501 (c)(3) 1,500       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(213) NORFOLK SPCA
916 BALLENTINE BLVD
NORFOLK,VA23504 		54-0515759 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(214) NORTH CAROLINA ANIMAL AND RABIES CONTROL ASSOC INC
PO BOX 1002
FOREST CITY,NC28043 		45-4276586 501 (c)(3) 500       ATTEND ANIMAL CARE/CONTROL CONFERENCE
(215) NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC
4403 ZOO PARKWAY
ASHEBORO,NC27205 		56-0990900 501 (c)(3) 7,500       SURVEY OF CONDITIONS IN JAPANESE BEAR PARKS
(216) NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ANIMAL SHELTER COALITION
12300 COUNTY ROAD 528
MANSFIELD,TX76063 		31-1717528 501 (c)(3) 1,000       2015 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(217) NORTH MISSISSIPPI GREAT DANE RESCUE
6109 MCGOWEN
LAKE CORMORANT,MS38641 		45-4345643 501 (c)(3) 500       SHELTER GRANT
(218) NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION
185 MCBROWN ROAD
PETALUMA,CA94952 		26-3669701 501 (c)(7) 700       WESTERN STATES HORSE EXPO
(219) NORTHWEST EQUINE STEWARDSHIP CENTER
PO BOX 1324
MONROE,WA98272 		32-0262442 501 (c)(3) 600       TRAVEL COSTS TO ATTEND HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION FORUM
(220) OHIO SHORTHAIR RESCUE INC
24 COURT STREET
CANFIELD,OH44406 		90-0892183 501 (c)(3) 3,400       CARE OF RESCUED DOGS
(221) OKLAHOMA ALLIANCE FOR ANIMALS INC
5321 S SHERIDAN ROAD
TULSA,OK74145 		84-1640954 501 (c)(3) 1,000       ANIMAL CRUELTY AWARENESS WALK
(222) OKLAHOMA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION
1615 S STATE STREET
EDMOND,OK73013 		73-1401947 501 (c)(3) 1,000       CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(223) OPERATION UNDERDOG INC
535 BENNINGTON ROAD
COOL RIDGE,WV25825 		45-4233845 501 (c)(3) 612       TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR CATS/DOGS UP FOR ADOPTION
(224) OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
3101 W 2ND STREET
OWENSBORO,KY42301 		61-0676997 501 (c)(3) 2,000       CAT HOARDING CASE
(225) PETS OF THE KINGDOM INC
127 HUNT HILL ROAD
ORLEANS,VT05860 		20-3433168 501 (c)(3) 2,000       VETERINARY BILLS OF RESCUED DOGS
(226) PAW PLACEMENT OF NORTHERN ARIZONA
PO BOX 942
FLAGSTAFF,AZ86002 		45-2912962 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SUPPORT SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC
(227) PAWS CHICAGO
1100 W 35TH STREET
CHICAGO,IL60609 		36-4219778 501 (c)(3) 249,775       2,339 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES (DOGS AND CATS)
(228) PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC
252 LOCUST POINT
ROCKY POINT,NC11778 		46-2371384 501 (c)(3) 2,000       MEDICAL CARE FOR RESCUED DOGS
(229) PEGGY ADAMS ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF THE PALM BEACHES INC
3200 N MILITARY TRAIL
WEST PALM BEACH,FL33409 		59-0637811 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(230) PEN PALS INC DOG AND CAT SHELTER AND ADOPTION CENTER
5568 HIGHWAY 68
JACKSON,LA70748 		80-0646300 501 (c)(3) 50,000       SUPPORT ANIMAL SHELTER & EMERGENCY ANIMAL FACILITY
(231) PENNSYLVANIA SPCA
350 EAST ERIE AVENUE
PHILADELPHIA,PA19134 		23-1352269 501 (c)(3) 2,569       TRANSPORT RESCUED ANIMALS TO PETS PLUS ADOPTION CENTERS
(232) PENNSYLVANIA STATE ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM
2605 INTERSTATE DRIVE
HARRISBURG,PA17110 		20-2042482 501 (c)(3) 500       DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM
(233) PEOPLE FOR ANIMALS INC
401 HILLSIDE AVENUE
HILLSIDE,NJ07205 		22-2331492 501 (c)(3) 500       SPAY/NEUTER WORK
(234) PEOPLE FOR PETS- MAGIC VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 1163
TWIN FALLS,ID83303 		94-3080299 501 (c)(3) 1,500       TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(235) PRAIRIE WILDLIFE RESEARCH INC
PO BOX 308
WELLINGTON,CO80549 		46-0462687 501 (c)(3) 11,000       RESEARCH TO PROTECT PRAIRIE DOGS FROM NON-NATIVE DISEASE
(236) PROJECT CHIMPS
589 PALISADE DRIVE
BRUNSWICK,GA31523 		47-1439557 501 (c)(3) 2,500,000       ESTABLISHMENT OF SANCTUARY FOR OVER 250 CHIMPANZEES
(237) PROJECT SNAP (SPAY NEUTER AND PROJECT)
PO BOX 1293
JEFFERSON CITY,MO65102 		27-3940081 501 (c)(3) 500       LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER PROJECT
(238) PROTECT OUR WILDLIFE VERMONT
PO BOX 3024
STOWE,VT05672 		47-3839485 501 (c)(3) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(239) PROTECTION & EDUCATION ANIMALS CULTURE & THE ENVIRONMENT INC
505 N TOMAHAWK ISLE DRIVE
PORTLAND,OR97217 		20-3726038 501 (c)(3) 3,600       MOBILE SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS
(240) PUPPY PIPELINE RESCUE OF GA INC
410 NEWBURGH CT
ROSWELL,GA30075 		20-8217508 501 (c)(3) 18,334       TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR DOGS UP FOR ADOPTION
(241) RANCHO CUCAMONGA & ARTS FOUNDATION
PO BOX 807
RANCHO CUCAMONGA,CA91729 		33-0255599 501 (c)(3) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(242) RED DOG FARM ANIMAL RESCUE NETWORK
5803 BUR-MIL CLUB ROAD
GREENSBORO,NC27410 		20-5428178 501 (c)(3) 800       VETERINARY EXPENSES FOR RESCUED COWS
(243) RED LAKE ROSIE'S RESCUE INC
23880 GOOD ROAD
TRAIL,MN56684 		20-3917194 501 (c)(3) 1,500       MEDICAL CARE FOR AN INJURED PUPPY, GENERAL SUPPORT
(244) RED SKY RESCUE INC
8305 W COUNTY ROAD 150 N
MEDORA,IN47260 		27-0737457 501 (c)(3) 2,000       COSTS OF VETERINARY SURGERY
(245) REDLANDS FRIENDS OF SHELTER ANIMALS (REDFOSA)
504 KANSAS STREET
REDLANDS,CA92373 		47-1798659 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SHELTER SUPPORT
(246) RESCUE ANIMALS COMMUNITY EFFORT INC
503 RED FOX ST NW
SHALLOTTE,NC28470 		27-3271628 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(247) RESCUE FARM INC
7101 FLOWING WELL RD
POLAND,IN47868 		27-0104387 501 (c)(3) 20,000       CANINE EXPRESS TRANSPORT OF DOGS TO NEW ENGLAND SHELTERS
(248) RETIRED RACEHORSE TRAINING PROJECT
440 DODON ROAD
DAVIDSONVILLE,MD21035 		27-1622725 501 (c)(3) 600       STIPEND TO ATTEND HOMES FOR HORSES FORUM
(249) RICHARDSON RESCUE
1968 GARVIN ROAD
YORK,SC29745 		75-3124742 501 (c)(3) 3,000       SUPPORT SHELTER DAMAGED BY A FIRE
(250) RICHMOND SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
2519 HERMITAGE ROAD
RICHMOND,VA23220 		54-0506328 501 (c)(3) 17,500       SPONSORSHIP FOR 2015 FUR BALL, OPERATING COSTS
(251) ROCK CITY RESCUE
2513 MCCAIN BOULEVARD SUITE 2 176
NORTH LITTLE ROCK,AK72116 		46-2492442 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(252) ROCKINGHAM-HARRISONBURG SPCA
2170 OLD FURNACE RD
HARRISONBURG,VA22803 		54-0935739 501 (c)(3) 1,750       SPONSORSHIP OF REGIONAL WORKSHOPS, MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR RESCUED CATS
(253) ROCKY MOUNTAIN COCKER RESCUE INC
6680 S ABILENE WAY
CENTENNIAL,CO80111 		26-4170396 501 (c)(3) 6,728       VETERINARY EXPENSES FOR CANINES
(254) ROSE BROOKS CENTER INC
3350 E 77TH STREET
KANSAS CITY,MO64132 		51-0231573 501 (c)(3) 500       HELP BUILD EXTENSION TO FACILITY FOR CLIENT PETS
(255) RUFF START RESCUE INC
PO BOX 129
PRINCETON,MN55371 		27-2545988 501 (c)(3) 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(256) SC ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL ASSOCIATION
127 HUMANE LANE
COLUMBIA,SC29209 		57-0913881 501 (c)(3) 2,500       SPONSOR CAROLINAS ANIMAL CARE CONFERENCE
(257) SALINE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
PO Box 305
BENTON,AR72018 		71-0511707 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(258) SAN ANTONIO ANIMAL CARE SERVICES
4710 STATE HWY 151
SAN ANTONIO,TX78227 		GOVERNMENT 1,000       EYE SURGERY FOR ABUSED DOG
(259) SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER INC
100 CAJA DEL RIO
SANTA FE,NM87507 		85-6000484 501 (c)(3) 1,000       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(260) SANTUARIO CANITA DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA
PO BOX 366988
SAN JUAN,PR00936 		66-0708492 501 (c)(3) 10,000       MEDICATION AND FOOD COSTS AT SANCTUARY
(261) SAVE ANIMALS FACING EXTINCTION
119 1ST AVENUE SOUTH
SEATTLE,WA98104 		47-3598131 BALLOT INITIATIVE 450,000       BALLOT INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
(262) SAVE ENDANGERED ANIMALS OREGON
737 TANGLEWOOD STREET
SUTHERLIN,OR97479 		47-5322416 501 (c)(4) 50,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(263) SAVING GRACE INC
PO BOX 803
WINCHESTER,OR97495 		93-1318052 501 (c)(3) 1,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(264) SAWA-SOCIETY OF ANIMAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATORS
15508 W BELL ROAD
SURPRISE,AZ85374 		41-1618666 501 (c)(6) 15,000       SPONSORSHIP OF ANNUAL SAWA CONFERENCE
(265) SEATTLE AREA FELINE RESCUE
14717 AURORA AVE N
SHORELINE,WA98133 		91-2041961 501 (c)(3) 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(266) SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SHELTER
111 YOUNG ROAD
E BROOKFIELD,MA01515 		04-3490671 501 (c)(3) 1,200       SPONSORSHIP FOR ADOPTION EVENT
(267) SENIOR PAWS DOG RESCUE INCORPORATED
17929 THELMA AVE APT C
JUPITER,FL33458 		47-0999544 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(268) SHAW PIT BULL RESCUE INC
158 CENTER ROAD
COLUMBUS,MS39702 		46-0852468 501 (c)(3) 500       SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES
(269) SHELTER ANIMALS COUNT
320 MAPLE AVENUE WEST
VIENNA,VA22180 		46-2215168 501 (c)(3) 40,000       FUND NATIONAL SHELTER DATABASE PROJECT
(270) SLOW FOOD USA INC
1000 DEAN STREET 222
BROOKLYN,NY11238 		13-4100161 501 (c)(3) 4,500       GRANT FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
(271) SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC
2138 DUNN AVENUE
RICHMOND,CA94801 		46-1323531 501 (c)(3) 84,915       CARE FOR CHIMPANZEES ON MARSHALL ISLANDS, LIBERIA
(272) SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY
1821 MICHAEL FARADAY DRIVE
RESTON,VA20190 		52-6057050 501 (c)(3) 5,000       SPONSOR FUTURETOX III SYMPOSIUM
(273) SOMERSET HUMANE SOCIETY
PO BOX 453
SKOWHEGAN,ME04976 		01-0357595 501 (c)(3) 500       GENERAL SUPPORT
(274) SOURIS VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER
1935 20TH AVE SE
MINOT,ND58701 		45-0345317 501 (c)(3) 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(275) SOUTH FLORIDA PET RESCUE & REHAB
6919 BROWARD BLDV
PLANTATION,FL33317 		59-3826119 501 (c)(3) 1,521       VETERINARY CARE FOR FIVE DOGS
(276) SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC
3200 SW 4TH AVENUE
FT LAUDERDALE,FL33315 		23-7086391 501 (c)(3) 2,426,658       SFWC 2015 SUPPORT
(277) SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 72242
NEWMAN,GA30271 		59-2872166 501 (c)(3) 500       CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(278) SOUTHERN PINES ANIMAL SHELTER
PO BOX 2021
HATTIESBURG,MS39403 		64-0514796 501 (c)(3) 2,000       VETERINARY CARE OF RESCUED ANIMALS
(279) SOUTHERN PLAINS LAND TRUST
6439 E MAPLEWOOD AVE
CENTENNIAL,CO80111 		84-1470479 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SUPPORT ACQUISITION AND PROTECTION OF PRAIRIE DOG HABITAT
(280) SPAY4LA INC
8581 SANTA MONICA BLVD
WEST HOLLYWOOD,CA90069 		45-2996980 501 (c)(3) 4,428       SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES
(281) SPCA OF TEXAS
2400 LONE STAR DRIVE
DALLAS,TX75212 		75-1216660 501 (c)(3) 2,270       TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR DOGS
(282) SPRING HILL HORSE RESCUE
175 MIDDLE ROAD
NORTH CLARENDON,VT05759 		02-0537086 501 (c)(3) 2,500       SURGERY EXPENSES FOR RESCUED HORSE
(283) ST HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER
575 WOODLAND AVENUE
MADISON,NJ07940 		22-1627726 501 (c)(3) 21,358       CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS TO ACCEPT TENANTS WITH PETS
(284) ST LANDRY PARISH ANIMAL CONTROL
255 HANGER ROAD
OPELOUSAS,LA70570 		72-6001256 GOVERNMENT 1,500       EXPAND HOLDING AREA FOR CRUELTY CASES
(285) STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM
163 LAKESIDE AVENUE
MARLBOROUGH,MA01752 		30-0550560 GOVERNMENT 500       GENERAL SUPPORT
(286) STEPHENS COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
PO BOX 669
DUNCAN,OK73534 		73-1202082 501 (c)(3) 1,000       HUMANE EUTHANASIA PRACTICES
(287) STONE COUNTY SPCA
1989 HWY 26
WIGGINS,MS39577 		27-1359759 501 (c)(3) 1,780       MEDICAL CARE OF DOGS
(288) STOP PET OVERPOPULATION TODAY SPOT INC
PO BOX 10965
EUGENE,OR97440 		93-1099151 501 (c)(3) 749       MEDICAL CARE OF ABANDONED SHAR PEIS
(289) STRAW FOR DOGS
645 G STREET SUITE 1175
ANCHORAGE,AK99501 		38-3847207 501 (c)(3) 1,300       STIPEND FOR TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(290) STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN MUSTANGS
1569 NE JOHN STREET
ROSEBURG,OR97470 		81-0668011 501 (c)(3) 2,500       CARE OF EMACIATED HORSES
(291) SUSTAINABLE VETS INTERNATIONAL INC
701 HIGHWAY 200
KILLDEER,ND58640 		46-3269449 501 (c)(3) 5,000       MATERIALS FOR SPAY/NEUTER TEACHING CLINIC, GENERAL SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES
(292) TEXAS ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOC
2402 STONECREST DRIVE
ALILENE,TX79606 		75-1535593 501 (c)(3) 1,000       2015 SPONSORSHIP OF ANNUAL CONFERENCE
(293) TEXAS HUMANE LEGISLATION NETWORK
8333 DOUGLAS AVENUE
DALLAS,TX75225 		75-2236932 501 (c)(4) 750       2015 CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP
(294) THE ANIMAL SHELTER OF TEXAS COUNTY
PO BOX 228
HOUSTON,MO65483 		56-2610775 501 (c)(3) 1,000       PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO ABUSED PUPPY
(295) THE ANIMAL SHELTER SOCIETY INC
1430 NEWARK ROAD
ZANESVILLE,OH43701 		31-6040909 501 (c)(3) 2,000       ASSISTANCE FOR INJURED DOGS
(296) THE ARROW FUND INC
PO BOX 1127
PROSPECT,KY40059 		61-1396389 501 (c)(3) 750       ANIMAL RESCUE BEST PRACTICES SEMINAR
(297) THE BALTIMORE ANIMAL RESCUE & CARE SHELTER INC
301 STOCKHOLM STREET
BALTIMORE,MD21230 		86-1130456 501 (c)(3) 5,600       CARE OF CHIHUAHUAS, TRAVEL TO ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(298) THE BELLA FOUNDATION SPCA
PO BOX 20035
OKLAHOMA CITY,OK73156 		20-5781826 501 (c)(3) 1,500       SUPPORT FOR CAT HOARDING CASE
(299) THE CITY AND COUNTY OF BUTTE-SILVER BOW
155 WEST GRANITE STREET
BUTTE,MT59701 		81-0368698 GOVERNMENT 1,250       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(300) THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS
2760 RESEARCH PARK DRIVE
LEXINGTON,KY40511 		36-6000818 501 (c)(3) 2,500       2015 NATIONAL CONFERENCE SPONSOR
(301) THE FAYETTE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
153 S MAIN STREET SUITE 3
WASHINGTON COURT,OH43160 		31-1009520 501 (c)(3) 500       GENERAL SUPPORT
(302) THE GABRIEL FOUNDATION
1025 ACOMA STREET
DENVER,CO80204 		84-1396085 501 (c)(3) 500       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP
(303) THE HEART OF LOUISIANA HUMANE SOCIETY
PO BOX 1057
WINNFIELD,LA71483 		35-2327953 501 (c)(3) 1,300       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(304) THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF PUERTO RICO INC
PO BOX 2387
GUAYNABO,PR00970 		66-0329776 501 (c)(3) 10,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(305) THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY
13011 MAUGANSVILLE RD
HAGERSTOWN,MD21740 		52-0542025 501 (c)(3) 10,000       SUPPORT CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
(306) THE MADISON ANIMAL RESCUE KENNEL (ARK)
PO BOX 2936
MADISON,MS39130 		25-1917435 501 (c)(3) 1,000       CARE FOR BLIND FEMALE DOG
(307) THE MARSHALL LEGACY INSTITUTE
2425 WILSON BLVD
ARLINGTON,VA22201 		54-1853093 501 (c)(3) 2,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(308) THE NATIVE AMERICA HUMANE SOCIETY
3838 WEST CARSON STREET SUITE 218
TORRANCE,CA90503 		46-5445818 501 (c)(3) 2,000       GENERAL SUPPORT
(309) THE PAWS SQUAD INC
RR 4 BOX 5 F
CHAPMANVILLE,WV25508 		46-2823396 501 (c)(3) 1,000       FUNDS TO REBUILD KENNELS DESTROYED BY SNOWSTORM
(310) THE RESCUE RANCH INC
PO BOX 55527
MCRAE,GA55527 		42-1598987 501 (c)(3) 2,500       VETERINARY CARE FOR STRAY CATS
(311) THE SPAYED CLUB
13 TALL TREE CIRCLE
BROOMALL,PA19008 		23-2822590 501 (c)(3) 62,952       PETS FOR LIFE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS
(312) THE WASHINGTON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
71 OGLETHORPE STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20011 		53-0162440 501 (c)(3) 5,000       SPONSORSHIP FOR ANNUAL GALA
(313) THOMPSON RIVER ANIMAL CARE SHELTER INC
PO BOX 1589
THOMPSON FALLS,MT59873 		20-5520480 501 (c)(3) 1,500       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
(314) TIRED DOG RESCUE
13077 JOHN ROAD
GULFPORT,MS39503 		46-1447153 501 (c)(3) 1,000       VETERINARY CARE
(315) TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY
1212 W CARMEN AVENUE
CHICAGO,IL60640 		23-7444825 501 (c)(3) 2,800       SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES (PETS FOR LIFE)
(316) TRI-COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
735 8TH STREET NE
SAINT CLOUD,MN56304 		23-7449686 501 (c)(3) 500       2015 SHELTER GRANT
(317) TRUSTEES OF TUFTS UNIVERSITY
169 HOLLAND STREET
SOMERVILLE,MA02144 		04-2103634 501 (c)(3) 17,888       RESEARCH ON IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION OF HORSES, DEER
(318) UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
1848 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
MADISON,WI53726 		39-0743975 501 (c)(3) 16,000       PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR SHELTER MEDICINE FUND
(319) VERMONT DISASTER ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM
PO BOX 1423
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION,VT05001 		80-0443426 501 (c)(3) 500       SPONSOR EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING WORKSHOP
(320) VIRGINIA BEACH SPCA
3040 HOLLAND ROAD
VIRGINIA BEACH,VA23453 		54-6061532 501 (c)(3) 1,000       ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORSHIP, COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM
(321) VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES
363 FROG HOLLOW LANE
CAPON BRIDGE,WV26711 		51-0208873 501 (c)(3) 500       SPONSORSHIP OF 2015 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
(322) VOLUNTEER EQUINE ADVOCATES
PO BOX 112
GALLATIN,TN37066 		20-0665632 501 (c)(3) 5,700       PROVIDE CARE FOR RESCUED HORSES
(323) WASHINGTON HUMANE SOCIETY
4590 MACARTHUR BLVD
WASHINGTON,DC20007 		53-0219724 501 (c)(3) 5,000       SPONSORSHIP FOR 2015 BARK BALL
(324) WEBSTER COUNTY COMMISSION
2 COURT SQUARE
WEBSTER SPRINGS,WV26288 		55-6000410 GOVERNMENT 500       SUPPORT LOCAL SHELTER
(325) WENATCHEE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY
1474 S WENATCHEE AVENUE
WENATCHEE,WA98801 		91-0838299 501 (c)(3) 5,000       ASSIST WITH CARE OF PETS DISPLACED BY WILDFIRES
(326) WHEELS 4 PAWS 4 EVER HOMES INC
PO BOX 791
ROCKINGHAM,NC28380 		46-2520786 501 (c)(3) 5,650       HUMANE TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR ANIMALS
(327) WILSON COUNTY
2201 MILLER ROAD SOUTH
WILSON,NC27893 		56-6000351 GOVERNMENT 3,000       DISCONTINUATION OF GAS CHAMBER USE
(328) WISCONSIN FEDERATED HUMANE SOCIETIES INC
5132 VOGES ROAD
MADISON,WI53718 		39-1640239 501 (c)(3) 1,000       SPONSOR CONFERENCE FOR ANIMAL SHELTERING PROFESSIONALS
(329) WISHBONE PET RESCUE ALLIANCE INC
PO BOX 124
DOUGLAS,MI49406 		26-3750768 501 (c)(3) 1,200       CARE OF CATS RESCUED FROM HOARDER
(330) WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT LTD
1319 F STREET NW
WASHINGTON,DC20004 		54-1527192 501 (c)(3) 2,500       SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL SOUTHERN & EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERNCES
(331) WYOMING COUNTY COMMISSION
PO BOX 376
PINESVILLE,WV24874 		55-6000421 GOVERNMENT 5,300       DISCONTINUATION OF GAS CHAMBER USE
(332) YELLOWSTONE VALLEY ANIMAL SHELTER INC
1735 MONAD ROAD
BILLINGS,MT59101 		26-1389957 501 (c)(3) 1,200       TRAVEL COSTS FOR 2015 ANIMAL CARE EXPO
2
Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table ................. Bullet Image
319
3
Enter total number of other organizations listed in the line 1 table ........................ . Bullet Image
13
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Schedule I (Form 990) 2015
Page 2
Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Number of
recipients		 (c) Amount of
cash grant		 (d) Amount of
non-cash assistance		 (e) Method of valuation (book,
FMV, appraisal, other)		 (f) Description of non-cash assistance
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Part IV
Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2, Part III, column (b), and any other additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule I, Part II SCHEDULE I, PART II THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE I REQUIRE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO RECIPIENTS OVER $5,000 BE REPORTED IN DETAIL. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDE THE USERS OF THE FORM WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES, MANAGEMENT HAS CHOSEN TO LIST THE GRANTS OF $500 OR GREATER IN DETAIL ON SCHEDULE I OF THE HSUS'S FORM 990.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES ISSUES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE MISSION CRITERIA. GRANTS ARE USUALLY GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT EITHER WE HAVE (1) THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED; (2) HAVE AN EXISTING RELATIONSHIP WITH; (3) INTERACTED WITH IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN HSUS SPONSORED EVENT. GRANT OVERSIGHT IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS SUCH AS GRANT REPORTS, MEETINGS WITH GRANTEES, AND SITE VISITS.
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Schedule J
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Compensation Information
For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
SchJMediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
SchJMediumBullet Attach to Form 990.
SchJMediumBullet Information about Schedule J (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Questions Regarding Compensation
Yes
No
1a
Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.
b
If any of the boxes in line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .........
1b
 
 
2
Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked in line 1a? ..
2
 
 
3
Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.
4
During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:
a
Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? ................
4a
 
No
b
Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........
4b
Yes
 
c
Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........
4c
 
No
If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.
Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.
5
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:
a
The organization? ...........................
5a
 
No
b
Any related organization?
5b
 
No
If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.
6
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:
a
The organization?
6a
 
No
b
Any related organization? .........................
6b
 
No
If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.
7
For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any non-fixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............
7
 
No
8
Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III .............................
8
 
No
9
If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................
9
 
 
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Schedule J (Form 990) 2015
Page 2
Part II
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.
For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.
(A) Name and Title (B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation (C) Retirement and other deferred compensation (D) Nontaxable
benefits		 (E) Total of columns
(B)(i)-(D) 		(F) Compensation in column(B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(i) Base compensation (ii) Bonus & incentive compensation (iii) Other reportable compensation
1BERNARD O UNTI PhD
  FORMER-ASST TREASURER 		(i)

(ii)		 118,127
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0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		27,296
-------------
0 		6,591
-------------
0 		152,014
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
2WAYNE PACELLE
  PRESIDENT & CEO 		(i)

(ii)		 347,892
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		44,215
-------------
0 		45,771
-------------
0 		11,102
-------------
0 		448,980
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
3MICHAEL MARKARIAN
  CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 		(i)

(ii)		 205,509
-------------
22,834 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		20,750
-------------
2,306 		7,180
-------------
798 		233,439
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25,938 		0
-------------
0
4G THOMAS WAITE III
  TREASURER & CFO 		(i)

(ii)		 215,635
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0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		73,242
-------------
0 		19,644
-------------
0 		308,521
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
5ANDREW ROWAN PhD
  CIO & CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER 		(i)

(ii)		 83,504
-------------
125,256 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		27,114
-------------
40,672 		7,858
-------------
11,786 		118,476
-------------
177,714 		0
-------------
0
6ROGER A KINDLER
  GENERAL COUNSEL, VP and CLO 		(i)

(ii)		 210,088
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		23,353
-------------
0 		17,577
-------------
0 		251,018
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
7MICHAELEN BARSNESS
  CONTROLLER & DEPUTY TREASURER 		(i)

(ii)		 146,161
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		4,943
-------------
0 		8,939
-------------
0 		160,043
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
8THERESA REESE
  SECOND DEPUTY TREASURER 		(i)

(ii)		 123,183
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		26,658
-------------
0 		1,289
-------------
0 		151,130
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
9ARNOLD BAER
  ASSISTANT TREASURER 		(i)

(ii)		 96,227
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		33,403
-------------
0 		23,786
-------------
0 		153,416
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
10ELIZABETH LILEY
  CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 		(i)

(ii)		 214,741
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		5,573
-------------
0 		19,644
-------------
0 		239,958
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
11HOLLY HAZARD JD
  SVP. PROGRAMS & INNOVATION 		(i)

(ii)		 153,808
-------------
38,452 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		35,642
-------------
8,910 		1,838
-------------
460 		191,288
-------------
47,822 		0
-------------
0
12MICHAEL J BLACKWELL DVM MPH
  CHIEF VETERINARY POLICY 		(i)

(ii)		 179,430
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		5,400
-------------
0 		918
-------------
0 		185,748
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
13JUDITH REED
  VP HUMAN CAPITAL & DEVELOPMENT 		(i)

(ii)		 168,136
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		6,001
-------------
0 		14,692
-------------
0 		188,829
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
14JONATHAN LOVVORN
  SVP. CHIEF COUNSEL 		(i)

(ii)		 163,707
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		26,293
-------------
0 		10,163
-------------
0 		200,163
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
15HEIDI PRESCOTT
  SVP. CAMPAIGNS & OUTREACH 		(i)

(ii)		 153,067
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		30,966
-------------
0 		10,123
-------------
0 		194,156
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
16REBECCA BRANZELL
  DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 		(i)

(ii)		 150,091
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0 		58,958
-------------
0 		10,330
-------------
0 		219,379
-------------
0 		0
-------------
0
Schedule J (Form 990) 2015

Schedule J (Form 990) 2015
Page 3
Part III
Supplemental Information
Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule J, Part II Compensation from an unrelated organization or individual ON JANUARY 6, 2015, THE HSUS CEO AND HSUS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS. THE CEO IS WRITING A BOOK, "THE HUMANE ECONOMY", ON THE PRACTICAL EXPLORATION OF HOW EVERYDAY ECONOMIC DECISIONS IMPACT ANIMAL WELFARE. THE BOOK AND THE DISCUSSIONS ITS PROMOTION WILL INSPIRE WILL ENHANCE THE HSUS MISSION. THE BOOK IS TO BE PUBLISHED BY HARPER COLLINS IN APRIL, 2016. MR. PACELLE WAS PAID $46,750 AS AN ADVANCE ON THE BOOK IN 2015.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan Wayne Pacelle: $12,250. To be received in October 2015 and 2016, contingent upon his being an HSUS employee as of October 1st of each of those years.
Schedule J (Form 990) 2015
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Schedule L
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Transactions with Interested Persons
MediumBullet Complete if the organization answered
"Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 25a, 25b, 26, 27, 28a, 28b, or 28c,
or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a or 40b.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
MediumBulletInformation about Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
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Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Excess Benefit Transactions (section 501(c)(3), section 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations only).
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 25a or 25b, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 40b.
1(a) Name of disqualified person (b) Relationship between disqualified person and organization (c) Description of transaction (d) Corrected?
Yes No
2
Enter the amount of tax incurred by organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under section 4958. ........................... Bullet Image$
 
3
Enter the amount of tax, if any, on line 2, above, reimbursed by the organization ........ Bullet Image$
 

Part II
Loans to and/or From Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a, or Form 990, Part IV, line 26; or if the organization reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 5, 6, or 22
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship with organization (c) Purpose of loan (d) Loan to or from the organization? (e)Original principal amount (f)Balance due (g) In default? (h) Approved by board or committee? (i)Written agreement?
To From Yes No Yes No Yes No
Total ...............Small Bullet $  
Part III
Grants or Assistance Benefiting Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 27.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of assistance (d) Type of assistance (e) Purpose of assistance
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 50056A
Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015
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Part IV
Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 28a, 28b, or 28c.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of transaction (d) Description of transaction (e) Sharing of organization's revenues?
Yes No
(1) GRACE MARKARIAN
  		FAMILY MEMBER OF OFFICER 82,224 EMPLOYMENT   No
Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule L (see instructions).
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule L, Part IV SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (A) NAME OF PERSON: GRACE MARKARIAN (B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: GRACE MARKARIAN IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF AN OFFICER. (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: GRACE MARKARIAN, FAMILY MEMBER OF OFFICER, WORKS AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.
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SCHEDULE M
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Noncash Contributions
Right pointing arrow large imageComplete if the organizations answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 29 or 30.
Right pointing arrow large image Attach to Form 990.
Right pointing arrow large imageInformation about Schedule M (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990
OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Types of Property
(a)
Check if applicable 		(b)
Number of contributions or items contributed 		(c)
Noncash contribution amounts reported on
Form 990, Part VIII, line 1g 		(d)
Method of determining
noncash contribution amounts
1 Art—Works of art ....        
2 Art—Historical treasures .        
3 Art—Fractional interests ..        
4 Books and publications ..      
5 Clothing and household
goods ....... 		     
6 Cars and other vehicles .. X 1,934 1,050,574 Market value
7 Boats and planes ....        
8 Intellectual property ...        
9 Securities—Publicly traded . X 80 19,014,691 Market value
10 Securities—Closely held stock .        
11 Securities—Partnership, LLC,
or trust interests .... 		       
12 Securities—Miscellaneous ..        
13 Qualified conservation
contribution—Historic
structures ..... 		       
14 Qualified conservation
contribution—Other ... 		       
15 Real estate—Residential .        
16 Real estate—Commercial ..        
17 Real estate—Other ...        
18 Collectibles .....        
19 Food inventory ... X 4 114,000 Market value
20 Drugs and medical supplies .        
21 Taxidermy ......        
22 Historical artifacts ....        
23 Scientific specimens ..        
24 Archeological artifacts ...        
25 Other Right pointing arrow large image ( )
26 Other Right pointing arrow large image ( )
27 Other Right pointing arrow large image ( )
28 Other Right pointing arrow large image ( )
29
Number of Forms 8283 received by the organization during the tax year for contributions
for which the organization completed Form 8283, Part IV, Donee Acknowledgement
29
0
Yes
No
30a
During the year, did the organization receive by contribution any property reported in Part I, lines 1 through 28, that
it must hold for at least three years from the date of the initial contribution, and which is not required to be used
for exempt purposes for the entire holding period? ..................
30a
 
No
b
If "Yes," describe the arrangement in Part II.
31
Does the organization have a gift acceptance policy that requires the review of any non-standard contributions?
31
Yes
 
32a
Does the organization hire or use third parties or related organizations to solicit, process, or sell noncash
contributions? ..........................
32a
Yes
 
b
If "Yes," describe in Part II.
33
If the organization did not report an amount in column (c) for a type of property for which column (a) is checked,
describe in Part II.
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 51227J
Schedule M (Form 990) (2015)
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Supplemental Information. Provide the information required by Part I, lines 30b, 32b, and 33, and whether the organization is reporting in Part I, column (b), the number of contributions, the number of items received, or a combination of both. Also complete this part for any additional information.
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule M, Part I, Line 31 NON-STANDARD CONTRIBUTIONS EXPLANATION: ANY NONSTANDARD ITEMS ARE REVIEWED, AND ACCEPTED IF: -THE DONATED GOODS CAN BE USED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS, OR -IF DONATED GOODS HAVE VALUE LARGE ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE WORTH SELLING.
Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b Third parties used to solicit, process, or sell noncash contributions ADESA IMPACT ACTS AS HSUS'S AGENT FOR THE VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM FOR THE PROCESSING OF DONATED VEHICLES. ADESA IMPACT MAKES PAYMENTS TO HSUS FOR UNITS SOLD UNDER THEIR AGREEMENT NET OF FEES AND EXPENSES.
Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Cars and other vehicles: Number of items received Securities - Publicly traded: Number of contributions Food inventory: Number of contributions
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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
MediumBullet Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.
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Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Return Reference Explanation
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4A (1 OF 3) COMMUNICATIONS: THE HSUS ENGAGES WITH SUPPORTERS AND AUDIENCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIA. VISITORS TO THE PRIMARY WEBSITE, HUMANESOCIETY.ORG, NUMBERED 25 MILLION IN 2015. SUPPORTERS USED TOOLS THERE TO TAKE ACTION ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES 1.6 MILLION TIMES. VIEWERS WATCHED ONLINE VIDEOS 52.5 MILLION TIMES. THE HSUS HAS 2.4 MILLION SUPPORTERS ON FACEBOOK, UPDATES 359,000 PEOPLE ON TWITTER, AND UPDATES MORE THAN 83,000 PEOPLE VIA INSTAGRAM. THE PRESIDENT/CEO WRITES A BLOG ABOUT ANIMAL ISSUES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES THAT IS SENT TO 12,650 PEOPLE. ONLINE MEDIA: THE HSUS USES ONLINE MEDIA TO REACH ITS SUPPORTERS AND MEMBERS, AND SENDS THOUSANDS OF EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS TO ITS CONSTITUENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A DYNAMIC TEXT MESSAGING PROGRAM, ACTIVATING MORE THAN 137,000 CONSTITUENTS TO TAKE ACTION FOR ANIMALS DIRECTLY FROM THEIR MOBILE PHONES. VIDEO: THE HSUS PRODUCES VIDEOS TIED TO ITS MAJOR CAMPAIGNS AND ACTIVITIES. HSUS ONLINE VIDEOS WERE VIEWED ON YOUTUBE, FACEBOOK, AND ROKU. MEDIA RELATIONS: THE MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WORKS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT ANIMAL PROTECTION THROUGH MASS MEDIA. IN 2015, THE HSUS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 250 PRESS RELEASES, STATEMENTS, AND NEWS BRIEFS TO JOURNALISTS, AND DISTRIBUTED 485 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, OPINION EDITORIALS, AND GUEST COLUMNS. THESE AND OTHER EFFORTS GENERATED MORE THAN 5,300 MEDIA APPEARANCES. THE HSUS ALSO PLACED ADVERTISEMENTS INCLUDING BILLBOARDS, PRINT ADS, PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCMENTS, AND MORE. CONTENT DEPARTMENT: THE CONTENT DEPARTMENT CREATES PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MAGAZINES, BROCHURES, ADVERTISEMENTS, REPORTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. IN 2015, MORE THAN 553,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED THE HSUS'S BI-MONTHLY ALL ANIMALS MAGAZINE. THROUGH MAILINGS TO SCHOOLS, CLASSROOMS, AND INDIVIDUALS, APPROXIMATELY 18,000 SCHOOLCHILDREN RECEIVE THE HSUS'S HUMANE EDUCATION NEWSPAPER EACH MONTH DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. A COMBINED 36,000 SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE ANIMAL SHELTERING MAGAZINE AND ITS ASSOCIATED E-NEWSLETTER. UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS TO ANIMALSHELTERING.ORG, OUR ONLINE RESOURCE FOR THOSE IN THE SHELTERING AND RESCUE FIELDS, NUMBERED 1.5 MILLION IN 2015. CONFERENCES AND EVENTS: THE HSUS HOSTS A NUMBER OF CONFERENCES AND EVENTS FOR ANIMAL ADVOCATES. THESE INCLUDE ANIMAL CARE EXPO, THE FOREMOST PROFESSIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND SERVICES CONFERENCE IN THE WORLD, AND TAKING ACTION FOR ANIMALS (TAFA), A MARQUEE BIENNIAL EVENT FOR HUMANE ADVOCATES INTERESTED IN ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING. IN 2015, 2324 PEOPLE FROM 47 COUNTRIES ATTENDED ANIMAL CARE EXPO. DONOR CARE: DONOR CARE MANAGES THE MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE FOR THE HSUS, AND RESPONDS TO THOUSANDS OF SUPPORTER AND MEMBER INQUIRIES ANNUALLY. IN 2015, DONOR CARE FIELDED 58,779 TELEPHONE CALLS AND 161,139 EMAILS ACROSS ALL HSUS AFFILIATES. COMPANION ANIMALS: THE HSUS IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A BETTER, KINDER WORLD FOR CATS, DOGS AND OTHER ANIMAL COMPANIONS. THE COMPANION ANIMALS SECTION CONDUCTS A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AIMED AT REDUCING EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS, PROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOVING, REWARDING, AND LASTING COMPANION ANIMAL-HUMAN BONDS, AND WORKS WITH SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS TO PREVENT ANIMAL SUFFERING WHEN THAT BOND BREAKS. THE SECTION INTERACTS WITH THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES INCLUDING SPAYING AND NEUTERING, TETHERING OF DOGS, GREYHOUND RACING, MICRO-CHIPPING, AND THE MANAGEMENT OF OUTDOOR CATS. THE SECTION ALSO WORKS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES, SHELTERS, AND PET OWNERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO CONFRONT ANIMAL CRUELTY, END PET OVERPOPULATION, AND PROVIDE SAFE, APPROPRIATE HOMES FOR COMPANION ANIMALS. PETS FOR LIFE: THE HSUS'S GROUNDBREAKING PETS FOR LIFE (PFL) PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL LACK OF ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE PET SERVICES AND INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE AND PETS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE PROGRAM CONNECTS COMMUNITIES TO WELLNESS CARE AND SERVICES, . AS THE PFL PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED TO NEW MARKETS (SUPPORTED BY GRANTS), IT HAS PROVEN THAT IT CAN BRING UP A COMMUNITY'S SPAY/NEUTER RATE FROM LESS THAN TEN PERCENT TO 87 PERCENT, IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF 28 ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS, THE HSUS IS CLOSING THE SERVICE GAP AND SHOWING ANIMAL GROUPS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS A NEW WAY TO FOCUS ON PEOPLE AND PETS. THIS BUILDS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST WITHIN A DEMOGRAPHIC OF PET OWNERS LARGELY UNREACHED AND OVERLOOKED . IN 2015, THE PFL PROGRAM REACHED A NEW MILESTONE - 100,000 PETS SERVED IN ITS SHORT HISTORY. PETS ARE WELCOME: IN LATE 2015, THE HSUS LAUNCHED ITS "PETS ARE WELCOME" CAMPAIGN, TO TRANSFORM PET POLICIES IN THE HOUSING INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT ANIMALS AND TO ALLOW PEOPLE AND PETS TO STAY TOGETHER. THE CAMPAIGN REACHES OUT WITHIN THE HOUSING SECTOR TO UPDATE POLICIES THAT IMPEDE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND, SUCH AS THOSE INVOLVING DECLAWING, WEIGHT LIMITS, AND BREED RESTRICTIONS. PUPPY MILLS CAMPAIGN: THE PUPPY MILLS CAMPAIGN EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW TO OBTAIN DOGS AS PETS WITHOUT SUPPORTING THE PUPPY MILL INDUSTRY, WHILE SEEKING TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH-VOLUME, SUBSTANDARD COMMERCIAL DOG BREEDING OPERATIONS. THE SECTION SUPPORTS RESPONSIBLE DOG BREEDERS BY GIVING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO SELECT A BREEDER, AND BY WORKING WITH A BREEDER ADVISORY AND RESOURCE COUNCIL (BARC).
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b PUBLIC POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT (CONTINUED) CONTINUED FROM PART III, 4B (1 OF 4) IN NOVEMBER, A FEDERAL COURT DISMISSED A CHALLENGE TO A NEW YORK CITY ORDINANCE RESTRICTING THE SALE OF PUPPY MILL DOGS IN PET STORES. THIS WAS THE SIXTH FEDERAL COURT RULING TO UPHOLD LOCAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF PUPPY MILL DOGS IN 2015. OVER 70 LOCAL ORDINANCES HAVE BEEN ENACTED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS TO CRACK DOWN ON RETAIL SALES OF PUPPY MILL DOGS. EQUINE PROTECTION: IN 2015, THE HSUS'S CAMPAIGN TO HALT THE CRUELTY OF SORING OF TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES CONTINUED TO ADVANCE. THE PREVENT ALL SORING TACTICS (PAST) ACT, LEGISLATION TO UPGRADE THE FEDERAL LAW AGAINST SORING, GATHERED SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT WITH 229 HOUSE MEMBERS AND 49 SENATORS SIGNING ON. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FOUR YEARS, THE HSUS RELEASED RESULTS FROM AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION THAT DOCUMENTED TRAINERS AND GROOMS SORING TENNESSEE WALKING HORSES. THE HSUS'S EFFORTS TO STOP HORSE SLAUGHTER IN THE UNITED STATES CONTINUED, AS THE ORGANIZATION FOUGHT OFF EFFORTS TO REOPEN DOMESTIC HORSE SLAUGHTERHOUSES. THE HSUS WORKED HARD TO RESTORE A PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE INSPECTION OF HORSE SLAUGHTERHOUSES, AND TO PROHIBIT OTHER USDA EXPENDITURES FOR HORSE SLAUGHTER. THE HSUS CAMPAIGNED FOR PASSAGE OF THE SAFEGUARD AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS (SAFE) ACT, WHICH WOULD IMPOSE A BAN ON SLAUGHTER AND EXPORT OF AMERICAN HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. THE HSUS SECURED "NO SLAUGHTER" PLEDGES FROM MORE BREEDERS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BREEDERS WHO HAVE MADE THE COMMITMENT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS TO 1,200. THE HSUS AND HSI SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO SUSPEND HORSEMEAT IMPORTS FROM MEXICO, WHICH FAILED TO MEET EUROPEAN UNION FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS. THE HSUS IS WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE SUSPENSION REMAINS IN PLACE AND URGING THE COMMISSION TO FOLLOW SUIT WITH OTHER COUNTRIES WHICH FAIL TO MEET THESE STANDARDS. IN 2015, THE HSUS EXTENDED ITS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS ON PUBLIC LANDS. THE HSUS WORKED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BURROS ADOPTED FROM BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) HOLDING FACILITIES AND PROMOTED GREATER PROTECTIONS FOR THE ANIMALS. WORKING WITH PARTNERS, THE HSUS PLACED MORE THAN 265 BURROS IN NEW HOMES OR SANCTUARIES. THE HSUS WORKED WITH CONGRESSIONAL ALLIES TO INSERT LANGUAGE INTO THE 2016 OMNIBUS SPENDING PACKAGE THAT PROHIBITS THE DESTRUCTION OF HEALTHY WILD HORSES AND BURROS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND ENCOURAGES THE BLM TO USE HUMANE METHODS OF WILD HORSE AND BURRO POPULATION MANAGEMENT. ANIMAL RESEARCH ISSUES: THE PROTECTION AND RETIREMENT OF CHIMPANZEES ONCE USED IN RESEARCH IS A PRIORITY. IN JUNE 2015, THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE LISTED ALL CHIMPANZEES AS ENDANGERED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA). THIS DECISION WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF A LEGAL PETITION FILED BY THE HSUS IN 2010. ANY FUTURE USE OF CAPTIVE CHIMPANZEES IN THE UNITED STATES WILL REQUIRE A PERMIT DEMONSTRATING THAT SUCH USE WILL ENHANCE SPECIES CONSERVATION. THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL NO LONGER HOLD 50 CHIMPANZEES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH AND WILL RETIRE ALL GOVERNMENT-OWNED CHIMPANZEES TO SANCTUARY. THE AGENCY DETERMINED THAT 20 GOVERNMENT-OWNED CHIMPANZEES AT TEXAS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WHERE THE HSUS ONCE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION, WILL BE THE FIRST TO MOVE TO SANCTUARY AT CHIMP HAVEN, THE NATIONAL CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY. AFTER A NEW YORK TIMES EXPOSE UNVEILED ABUSES AND FAILURES AT THE U.S. MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER, A FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITY IN NEBRASKA, THE HSUS WORKED WITH CONGRESS TO PROMOTE REFORMS. THESE INCLUDE INTRODUCTION OF THE ANIMAL WELFARE IN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH (AWARE) ACT AND APPROPRIATIONS EFFORTS TO MANDATE INSPECTION OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND A REQUIREMENT THAT SUCH FACILITIES FOLLOW STANDARDS CONFORMING TO THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANIMAL WELFARE ACTION PLAN BY THE USDA'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. THE HSUS CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN THE CAMPAIGN TO END ANIMAL USE IN TOXICITY TESTING. WITH OUR SUPPORT, LEGISLATORS INSERTED FAVORABLE LANGUAGE INTO THE FRANK R. LAUTENBERG CHEMICAL SAFETY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT, MANDATING THAT ANIMALS ONLY BE USED AS A LAST RESORT, REQUIRING THE USE OF EXISTING VALIDATED ALTERNATIVES, AND PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS. IN THE PRODUCT TESTING ARENA, THE HSUS LED WORK ON FEDERAL LEGISLATION, THE HUMANE COSMETICS ACT (HCA), WHICH WOULD PROHIBIT TESTING OF COSMETICS ON ANIMALS IN THE U.S. AND THE SALE OF COSMETICS THAT INVOLVED ANIMAL TESTING, EVEN IF CONDUCTED OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. THE HCA GAINED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE ENDORSEMENT OF OVER 150 COMPANIES. IN REGARD TO TOXICITY TESTING, THE HSUS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE REFORM THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN COMMITTEES FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) AND THE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR THE VALIDATION OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS (ICCVAM). THESE BODIES HAVE SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE OVER THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF ANIMALS. THE HSUS PLAYED A ROLE IN THE EFFORT TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR THE NIH'S NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES, BY $53 MILLION. THE CENTER INVESTS RESOURCES IN TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS THE "HUMAN ON A CHIP PROGRAM." OECD RELEASED MULTIPLE GUIDELINES ON NON-ANIMAL ALTERNATIVES TO SPARE ANIMALS FROM THE SUFFERING INVOLVED WITH TOXICITY TESTING. THE CREDIBILITY OF THE HSUS RESULTED IN AN INVITATION TO TESTIFY IN CONGRESS CONCERNING THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA), SPECIFICALLY IN REGARD TO LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE TO COMPEL THE USE OF NON-ANIMAL ALTERNATIVES FOR TOXICITY TESTING. THE HSUS CONTINUED TO LEAD THE HUMAN TOXICOLOGY PROJECT CONSORTIUM (WHOSE PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE PROMINENT MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS), WHICH WORKS TO IDENTIFY SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITIES AND TO SECURE SIGNIFICANT FUNDING, AS WELL AS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT NON-ANIMAL ALTERNATIVES THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. THE HSUS COMMUNICATES WITH THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY THROUGH ALTTOX.ORG, A WEBSITE THAT PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY UPDATES, AND ENCOURAGES INFORMATION EXCHANGE AMONG STAKEHOLDERS. AS PART OF ITS ONGOING WORK TO HELP PRIMATES IN LABORATORIES, THE HSUS FILED A LEGAL PETITION WITH THE USDA URGING IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS POLICIES AND ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS PERTAINING TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF PRIMATES. THE HSUS CRITICIZED MATERNAL DEPRIVATION STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, LEADING THE UNIVERSITY TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT WOULD NOT PROCEED WITH THE EXPERIMENTS, WHICH INVOLVED REMOVAL OF INFANT PRIMATES FROM THEIR MOTHERS. A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE HSUS'S UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION AT GEORGIA REGENTS UNIVERSITY (NOW AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY), THE SCHOOL ENDED ITS PURCHASE OF DOGS FROM CLASS B RANDOM SOURCE DEALERS.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c DIRECT CARE AND SERVICE (CONTINUED) A LARGE PORTION OF THE HSUS'S WORK ON DIRECT CARE AND SERVICE COMES VIA SUCH AFFILIATED ENTITIES AS THE FUND FOR ANIMALS, THE SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER, HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST, AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, WHICH, TOGETHER, CARE FOR, RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND PROTECT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS YEARLY. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE ENTRIES CONCERNING THE FUND FOR ANIMALS AND THE HSUS SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER ON SCHEDULE O, THE FUND FOR ANIMALS 2015 FORM 990, THE HSUS SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER 2015 FORM 990, THE HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ENTRY ON SCHEDULE O, AND THE HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2015 FORM 990. ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: THE HSUS'S ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM DEPLOYS TO ASSIST ANIMALS IN IMMEDIATE OR IMMINENT DISTRESS, AND WORKS TO END MALICIOUS ACTS OF CRUELTY AND ALL FORMS OF ANIMAL FIGHTING, AND TO SENSITIZE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. IN 2015, THE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM DEPLOYED 11 TIMES AND RESCUED 2354 ANIMALS FROM SITUATIONS OF EXTREME CRUELTY AND DISASTER. OF THE ANIMALS RESCUED, 120 WERE FROM PUPPY MILLS, 447 FROM ANIMAL FIGHTING OPERATIONS, AND 1,417 FROM HOARDING AND NEGLECT CASES. DURING THE YEAR, THE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM ASSISTED AND/OR RELOCATED 370 ANIMALS IMPACTED BY FLOODING OR FIRE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS 155 DOGFIGHTING RESCUE COALITION PARTNERS, THE HSUS PLACED 59 SURVIVORS OF DOGFIGHTING. THE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM FIELDED MORE THAN 9530 COMPLAINTS OF ILLEGAL ANIMAL CRUELTY AND FIGHTING AND PAID 13 REWARDS FOR TIPS THAT RESULTED IN SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTIONS AND ANIMALS RESCUED, 12 OF WHICH INVOLVED DOGFIGHTING AND ONE A COCKFIGHTING CASE. THIS MEANT PAYMENT OF $54,500 FOR DOGFIGHTING REWARDS, AND $5000 FOR COCKFIGHTING REWARDS, DURING 2015. SINCE 2007, THE HSUS HAS PAID OUT A TOTAL OF 184 REWARDS IN CONNECTION WITH ITS ANIMAL FIGHTING, ANIMAL CRUELTY, AND PUPPY MILL TIP LINES. THE ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM VOLUNTEER PROGRAM DEPLOYED 138 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN SIX CASES, AND THOSE VOLUNTEERS LOGGED 6558 HOURS IN THE SERVICE OF RESCUED ANIMALS. PETS FOR LIFE: THE HSUS PETS FOR LIFE PROGRAM SERVED 14,433 PETS, PROVIDED 10,048 SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES, AND DELIVERED 38,540 SERVICES/SUPPLIES (FLEA/TICK MEDICATION, DEWORMER, CRATES, LITTER BOXES, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, ETC.) IN FOUR MARKETS (ATLANTA, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, AND PHILADELPHIA) DURING 2015. PETS FOR LIFE PROVIDES CRITICAL WELLNESS AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR ANIMALS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS AND COMMUNITIES. NYBC CHIMPANZEES: THE HSUS STEPPED INTO A DIRE SITUATION IN LIBERIA, AFRICA, WHERE OVER 60 CHIMPANZEES ONCE USED IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH WERE FACING STARVATION AND DEATH. IN MARCH 2015, THE NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER (NYBC) ABANDONED THESE ANIMALS, WHICH IT HAD USED IN EXPERIMENTS FOR THREE DECADES. THE HSUS PROVIDED EMERGENCY FUNDS FOR CRITICAL NEEDS, INCLUDING REPAIR OF WATER SYSTEMS FOR THE ISLAND ON WHICH THE CHIMPANZEES LIVE, AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR DAILY FEEDINGS. THE HSUS HIRED GREAT APE CONSULTANTS TO WORK IN LIBERIA TO STABILIZE THE SITUATION AND WORK TOWARD A LONGTERM SOLUTION FOR THESE CHIMPANZEES AND OTHERS SUBJECT TO THE PET AND BUSH MEAT TRADE. There are approximately 700 chimpanzees in laboratories that need to be retired to sanctuaries. Primarily through its affiliate, Project Chimps (PC), the HSUS will aid in the ongoing care of hundreds of chimpanzees in 2016. Project Chimps began activities in 2015 to purchase land for a chimpanzee sanctuary. In December 2015, PC closed on the land purchase for 186 acres in northern Georgia. Additionally, 14 buildings and other property on the land were donated to PC for use in the rescue and care of chimpanzees. In 2016, PC will welcome approximately 270 chimpanzees to its new sanctuary and begin their long-term care, working to ensure they have a healthy and enriched future. HUMANE WILDLIFE SERVICES: IN 2015, HUMANE WILDLIFE SERVICES (HWS), WHICH PROVIDES WILDLIFE-CONFLICT SOLUTION SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESSES, AND INDUSTRY IN THE WASHINGTON DC AND SOUTH FLORIDA METRO AREAS, RESCUED SEVERAL THOUSAND URBAN ANIMALS FROM HARM WHILE PROVIDING LONG-LASTING SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN -WILDLIFE CONFLICTS. HWS DISPENSED FREE CONFLICT RESOLUTION RESOURCES AND ADVICE TO CALLERS, AND PROVIDED WILDLIFE-CONFLICT TRAINING SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PROFESSIONALS, MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US. WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT: THE HSUS ACTIVELY PROMOTES SURGICAL STERILIZATION AS WELL AS IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION AS NON-LETHAL ALTERNATIVES TO CRUEL, INEFFECTIVE LETHAL MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR SUBURBAN DEER POPULATIONS AND PRESENTS THESE ALTERNATIVES TO SELECT TOWNS AS VIABLE DEER MANAGEMENT TOOLS. HSUS WILDLIFE STAFF MEMBERS COMPLETED THEIR SECOND YEAR OF WORK AT THE VILLAGE OF HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK, TO HUMANELY STABILIZE AND REDUCE THE LOCAL DEER POPULATION THROUGH IMMUNOCONTRACEPTION. THE CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS AND THE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS CREATED HUMANE COYOTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR SOLVING CONFLICTS AMONG PEOPLE, PETS AND COYOTES WITHIN THESE CITIES. THE HSUS WORKED WITH THESE COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP THESE POLICIES, WHICH EMPHASIZE COEXISTENCE AND TOLERANCE FOR COYOTES, RATHER THAN CRUEL AND INEFFECTIVE TRAPPING AND KILLING PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEER OUTREACH: THE HSUS VOLUNTEER OUTREACH DEPARTMENT STANDS AT THE HEART OF THE HSUS'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE VOLUNTEERISM IN GENERAL AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HSUS AND ITS AFFILIATES, VIA EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEPLOYMENT, ANIMAL CARE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNSHIPS, AND CITIZEN ADVOCACY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTERS WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERISM AND HELPS LINK THEM TO SPECIFIC CHANNELS WHERE VOLUNTEER SERVICE IS NEEDED. VOLUNTEER OUTREACH MANAGES A VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT AND GRASSROOTS DATABASE TO CAPTURE SUPPORTERS' INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES, AND ENGAGE THEM FURTHER IN OUR WORK. IN 2015, THE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTED THE INVOLVEMENT OF 1900 VOLUNTEERS WHO PERFORMED NEARLY 130,000 HOURS OF SERVICE, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 145 INTERNS WHO WORKED OVER 44,000 HOURS ON BEHALF OF THE HSUS AND ITS AFFILIATES. THE PROGRAM HAS BOLSTERED OR DEVELOPED THE ENGAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS AND INTERNS IN NEARLY 85 DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION AND PROVIDES VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO MANAGERS OF VOLUNTEERS THROUGHOUT THE ANIMAL PROTECTION FIELD. HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE, THE HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (HSVMA), THE HSUS PROVIDES DIRECT CARE SERVICES TO ANIMALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE THE HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ENTRY ON SCHEDULE O, OR THE HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2015 FORM 990. INTERNATIONAL PRIMARILY THROUGH ITS AFFILIATE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), THE HSUS PROTECTS ANIMALS BEYOND THE BORDERS OF THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE ANIMAL PROTECTION CONCERNS HAVE A STRONG INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL ENTRY ON SCHEDULE O, OR THE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL 2015 FORM 990.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES CORPORATE POLICY CORPORATE POLICY, ENCOMPASSING SUCH ACTIVITIES AS EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF CORPORATE POLICIES CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, URGING CONSUMERS TO MODIFY THEIR SPENDING AND LIFESTYLE HABITS TO FAVOR HUMANE PRODUCTS, AND PERSUADING THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE CORPORATE AND OTHER SECTORS TO ALLY THEMSELVES WITH HUMANE VALUES, ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE HSUS'S WORK. FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION: THE FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION CAMPAIGN WORKS WITH CONSUMERS, CORPORATIONS, AND POLICY MAKERS TO SPUR REFORM IN THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD. THE HSUS SUPPORTS HUMANE FARMERS AND HUMANE, SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW THE 3 R'S, I.E., REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS; REFINEMENT, BY WORKING TO ACHIEVE REFORMS IN THE WAYS IN WHICH ANIMALS ARE RAISED AND TREATED IN THE AGRIBUSINESS SECTOR, AND ENCOURAGING CONSUMERS TO CHOOSE PRODUCTS NOT DERIVED FROM FACTORY FARMING; AND REPLACEMENT, THE INCORPORATION OF PLANT FOODS INTO THE DIET. IN 2015 THE HSUS'S FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION WORK INCLUDED SUCCESS IN PERSUADING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, RESTAURANT CHAINS, AND CORPORATIONS TO IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE PURCHASING POLICIES IN RELATION TO CRATE-FREE PORK, CAGE-FREE EGGS, AND OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTS. THE HSUS COOPERATED WITH FOOD RETAILERS, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, HUMANE-MINDED FARMERS, AND OTHERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE HSUS'S PRIVATE SECTOR OUTREACH DURING THE YEAR INSPIRED SOME OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY'S TOP NAMES -- MCDONALD'S, STARBUCKS, TACO BELL, JACK IN THE BOX, QDOBA, TGI FRIDAYS, PANERA BREAD, ARAMARK, SODEXO, COMPASS GROUP, GENERAL MILLS, KELLOGG'S AND OTHERS, TO ANNOUNCE TIMELINES FOR ELIMINATING BATTERY CAGES FROM THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS BY SWITCHING TO 100 PERCENT CAGE-FREE EGGS. THE HSUS HELPED MICHAEL FOODS, THE NATION'S LARGEST PROCESSED EGG PROVIDER, TO ANNOUNCE ITS INTENTION TO WORK WITH CLIENTS AND SUPPLIERS TO TRANSITION TO CAGE-FREE HOUSING. ROSE ACRE FARMS, THE SECOND LARGEST EGG PRODUCER, COMMITTED TO CONVERTING TO 100 PERCENT CAGE-FREE PRODUCTION, AS DID REMBRANDT FOODS, THE THIRD LARGEST EGG PRODUCER. THE HSUS HOSTED 18 "FOOD FORWARD" EVENTS NATIONWIDE, TRAINING NEARLY 700 FOOD SERVICE PROFESSIONALS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS LIKE MEATLESS MONDAY, TO REDUCE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS ON FACTORY FARMS. WITH THE HSUS'S HELP, DOZENS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS - INCLUDING SOME OF THE NATION'S LARGEST -- INSTITUTED MEATLESS DAYS. THE HSUS HELPED COMPASS -- THE WORLD'S LARGEST FOOD SERVICE COMPANY -- TO CREATE PLANT-BASED DINING STATIONS FOR EDUCATION AND BUSINESS ACCOUNTS. AS A RESULT OF CONTINUING EXCHANGES WITH THE HSUS, WALMART, THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANY AND AMERICA'S LARGEST GROCERY CHAIN, ANNOUNCED A POLICY OF SUPPORTING THE "FIVE FREEDOMS" OF ANIMAL WELFARE, WHICH INCLUDE GIVING ANIMALS THE FREEDOM TO EXPRESS NATURAL BEHAVIORS, SOMETHING PROHIBITED BY PRACTICES LIKE GESTATION CRATES AND BATTERY CAGES. THE HSUS'S INVESTIGATION AT A HILLANDALE-OWNED FACTORY EGG FARM CLAIMED NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR THE PLIGHT OF LAYING HENS. ABC'S NIGHTLINE AIRED A FEATURE ON THE INVESTIGATION AND CELEBRITIES -- INCLUDING RYAN GOSLING, BILL MAHER, AND BRAD PITT -- WEIGHED IN TO ASK COSTCO TO ACCELERATE ITS TRANSITION TO CAGE-FREE SYSTEMS. OUR RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH TEAM LED THE EFFORT TO STOP THE LIFTING OF THE BAN ON PACKERS OWNING LIVESTOCK IN NEBRASKA, WON REAL FOOD CAMPUS COMMITMENTS AT A NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES, AND LAUNCHED NEW AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COUNCILS IN MICHIGAN AND IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WILDLIFE PROTECTION: THE TRAGIC KILLING OF CECIL THE LION IN JULY SET IN MOTION A GLOBAL CASCADE OF REFORMS AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING. THUS FAR, 45 AIRLINES HAVE BANNED TROPHY IMPORTS OF THE AFRICA BIG FIVE - AFRICAN LIONS, ELEPHANTS, RHINOS, LEOPARDS, AND CAPE BUFFALO. FUR INDUSTRY: AFTER BEING CAUGHT REPEATEDLY SELLING FUR GARMENTS IN VIOLATION OF PRIOR COURT ORDERS, APPAREL BRAND ANDREW MARC AND RETAILERS SAKS AND LORD AND TAYLOR ENTERED INTO COURT-ORDERED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH THE HSUS THAT REQUIRE ALL THREE COMPANIES TO NEVER AGAIN SELL FUR FROM RACCOON DOGS -- ONE OF THE MOST CRUELLY TREATED ANIMALS IN THE FUR TRADE. THE SETTLEMENTS ALSO REQUIRED THE COMPANIES TO PAY OVER $70,000 IN INVESTIGATION COSTS AND FEES TO THE HSUS, AND REQUIRED PAYMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY FUTURE NON-COMPLIANCE. PET STORE CONVERSIONS: THE PUPPY MILL CAMPAIGN ASSISTED IN CONVERTING FIVE PET STORES THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY SOLD PUPPIES TO A HUMANE MODEL THAT OFFERS DOGS AND PUPPIES FROM LOCAL SHELTERS INSTEAD. AS A RESULT, MORE THAN 5,000 SHELTER DOGS HAVE BEEN SAVED.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4A (2 OF 3) CAT PROTECTION AND POLICY: THE FOCUS OF THE CAT PROTECTION AND POLICY PROGRAM IS TO ELEVATE THE STATUS AND IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF CATS. THROUGH EFFORTS TO ENSURE HUMANE ACQUISITION OF CATS, KEEP CATS IN LOVING HOMES, AND HUMANELY AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE OUTDOOR CAT POPULATIONS, THE PROGRAM WORKS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNOWNED CATS AND INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CATS. THE HSUS IS WORKING TO REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE AND EUTHANASIA OF CATS, AND MOBILIZING THE ANIMAL CARE FIELD TO EMBRACE PRO-ACTIVE, EFFECTIVE TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN PROGRAMS FOR FERAL AND STRAY CATS. THE HSUS ADVANCES ITS CAT PROTECTION AGENDA WITH SUCH RESOURCES AS "KEEPING CATS IN HOMES," A TEN-WEEK COURSE ON CAT BEHAVIOR COUNSELING; A WEBINAR SERIES; AND A "GUIDE TO CAT BEHAVIOR COUNSELING." THE "RETHINKING THE CAT" SYMPOSIUM SERIES REACHED 1400 ADVOCATES IN 13 DIFFERENT REGIONS DURING 2015. ADOPTERS WELCOME: LAUNCHED AT ANIMAL CARE EXPO 2015, THE "ADOPTERS WELCOME" PROGRAM CHALLENGES SHELTERS AND RESCUES TO RETHINK WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT ANIMAL ADOPTIONS. TRADITIONAL ADOPTION POLICIES WERE DESIGNED TO PREVENT SURRENDERS, AND POTENTIAL ADOPTERS HAD TO PROVE THAT THEY HAD THE RIGHT INCOME, THE RIGHT LIVING SITUATION, AND THE RIGHT REFERENCES. "ADOPTERS WELCOME" INTRODUCES A FACT-BASED ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SCREENING, MAKING ADOPTION A VIABLE OPTION FOR MORE PEOPLE AND RAISING ADOPTION RATES. THE SHELTER PET PROJECT: A COLLABORATION OF THE HSUS, THE AD COUNCIL, AND MADDIE'S FUND, THE SHELTER PET PROJECT SPONSORS GAME-CHANGING TELEVISION, PRINT, RADIO, ONLINE, AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENTS TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF SHELTER PETS NATIONWIDE AND TO REDUCE THE EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY ANIMALS. IN 2015, THE SHELTER PET PROJECT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS RAN MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION TIMES IN PRINT, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND OUT-OF-HOME ADVERTISING. THE TOTAL DONATED REVENUE WAS $48,375,786. SINCE THE CAMPAIGN'S LAUNCH IN 2009, THE ANNOUCEMENTS HAVE RUN OVER 5.3 MILLION TIMES ($271 MILLION IN FREE ADVERTISING), AND THE CAMPAIGN IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL $45 MILLION IN FUTURE ADVERTISING IN 2016. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2009, THE SHELTER PET PROJECT HAS WORKED TO LIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF ANIMAL SHELTERS AND SHELTER PETS, AND HAS BEEN PART OF DRIVING DOWN BY 12 PERCENT THE NUMBER OF PETS EUTHANIZED IN SHELTERS . SOME THREE TO FOUR MILLION SHELTER PETS GET ADOPTED EACH YEAR, WHICH MEANS THAT JUST 37 PERCENT OF DOGS AND 46 PERCENT OF CATS IN AMERICAN HOMES WERE ADOPTED FROM SHELTERS OR RESCUE GROUPS. BUT 2.4 MILLION HEALTHY OR TREATABLE PETS STILL NEED HELP TO FIND A HOME EACH YEAR. IN 2015, THE SHELTER PET PROJECT RANKED 3RD IN DONATED MEDIA AMONG CURRENT AD COUNCIL CAMPAIGNS. THE CAMPAIGN PARTNERED WITH DISNEY'S PALACE PETS FRANCHISE, MTV2, FACEBOOK AND GARFIELD TO MAXIMIZE REACH AND EFFECTIVENESS. WHILE MUCH OF THE HSUS'S WORK TARGETS THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF PET HOMELESSNESS AND SUFFERING, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SEEKS TO HELP SHELTERS IMPROVE THEIR WORK FOR ANIMALS AND SAVE LIVES OF PETS THAT DO LOSE THEIR HOMES, FOR WHATEVER REASON. THE HSUS'S SHELTER AND RESCUE SERVICES TEAM PROVIDES EXPERT ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND TRAINING ON OPERATIONS, STANDARDS, AND BEST PRACTICES TO SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS ACROSS THE NATION. ANIMAL SHELTERING MAGAZINE OFFERS BIMONTHLY, FULL-COLOR, BROAD-REACHING COVERAGE OF THE LATEST LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL NEWS ABOUT ANIMALS; ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD; INSPIRATION AND ADVICE FROM LEADERS; AND INFORMATION ON TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. THE MAGAZINE IS SENT TO HUMANE SOCIETY DIRECTORS, MUNICIPAL ANIMAL CONTROL PERSONNEL, RESCUERS, SHELTER WORKERS, FERAL CAT CARETAKERS, VOLUNTEERS, BREED RESCUERS, WILDLIFE REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS, VETERINARIANS, AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS. ANIMALSHELTERING.ORG: THE HSUS'S WEBSITE ANIMALSHELTERING.ORG IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE RESOURCE IN THE ANIMAL WELFARE FIELD. THE SITE FEATURES A LIBRARY OF ARTICLES, GUIDELINES, AND TRAINING INFORMATION ON TOPICS FROM ADOPTION TO ZOONOTIC DISEASE CONTROL; THE MOST POPULAR JOB SEARCH ENGINE FOR POSITIONS IN ANIMAL CARE AND SERVICES; A SHARED TRAINING AND EVENTS CALENDAR FOR THE HUMANE MOVEMENT; AND AN ARCHIVE OF BACK ISSUES OF ANIMAL SHELTERING MAGAZINE. EQUINE PROTECTION: THE EQUINE PROTECTION PROGRAM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE HORSE OWNERSHIP AND CARE; CONFRONTS CRUELTY, NEGLECT, AND OTHER FORMS OF MISTREATMENT OF HORSES; OPPOSES HORSE SORING IN THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE INDUSTRY; CAMPAIGNS AGAINST HORSE SLAUGHTER AND THE SHIPMENT OF AMERICAN HORSES TO SLAUGHTER PLANTS ELSEWHERE; ADVOCATES FOR THE PROHIBITION OF RACE-DAY MEDICATIONS, AND SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF HORSE RESCUE IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH A NETWORK OF EQUINE SANCTUARIES, TRAINING AND OTHER MEANS. ANIMAL RESEARCH ISSUES: THE ANIMAL RESEARCH ISSUES DEPARTMENT WORKS TO MINIMIZE AND TO END HARM TO ANIMALS IN RESEARCH, TESTING, AND EDUCATION, THROUGH POLICY EFFORTS; COLLABORATION WITH SCIENTISTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS; AND PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL OUTREACH. IN 2015, THE HSUS FURTHER ADVANCED ITS PAIN AND DISTRESS INITIATIVE TO END ALL PAIN AND DISTRESS IN ANIMALS IN RESEARCH BY THE YEAR 2020, CHALLENGING UNIVERSITIES CONDUCTING ANIMAL RESEARCH TO ADOPT POLICIES PROHIBITING SEVERE SUFFERING THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, MEDIA PRESSURE, AND THE HIGHLIGHTING OF VIOLATIONS OF ANIMAL RESEARCH POLICIES. WILDLIFE PROTECTION: THE HSUS WILDLIFE PROTECTION SECTION IS A LEADER IN DEFENDING AND ASSISTING WILD ANIMALS, WHETHER FROM BASIC CRUELTY; THE FATE OF CHARISMATIC MEGAFAUNA, WILDLIFE CONFLICT RESOLUTION, URBAN WILDLIFE ISSUES, HUMANE CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, LAND ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION; EXOTIC PET OWNERSHIP; INVASIVE SPECIES; AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND ASSOCIATED ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS. THE SECTION PROMOTES HUMANE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THOSE THAT PRESERVE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, ADVOCATES FOR RESPONSIBLE, HUMANE APPROACHES TO THE CONSERVATION OF THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND OTHER SPECIES, PROMOTES THE PROTECTION AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL WILDLIFE, CAPTIVE AND FREE, SUPPORTS THE PROTECTION OF QUALITY WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND SEEKS TO FOSTER RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR WILD ANIMALS AND NATURE. THE SECTION PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY ANALYSES CONCERNING WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND PREDATOR AND OTHER WILDLIFE DAMAGE CONTROL INITIATIVES; FOCUSES ON MISTREATMENT OF WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVE SETTINGS, INCLUDING ZOOS, ROADSIDE EXHIBITS, AQUARIA, AUCTIONS, THE EXOTIC MEAT INDUSTRY, AND CANNED HUNTS; CAMPAIGNS AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING, TRAPPING, THE FUR TRADE, AND CALLOUS KILLING OF ANIMALS FOR RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL PURPOSES; PROMOTES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WILDLIFE CONTRACEPTION TECHNIQUES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SPECIES; CARRIES OUT INITIATIVES TO PROTECT WHALES AND OTHER MARINE MAMMALS; DISCOURAGES THE KEEPING OF WILD ANIMALS AS PETS; AND WORKS TOWARD SOLUTIONS FOR THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH FREE-ROAMING CAT POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE SECTION SEEKS TO HARMONIZE HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS WITH WILD ANIMALS LIVING IN OR NEAR HUMAN COMMUNITIES, HELPING PEOPLE TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS THROUGH HUMANE, EFFECTIVE APPROACHES. IT ALSO WORKS AGAINST PHEASANT STOCKING, FOX PENNING, DOVE SHOOTING, TROPHY HUNTING, AND REMOTE HUNTING.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4A (3 OF 3) HUMANE SOCIETY INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND POLICY (HSISP): (HSISP) INTEGRATES ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE INTO PUBLIC POLICY AND OTHER CONTEXTS. HSISP FOCUSES THE ENERGY AND EXPERTISE OF HSUS SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SPECIALISTS ON THE MOST URGENT PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONS AFFECTING ANIMALS WORLDWIDE, VIA CONFERENCES, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER CHANNELS. IN 2015, HSISP EXPANDED ITS DIGITAL ASSET REPOSITORY -- A CURATED ON-LINE LIBRARY -- TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO USEFUL ANIMAL WELFARE DOCUMENTS FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE. HSISP SPONSORED "LIVING LARGE," A CONFERENCE ON LARGE NORTH AMERICAN CARNIVORES THAT DREW SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. FINALLY, HSISP LAUNCHED AN OPEN-ACCESS ONLINE JOURNAL, THE JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SENTIENCE, TO PUBLISH ACADEMIC PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE QUESTION OF ANIMAL FEELING, PAIN AND SUFFERING. HUMANE SOCIETY ACADEMY: THROUGH HUMANE SOCIETY ACADEMY, THE HSUS PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR STAFF MEMBERS AND EXTERNAL AUDIENCES. HUMANE SOCIETY ACADEMY ALSO PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND HUMANE EDUCATORS. IN 2015, THE HSUS REACHED HUNDREDS OF EDUCATORS THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HUMANE EDUCATORS CONFERENCE, THE UTAH HUMANE EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM, NUMEROUS WORKSHOPS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN PUERTO RICO, A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS IN ETHIOPIA, ONLINE WEBINARS, AND THE HSUS'S CERTIFIED HUMANE EDUCATION SPECIALIST PROGRAM. MORE THAN 390,000 STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 6TH GRADE IN 13,000 CLASSROOMS RECEIVED AGE-APPROPRIATE MESSAGES ABOUT ANIMALS AND KINDNESS IN KIND NEWS. THROUGH THE ADOPT-A-CLASSROOM PROGRAM, KIND NEWS REMAINED AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE HUMANE EDUCATION RESOURCE. THE HSUS ALSO MANAGED THE SHAW-WORTH AND FLORENCE KAUFELT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HONORED THE NATIONAL HUMANE TEACHER WITH A SPECIAL AWARD. FAITH OUTREACH: THE FAITH OUTREACH PROGRAM ENGAGES PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FAITH WITH ANIMAL PROTECTION ISSUES. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMMUNITY MINISTRY FOR ANIMALS THROUGH ITS ONLINE LIBRARY AND HUMANE STEWARD NEWSLETTER; ITS FILL THE BOWL PROJECT (A PET FOOD COLLECTION TOOLKIT TO HELP FAMILIES WITH PETS AND ANIMAL SHELTERS IN NEED); "EATING MERCIFULLY," A DOCUMENTARY ON FACTORY FARMING; "ST. FRANCIS IN A BOX"; AND "HUMANE BACKYARD." IN 2015, THE FAITH OUTREACH VOLUNTEER AND ALLY PROGRAM INCREASED BY 25 NEW VOLUNTEERS AND 129 ALLIES, AND THE PROGRAM NOW HAS 76 VOLUNTEERS AND 393 ALLIES IN TOTAL. THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR HSUS CAMPAIGNS AND PUBLIC POLICY PRIORITIES BY FACILITATING SUPPORT FROM FAITH LEADERS. THE WORK OF THE FAITH OUTREACH PROGRAM WAS FEATURED BY NOTABLE OUTLETS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES. RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH: THE SECTION SEEKS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF FARMERS WHO REJECT INHUMANE CONFINEMENT PRACTICES AND WANT TO PRESERVE FAMILY FARMS, AND PARTNERS WITH FARMERS TO CONFRONT THREATS AND ACTIVITIES THAT UNDERMINE THE FAMILY FARM IN AMERICA. THROUGHOUT 2015, THE HSUS STRENGTHENED ITS COLLABORATION WITH FARMERS COMMITTED TO HUMANE AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND THE STRONGEST STANDARDS OF ANIMAL CARE. THE HSUS WORKED WITH RANK-AND-FILE FARMERS TO CREATE ANOTHER AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COUNCIL, COMPRISED OF FARMERS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND OREGON, WHILE MAINTAINING COUNCILS IN MISSOURI, INDIANA, NORTH CAROLINA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, OKLAHOMA, COLORADO, IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND OHIO. HSUS AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS ASSISTED HSUS STATE DIRECTORS WITH LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES INCLUDING EFFORTS IN WISCONSIN THAT LED TO THE FIRST CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION (CAFO) MORATORIUM AT THE COUNTY LEVEL IN THE NATION. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH GROUPS SUCH AS GLOBAL ANIMAL PARTNERSHIP, CERTIFIED HUMANE, AMERICAN GRASSFED, REAL FOOD CHALLENGE, AND MEMBERS OF HSUS AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COUNCILS, THE HSUS SAW MORE THAN 300 MILLION FARM ANIMALS RAISED IN CERTIFIED HIGHER ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARD CONDITIONS. CELEBRITY OUTREACH PROGRAM: THE HSUS'S CELEBRITY OUTREACH PROGRAM WORKS WITH INFLUENTIAL PUBLIC FIGURES FROM ENTERTAINMENT, INCLUDING ACTORS, MUSICIANS, ATHLETES, AUTHORS, AND FILMMAKERS, TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE HSUS'S CORE CAMPAIGNS AND PROGRAMS THROUGH EVENTS, PRINT ADVERTISEMENT AND VIDEO CAMPAIGNS, EXPOSES, AND OTHER ADVOCACY EFFORTS SUCH AS PUBLIC APPEALS, SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY, OPINION PIECES, AND ENDORSEMENTS FOR HUMANE LEGISLATION. DEDICATED CELEBRITY SUPPORTERS INCLUDE KRISTEN BELL, JON BERNTHAL, JAMES CROMWELL, KALEY CUOCO, EDIE FALCO, RYAN GOSLING, WOODY HARRELSON, ANGELICA HUSTON, KESHA, KATE MARA, MARTHA STEWART, BARBARA STREISAND, GOLDEN TATE, CHASE UTLEY, AND BETTY WHITE. THE LOS ANGELES OFFICE ACTS AS ADVISER FOR A VARIETY OF FILM AND TELEVISION PROJECTS -- BOTH DOCUMENTARY AND NARRATIVE -- TO ENSURE AND PROMOTE HUMANE MESSAGING, AND ENCOURAGES FILMMAKERS TO INVEST IN ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF EXOTIC ANIMAL ACTORS IN THEIR PRODUCTIONS. PARTNERSHIPS HAVE INCLUDED THE GROUNDBREAKING DOCUMENTARY BLACKFISH, THROUGH MAGNOLIA PICTURES, AND DARREN ARONOFSKY'S GLOBAL BLOCKBUSTER, NOAH, THROUGH PARAMOUNT PICTURES.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b PUBLIC POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT (CONTINUED) CONTINUED FROM PART III, 4B (2 OF 4) WILDLIFE: IN MARCH, RINGLING BROS. ANNOUNCED A PHASE-OUT OF ITS TRAVELING ELEPHANT ACTS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT CHANGING PUBLIC OPINION HAD LED CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ADOPT ORDINANCES TO RESTRICT THE USE OF TOOLS NEEDED TO CONTROL ELEPHANTS IN CIRCUSES. IN JULY, PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCED A RULE TO CURTAIL THE COMMERCIAL IVORY TRADE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, AND IN SEPTEMBER, PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA ANNOUNCED A SHARED COMMITMENT TO ENDING THE GLOBAL TRADE IN IVORY AND WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING. IN NOVEMBER, WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS APPROVED I-4101, THE FIRST STATEWIDE MEASURE ON GLOBAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING TO SAVE AT-RISK SPECIES FROM TRADE IN THEIR PARTS AND PRODUCTS. IN CALIFORNIA, GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN SIGNED INTO LAW A BAN ON THE COMMERCIAL TRADE IN IVORY AND RHINO HORN. THE TRAGIC KILLING OF CECIL THE LION IN JULY SET IN MOTION A GLOBAL CASCADE OF REFORMS AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING LED BY THE HSUS AND HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL. THE AFRICAN LION GAINED PROTECTION UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. THE HSUS WORKED WITH THE CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION TO BAN ANY COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL TRAPPING OF BOBCATS, SPARING MORE THAN 1000 BOBCATS EACH YEAR FROM A TERRIBLE FATE. THE HSUS ALSO WORKED TO MAINTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR WOLVES, FIGHTING TO PRESERVE TWO FEDERAL COURT WINS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND WYOMING, AND BATTLING FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE MANEUVERS TO SUBVERT THESE COURT RULINGS. IN COLORADO, THE HSUS STOPPED A CONTROVERSIAL COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE PROPOSAL TO KILL UP TO 50 PERCENT OF MOUNTAIN LIONS IN CERTAIN AREAS, AND PERSUADED THE AGENCY TO WITHDRAW FROM CONSIDERATION A CITIZEN PETITION TO ALLOW TROPHY HUNTERS TO USE ELECTRONIC CALLS TO LURE AND SHOOT MOUNTAIN LIONS AT CLOSE RANGE. IN WASHINGTON, THE HSUS CONVINCED GOVERNOR JAY INSLEE TO OVERTURN A DECISION BY THE WASHINGTON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION THAT WOULD HAVE RAISED COUGAR-HUNTING QUOTAS BY UP TO 100 PERCENT IN AREAS ALSO INHABITED BY WOLVES. THE HSUS PERSUADED THE NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION TO HALT ITS PLANS FOR A MOUNTAIN LION TROPHY HUNT FOR 2016, AND CONVINCED THE SOUTH DAKOTA FISH AND PARKS COMMISSION TO REDUCE ITS QUOTA FOR HUNTING COUGARS. THE HSUS REVEALED THE RESULTS OF ITS UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION OF TWO ROADSIDE MENAGERIES, THE NATURAL BRIDGE ZOO (VIRGINIA) AND TIGER SAFARI (OKLAHOMA), WHICH BREED TIGER CUBS FOR PUBLIC HANDLING OPPORTUNITIES. DOCUMENTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF THE ANIMALS, THE HSUS FILED DETAILED USDA COMPLAINTS, CRUELTY COMPLAINTS, AND STATE WILDLIFE LAW VIOLATION COMPLAINTS. THE USDA OPENED INVESTIGATIONS INTO BOTH FACILITIES AND ISSUED DOZENS OF CITATIONS. AT THE HSUS'S URGING, THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE LISTED FOUR LARGE CONSTRICTOR SNAKE SPECIES AS INJURIOUS UNDER THE LACEY ACT: THE RETICULATED PYTHON, THE DESCHAUENSEE'S ANACONDA, THE GREEN ANACONDA, AND THE BENI ANACONDA. THE HSUS HELPED TO PASS REGULATIONS FOR WEST VIRGINIA'S LAW PROHIBITING THE KEEPING OF WILD ANIMALS AS PETS, LEAVING ONLY FIVE STATES WITHOUT SUCH LAWS. 2015 SAW REGULATORY REFORMS IN ARIZONA TO BAN THE PRIVATE POSSESSION OF PRIMATES AS PETS, AND ORDINANCES IN CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA AND CAROLINE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, TO BAN PRIVATE POSSESSION OF MOST DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS AS PETS. THE HSUS SECURED A MAJOR SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA, BLOCKING A MANEUVER TO EXTEND AN IMPORT ALLOWANCE FOR KANGAROO PARTS AND LEATHER, OBJECTIONABLE BECAUSE OF AUSTRALIA'S RUTHLESS KILLING POLICIES TARGETING THE SPECIES. THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION RULED THAT SEAWORLD IN SAN DIEGO COULD NOT OBTAIN A PERMIT TO EXTEND ITS CAPTIVE ORCA FACILITY UNLESS IT AGREED TO HALT BREEDING OR TRANSFER OF ORCAS IN OR OUT OF THE PARK. THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS COMMITTED TO STOP ITS PRACTICE OF ACQUIRING LIVE DOLPHINS FROM CRUEL 'DRIVE HUNTS.' INDIA ISSUED NOTIFICATION OF ITS INTENT TO BAN EXPORTS OF ALL SHARK FINS. TEXAS PASSED A LAW PROHIBITING THE SALE, TRADE, PURCHASE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF SHARK FINS. THE HSUS HELPED TO STOP THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE FROM SENDING HORSES FROM ARIZONA'S SALT RIVER FOREST TO SLAUGHTER. THE HOUSE AND SENATE INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS BILLS FOR 2016 CONTAINED LANGUAGE REGARDING PROTECTIONS FOR HORSES. ANIMAL PROTECTION LITIGATION: THE HSUS'S ANIMAL PROTECTION LITIGATION (APL) SECTION CARRIES OUT PRECEDENT-SETTING LEGAL WORK ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS, RESEARCHING, PREPARING, AND PROSECUTING ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWSUITS, MAINLY IN AREAS COVERED BY EIGHT CORE LITIGATION GROUPS: FARM ANIMALS, COMPANION ANIMALS, WILDLIFE AND RESEARCH, COMMODITY PROMOTION, CONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE, ANIMAL CRIMES, INTERNATIONAL, AND LEGISLATION. SINCE 2005, APL HAS FILED MORE THAN 150 LEGAL ACTIONS; SECURED 137 FAVORABLE RULINGS FOR ANIMALS IN STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS; AND WON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN JUDGMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, AND ATTORNEYS' FEES FROM A RANGE OF PARTIES. APL ALSO WORKS TO DEFEND AGAINST LAWSUITS SEEKING TO OVERTURN LEGISLATIVE GAINS FOR ANIMALS SECURED BY THE HSUS AND OTHER GROUPS. APL LEVERAGES THE IMPACT OF ITS WORK BY COOPERATING CLOSELY WITH PRO BONO LAWYERS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. IN 2015, APL WON A NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT CASES. ITS SUCCESSES FOR MARINE SPECIES INCLUDED EXPANSION OF HABITAT PROTECTIONS FOR CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES AND HELPING TO PREVENT 18 WILD-CAUGHT BELUGA WHALES FROM BEING IMPORTED FROM RUSSIA TO THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM. APL INTERVENED IN A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING A CALIFORNIA BAN ON THE SALE OF SHARK FINS IN WHICH THE NINTH CIRCUIT UPHELD CALIFORNIA'S LAW. APL'S 2015 VICTORIES IN FARM ANIMAL WELFARE WERE IMPORTANT. AFTER RECEIVING A LEGAL PETITION FROM THE HSUS, THE USDA PROPOSED A BAN ON THE SLAUGHTER OF DOWNED CALVES -- ANIMALS TOO SICK OR INJURED TO STAND ON THEIR OWN. A FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT UPHELD THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION 2, WHICH BANS EXTREME CONFINEMENT OF FARM ANIMALS. THIS WAS THE LAST OF THREE CHALLENGES TO PROPOSITION 2, ALL OF WHICH RESULTED IN THE MEASURE BEING UPHELD . IN A ONE-OF-A KIND LAWSUIT,THE HSUS CHALLENGED THE UNLAWFUL DIVERSION OF $60 MILLION DOLLARS OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS TO FUEL THE POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PORK INDUSTRY'S CHIEF LOBBYING ORGANIZATION. THE D.C. CIRCUIT COURT REVERSED A DISMISSAL IN A LOWER COURT, ALLOWING THE CASE TO PROCEED .
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b PUBLIC POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT (CONTINUED) CONTINUED FROM PART III, 4B (3 OF 4) IN THE WILDLIFE ARENA, THE HSUS SECURED PROTECTION FOR CAPTIVE CHIMPANZEES WHEN THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE GRANTED A LEGAL PETITION TO LIST ALL CHIMPANZEES AS ENDANGERED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA), ENDING A DECADES-LONG LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWED THE EXPLOITATION OF CAPTIVE CHIMPANZEES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND THE PET AND ENTERTAINMENT TRADE. THE DECISION ENDED INVASIVE RESEARCH ON CHIMPANZEES IN THE UNITED STATES AND BANNED THE INTERSTATE TRADE IN PET CHIMPS. THE U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE ALSO GRANTED THE HSUS'S LEGAL PETITION TO LIST AFRICAN LIONS UNDER THE ESA. THIS WILL PREVENT AMERICAN HUNTERS WHO TRAVEL ABROAD TO HUNT LIONS FROM IMPORTING THEIR "TROPHIES" UNLESS THEY CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THE HUNT BENEFITS LION CONSERVATION. IN NORTH CAROLINIA, THE HSUS FILED A LEGAL COMPLAINT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHICH RESULTED IN 8,000 PIGEONS BEING SPARED FROM THE PRACTICE OF PIGEON SHOOTING. IN ITS WORK FOR COMPANION ANIMALS, APL WEIGHED IN WITH THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IN A CASE IN WHICH THE COURT REFUSED TO REVIEW THE FIFTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION TO REINSTATE THE 2010 ANIMAL CRUSH VIDEO PROHIBITION ACT, AFTER A LOWER COURT WRONGLY DECLARED IT TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT. THE DECISION CONCLUSIVELY BANS THE CREATION OR SALE OF OBSCENE DEPICTIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. APL PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE DOTHAN, ALABAMA DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO OBTAIN FORFEITURE OF FIVE DOZEN DOGS SEIZED FROM A HOG-DOG BREEDING OPERATION. THE HSUS WAS INVOLVED IN SIX SEPARATE FEDERAL LAWSUITS CHALLENGING ORDINANCES RESTRICTING THE SALE OF PUPPY MILL DOGS IN PET STORES. FEDERAL COURTS DISMISSED EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE CHALLENGES, UPHOLDING LAWS IN NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, PHOENIX AND OTHER CITIES. IN SEVERAL KEY CASES, APL WORKED WITH THE HSUS INVESTIGATIONS DEPARTMENT TO EXPOSE ANIMAL CRUELTY AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF FINDINGS TO STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. THE LEGISLATIVE GROUP IN APL HELPED TO DRAFT MORE THAN 110 NEW STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY AND ABUSE IN 2015. THESE INCLUDED BILLS TO END THE IVORY TRADE, BAN LEAD AMMUNITION, STOP CRUEL FARM ANIMAL CONFINEMENT PRACTICES, AND AID IN MOVING PET STORES TOWARDS MORE HUMANE BUSINESS MODELS. THE GROUP HELPED DEFEND AGAINST OVER A DOZEN "AG-GAG" BILLS, AND ASSISTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND FILING OF BALLOT MEASURES IN OREGON AND MASSACHUSETTS. STATE AFFAIRS: IN 2015, THE HSUS HELPED TO PASS 159 NEW STATE AND LOCAL ANIMAL PROTECTION MEASURES. IN ADDITION, 68 BILLS HARMFUL TO ANIMALS WERE PREVENTED FROM PASSAGE AT THE STATE LEVEL. AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS: NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA BECAME THE SECOND AND THIRD STATES TO REGULATE WHERE PET STORES MAY OBTAIN THEIR PUPPIES; UTAH BECAME THE 42ND STATE TO ENACT FELONY PENALTIES FOR COCKFIGHTING, WHILE TENNESSEE, PENNSYLVANIA AND VERMONT INCREASED PENALTIES FOR ANIMAL FIGHTING; CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON BANNED THE SALE OF IVORY; NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, AND CONNECTICUT AUTHORIZED THE ADOPTION OF DOGS AFTER THEIR USE IN RESEARCH; LOUISIANA PASSED A LAW TO REGULATE PUPPY MILLS; TEXAS BECAME THE TENTH STATE TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF SHARK FINS; VIRGINIA BANNED HORSE TRIPPING; AND CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA BECAME THE FIRST LOCALITY IN THE STATE TO RESTRICT EXOTIC PETS. HSUS STATE DIRECTORS ALSO WORKED WITH HSUS AGRICULTURAL COUNCILS ON LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES INCLUDING EFFORTS IN WISCONSIN THAT LED TO THE FIRST CAFO MORATORIUM AT THE COUNTY LEVEL IN THE NATION. HUMANE STATE RANKINGS: IN 2015, THE HSUS CONTINUED ITS HUMANE STATE RANKINGS, AN ACCOUNT OF ANIMAL-FRIENDLY REGULATIONS AND LAWS IN ALL FIFTY STATES. INVESTIGATIONS: CONSISTENT WITH ITS FOUNDERS' VISION, THE HSUS CONDUCTS UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS INTO ANIMAL CRUELTY. IN 2015, THE HSUS CONDUCTED FOUR IN-DEPTH EXAMINATIONS OF HORSE SORING, EGG INDUSTRY ABUSES, AND PET SALES. TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE SORING: A SEVEN-MONTH INVESTIGATION INTO THORSPORT FARMS OF MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE, DOCUMENTED ROUTINE ABUSE OF HORSES BY THE APPLICATION OF CAUSTIC CHEMICALS TO THEIR LEGS IN ORDER TO CREATE THE EXAGGERATED GAIT KNOWN AS THE "BIG LICK." AN HSUS INVESTIGATOR OBTAINED DOZENS OF LEG WRAPPINGS FROM HORSES BEING TRAINED AT THORSPORT AND SENT THEM TO A LAB FOR ANALYSIS WHERE 100 PERCENT TESTED POSITIVE FOR CHEMICALS PROHIBITED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DURING WALKING HORSE COMPETITIONS. HILLANDALE EGG FARM INVESTIGATION: AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION INTO A COSTCO EGG SUPPLIER -- HILLANDALE -- LOCATED IN PENNSYLVANIA, REVEALED UNIMAGINEABLE FILTH, DECOMPOSING DEAD HENS IN CAGES WITH LIVE EGG-LAYING HENS, AND HENS TRAPPED IN TINY WIRE BATTERY CAGES. THE HILLANDALE EGG CARTON -- SOLD AT COSTCO UNDER THE NAME "NEARBY EGGS" -- PICTURED HAPPY HENS RUNNING THROUGH GREEN PASTURES. THE INVESTIGATION INSPIRED COMPLAINTS WITH THE FDA AND FTC. AND COSTCO'S EVENTUAL DECISION TO SWITCH TO 100% CAGE-FREE EGG SALES. FLEA MARKET PUPPY SALES INVESTIGATION: AN EFFORT TO DOCUMENT THE ORIGIN OF PUPPIES SOLD AT OUTDOOR AND INDOOR FLEA MARKETS REVEALED A CONNECTION TO BREEDERS WITH SERIOUS ANIMAL WELFARE ACT VIOLATIONS, AND OTHERS WHO FELL OUTSIDE OF THE REGULATORY SYSTEM ALTOGETHER. A LOOPHOLE IN THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT (AWA) EXEMPTS FACE-TO-FACE SALES, SO THAT MOST OF THE BREEDERS WHO SELL AT FLEA MARKETS ARE NOT EVEN SUBJECT TO MINIMAL AWA STANDARDS OR REGULAR USDA INSPECTIONS. PUPPY MILLS CAMPAIGN: THE PUPPY MILLS CAMPAIGN HELPS TO RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATE PROBLEM PUPPY MILLS, OFTEN LEADING TO PUPPY MILL CLOSURES AND RESCUES. THROUGH OUR BREEDER SURRENDER FUND, THE CAMPAIGN ASSISTS SHELTERS IN CARING FOR DOGS DISCARDED FROM PUPPY MILLS THAT ARE CLOSING DOWN. THE CAMPAIGN CELEBRATED ITS 2015 PUPPY MILL ACTION WEEK NATIONWIDE DURING THE WEEK OF MOTHER'S DAY, RELEASING ITS THIRD ANNUAL "HORRIBLE HUNDRED" REPORT, DOCUMENTING SPECIFIC PROBLEMS AT 100 PUPPY MILLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE REPORT GENERATED DOZENS OF ARTICLES, AND BY THE END OF 2015, 12 OF THE BREEDERS LISTED IN THE REPORT HAD EITHER DROPPED THEIR LICENSES OR WERE SHUT DOWN. IN ADDITION, ADVOCATES USED THE INFORMATION IN THE REPORT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BREEDERS SELLING TO PET STORES IN THEIR TOWNS, AND MANY HELPED PASS NEW LOCAL ORDINANCES THAT BAN THE SALE OF PUPPIES IN PET STORES. AS OF THE END OF 2015, 111 U.S. MUNICIPALITIES HAVE PASSED ORDINANCES TO BAN THE SALE OF PUPPIES IN PET STORES UNLESS THEY COME FROM SHELTERS OR RESCUES, INCLUDING PHOENIX, PITTSBURGH, AND BEVERLY HILLS; 34 OF THEM PASSED IN 2015 ALONE. THE CAMPAIGN SUPPORTED FIVE SUCCESSFUL STATE BILLS CRACKING DOWN ON PUPPY MILLS IN 2015, INCLUDING LEGISLATION IN NEW JERSEY AND VIRGINIA TO PROHIBIT PET STORES FROM BUYING FROM BREEDERS WITH SOME OF THE WORST ANIMAL WELFARE ACT VIOLATIONS. BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION: THE HSUS WORKED HARD TO HASTEN THE DECLINE OF BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION (BSL), AND NO MEASURES PASSED ANYWHERE. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE HSUS, MORE THAN A DOZEN COMMUNITIES REPEALED THEIR BSL POLICIES DURING THE YEAR; 19 STATES NOW PROHIBIT LOCALITIES FROM ENACTING SUCH RESTRICTIONS ON DOGS. AG-GAG: AS IN RECENT YEARS, THE HSUS WORKED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND LEGISLATORS ABOUT THE DANGER OF AG-GAG BILLS SEEKING TO STIFLE WHISTLEBLOWERS WHO EXPOSE CRUELTY AND ABUSE ON FACTORY FARMS. SUCH BILLS APPEARED IN ARKANSAS, COLORADO, KENTUCKY, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, AND WASHINGTON, AND THE HSUS HELPED TO STOP THEM ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE IN NORTH CAROLINA. MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT INITIATIVE: WITH COALITION PARTNERS, THE HSUS TURNED IN 133,000 SIGNATURES IN A STEP TOWARD QUALIFYING OF A LANDMARK MASSACHUSETTS BALLOT INITIATIVE TO BAN THE CAGE CONFINEMENT OF FARM ANIMALS -- INCLUDING EGG-LAYING HENS, PIGS, AND CALVES -- AND THE SALE OF PRODUCTS COMING FROM SUCH SYSTEMS. MORE THAN 1,000 VOLUNTEERS GATHERED SIGNATURES TO MOVE THE MEASURE FORWARD.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b PUBLIC POLICY AND ENFORCEMENT (CONTINUED) CONTINUED FROM PART III, 4B (4 OF 4) FEDERAL AFFAIRS: THE HSUS FEDERAL AFFAIRS SECTION FOCUSES ON SUPPORT OF FEDERAL ANIMAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION AND REGULATION. THE SECTION PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN SECURING LANGUAGE IN THE OMNIBUS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL TESTING AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES (~$53M INCREASE); TO ALLOCATE NEARLY $400,000 FOR ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE (APHIS) INSPECTIONS OF ANIMAL RESEARCH SERVICE(ARS) FACILITIES AND TO HAVE 5% OF THE TOTAL ARS BUDGET MADE CONTINGENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC ANIMAL WELFARE REFORMS; AND TO SECURE $80 MILLION FOR PROGRAMS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING. THE SECTION HELPED SECURE LANGUAGE IN THE OMNIBUS TO PRESERVE FUNDING FOR THE (USDA)'S ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS INCLUDING THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT AND HORSE PROTECTION ACT; TO KEEP OUT HARMFUL LANGUAGE BLOCKING THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FROM CRACKING DOWN ON THE ILLICIT IVORY TRADE; TO BAR THE USDA FROM FUNDING INSPECTIONS AT HORSE SLAUGHTER PLANTS, EFFECTIVELY MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO SLAUGHTER HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IN THIS COUNTRY; TO ENCOURAGE THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO CONSIDER NEW, MORE HUMANE METHODS OF WILD HORSE POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND TO BAN KILLING OF HEALTHY WILD HORSES AND BURROS; AND HELPED TO REJECT ALL NEW RIDERS THAT WOULD HAVE UNDERMINED ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTIONS FOR A NUMBER OF SPECIES, INCLUDING GRAY WOLVES. THE SECTION HELPED SECURE REPORT LANGUAGE IN THE OMNIBUS CALLING ON THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) TO REVIEW AND REPORT BACK TO CONGRESS ON ITS ETHICAL POLICIES AND PROCESSES FOR NONHUMAN PRIMATE RESEARCH AND APPROPRIATING $1,000,000 TO CONTINUE WOLF LIVESTOCK LOSS DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. FEDERAL AFFAIRS WORKED IN SUPPORT OF BILLS INCLUDING THE PETS ON TRAINS ACT (H.R. 1258/S.1559), INCLUDED IN H.R. 22, THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2015, WHICH BECAME PL 114-94 P.R. 114-110; THE PET AND WOMEN SAFETY ACT (H.R. 1258/S. 1559); THE PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND TORTURE (PACT) ACT (H.R. 2293/S. 1831), THE ANIMAL WELFARE IN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH ACT (H.R. 746/S. 388); THE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ENFORCEMENT ACT (S. 27); TARGETED USE OF SANCTIONS FOR KILLING ELEPHANTS AND RHINOCEROS ACT (H.R 1945); THE GLOBAL ANTI-POACHING ACT (H.R. 2494); THE ELIMINATE, NEUTRALIZE, AND DISRUPT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ACT (S. 2385); THE PREVENT ALL SORING TACTICS (PAST) ACT (H.R. 3268/S. 1121); THE SAFEGUARD AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS ACT (H.R. 1942, S.1214); THE HUMANE COSMETICS ACT (H.R. 2858); THE FRANK R. LAUTENBERG CHEMICAL SAFETY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT (S. 697), THE CAPTIVE PRIMATE SAFETY ACT (H.R.2920); THE BIG CAT PUBLIC SAFETY ACT (H.R.3546); THE CECIL THE LION ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES ACT (H.R. 3448); THE CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS BY CEASING THE IMPORTATION OF LARGE (CECIL) ANIMAL TROPHIES ACT (H.R. 3526/S. 1918). FEDERAL AFFAIRS OPPOSED HARMFUL BILLS SUCH AS THE BIPARTISAN SPORTSMEN'S ACT (S.405/S. 556/S. 659) AND ITS HOUSE COUNTERPART, THE SPORTSMEN'S HERITAGE AND RECREATIONAL ENHANCEMENT ACT (H.R. 2406), WHICH WOULD OPEN SENSITIVE FEDERAL LANDS TO HUNTING, EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF HUNTING TO INCLUDE TRAPPING, STRIP CERTAIN FEDERAL AGENCIES OF THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE SCIENCE-BASED DECISIONS REGARDING THE USE OF LEAD AMMUNITION, AND CREATE A CONGRESSIONAL CARVE OUT TO ALLOW HUNTERS TO IMPORT SPORT-HUNTED TROPHIES OF THREATENED POLAR BEARS. FEDERAL AFFAIRS SUPPORTED REGULATORY ACTIONS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL INCLUDING USDA PROPOSALS AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING A LOOPHOLE ALLOWING DOWNER CALVES (THOSE TOO SICK, INJURED, OR WEAK TO STAND) TO BE SLAUGHTERED FOR FOOD INSTEAD OF HUMANELY EUTHANIZED; THE HUMANE HANDLING AND CARE AND TREATMENT OF MARINE MAMMALS IN CAPTIVITY; THE INCLUSION OF ANIMAL WELFARE CRITERIA IN THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM; THE REGULATION OF GENERIC TIGERS, THE REGULATION OF DOG DEALERS; ANIMAL WELFARE OVERSIGHT AT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE FACILITIES, AND THE REINTRODUCTION OF GRAY WOLVES AT ISLE ROYALE. FEDERAL AFFAIRS SUPPORTED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S EFFORTS TO FINALIZE A RULE ON THE COMMERCIAL TRADE OF IVORY IN THE U.S.; A RULE LISTING THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICAN LION POPULATIONS AS ENDANGERED AND THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN LION POPULATIONS AS THREATENED; A RULE TO LIST FOUR ADDITIONAL CONSTRICTOR SNAKE SPECIES, INCLUDING THE RETICULATED PYTHON, DESCHAUENSEE'S ANACONDA, GREEN ANACONDA, AND BENI ANACONDA, AS INJURIOUS UNDER THE LACEY ACT; A RULE TO ELIMINATE THE SPLIT LISTING OF CHIMPANZEES AND LIST ALL CAPTIVE AND WILD CHIMPANZEES AS ENDANGERED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA); AND A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE INSTEAD OF DECREASE PROTECTIONS FOR MANATEES UNDER THE ESA. FEDERAL AFFAIRS SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS OF THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICES (NMFS) TO KEEP BOAT SPEEDS RESTRICTED IN ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES' HABITAT AND TO COMBAT SHARK FINNING. FEDERAL AFFAIRS SUPPORTED THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO FINALIZE A RULE THAT REQUIRES STRICT NEW STANDARDS AND GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES, ENCOMPASSING SANITATION AND HAZARD ANALYSIS FOR COMPANIES THAT MAKE PET FOOD. THE STANDARDS WOULD APPLY TO ALL DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED PET FOOD, AND THE RAW INGREDIENTS THAT MAKE THOSE PRODUCTS.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 8,324,461 including grants of $ 1,430,442)(Revenue $ 73,422) CORPORATE POLICY
Form 990, Part V, Line 3b Reason for not filing Form 990-T THE ORGANIZATION IS AWAITING RECEIPT OF CERTAIN K-1'S RELATED TO INVESTMENT INCOME THAT ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990-T.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 10b AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS THE HSUS ENSURES THAT ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS' ACTIVITIES ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS OWN PRIMARILY THROUGH THE USE OF OVERLAPPING PERSONNEL ON BOARDS AND EXECUTIVE STAFF. (HSUS DOES NOT HAVE LOCAL CHAPTERS, BRANCHES, OR UNITS.) ACTIVE CONTROLLED AFFILIATES TYPICALLY HAVE A PROVISION IN THEIR BYLAWS REQUIRING THAT THEIR BOARD MEMBERS BE APPROVED BY HSUS'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee THE HSUS'S BYLAWS PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS OF THE HSUS BOARD WHEN THE BOARD IS NOT IN SESSION, EXCEPT THE POWER TO ELECT AND REMOVE OFFICERS. THE BYLAWS REQUIRE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO BE COMPOSED OF AT LEAST (7) SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. DURING 2015, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAD TEN VOTING MEMBERS, ALL OF WHOM WERE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE SOCIETY'S GENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER IS A NON-VOTING MEMBER, AND THE SOCIETY'S PRESIDENT/CEO MAY PARTICIPATE, BUT WITHOUT VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons OFFICERS MARKARIAN, PACELLE, WAITE, RODGERS, KINDLER AND BARSNESS WERE EMPLOYED BY HSUS ALONG WITH OTHER AFFILIATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS ON WHOSE BOARD HSUS DIRECTORS WIEBERS, COUPE, AND PROBST SERVED. THEREFORE, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD "BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS" WITH EACH OTHER. -
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Significant changes to organizational documents In 2015, the Society's membership approved amendments to the Bylaws that increased the authorized number of directors, streamlined the procedure by which the Board of Directors may take action by mail or e-mail, and altered the Board's quorum rule from one-third of the authorized number of directors to one-third of directors actually in office just before a meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders EXPLANATION: INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTE $25 OR MORE ANNUALLY ARE "VOTING MEMBERS" OF THE SOCIETY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body EXPLANATION: INDIVIDUALS WHO CONTRIBUTE $25 OR MORE ANNUALLY AND WHO ARE IN GOOD STANDING ARE "VOTING MEMBERS" OF THE SOCIETY WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A ROTATING ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED EACH YEAR.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders EXPLANATION: ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS, AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES TO SUBMIT TO THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP, MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL TO THAT MEMBERSHIP BY REFERENDUM.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body EXPLANATION: AFTER THE HSUS'S INTERNAL ACCOUNTING STAFF DRAFTS THE 990, THE DRAFT IS SUBMITTED TO THE HSUS'S CORPORATE OFFICERS AND OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT TAX PREPARERS FOR THEIR REVIEW, REACTION, AND REVISION. ADDITIONALLY, THE HSUS'S TREASURER/CFO, WHO IS AN OFFICER, AND THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE CONDUCT A FURTHER REVIEW OF AN ADVANCED OR FINAL DRAFT. PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE FINALIZED FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy EXPLANATION: THE HSUS'S POLICY OF NOT DOING BUSINESS WITH DIRECTORS OR THEIR COMPANIES, AND OTHER CONFLICT-AVOIDANCE PRACTICES, ARE SUBJECTS COVERED IN ORIENTATION SESSIONS HELD FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS. COPIES OF THE FULL DISCLOSURE POLICY AND RELATED QUESTIONNAIRE ARE DISTRIBUTED, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO HSUS OFFICERS AND SELECTED SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS. THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE COMPLETED, SIGNED, AND RETURNED TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, WHO NOTIFIES THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF ANY CONCERNS. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO ANSWER PART VI, LINES 1B AND 2, COVER MUCH THE SAME GROUND. A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS - - THE LEGAL, BYLAWS, ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE - - WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1988, IS CHARGED WITH CONSIDERING ETHICS QUESTIONS AND CASES BROUGHT TO ITS ATTENTION BY ANY BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER OR BY THE BOARD ITSELF, AND WITH MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS THEREON TO THE BOARD. INDIVIDUALS HAVING POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CANNOT VOTE, PARTICIPATE IN BOARD OR COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS ON THE SUBJECT, OR BE COUNTED TOWARD MEETING A QUORUM. (THEY MAY ANSWER QUESTIONS.)
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official EXPLANATION: A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE OFFICER EVALUATION, COMPENSATION AND NOMINATING COMMITTEE ("OECNC"), ESTABLISHED IN 1997, IS CHARGED WITH ANNUALLY EVALUATING THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF THE PRINCIPAL SALARIED HSUS OFFICERS (PRESIDENT/CEO, THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICERS, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE TREASURER/CFO, THE CORPORATE SECRETARY, AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL/CLO - THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, AND BOARD TREASURER ARE UNPAID VOLUNTEER POSITIONS) AND ANY KEY EMPLOYEES, AND WITH MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ABOUT EACH OFFICER'S COMPENSATION, WHICH THE FULL BOARD DETERMINES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF TREAS. REG. 53.4958-6, THE ANNUAL OECNC PROCESSES INVOLVE ATTENTION TO AND AVOIDANCE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA GATHERED AND PRESENTED BY AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION EXPERT, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF THE MEETINGS, DELIBERATIONS, AND DECISIONS. THESE PROCESSES WERE MOST RECENTLY UNDERTAKEN IN 2015, AS WELL AS IN 2014.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees PLEASE REFER TO FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public EXPLANATION: THE HSUS MAKES COPIES OF ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO VOTING MEMBERS FREE-OF-CHARGE, BY MAIL, UPON REQUEST. THE FORMAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON HSUS'S WEBSITE, ARE FILED WITH STATE CHARITABLE SOLICITATION REGISTRATIONS, AND PROVIDED TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, AND TO MAJOR DONORS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, BY MAIL, UPON REQUEST. (FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN OTHER FORMATS - E.G., THE FORM 990 AND THE ANNUAL REPORT - IS AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE AND WILL ALSO BE MAILED, ON REQUEST, AS SET FORTH IN IRS CODE SECTION 6104(D).) THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1 NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES NATIONAL OUTDOOR SPORTS IS ONE OF OUR TOP FIVE CONSULTANTS AND IS NOT ONLY A FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT BUT ALSO PROVIDES PRINTING, DESIGN AND COPYING SERVICES.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue - Total Revenue: 326109, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 326109, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances PENSION BENEFITS ADJUSTMENT - 5068522;
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c AUDIT OVERSIGHT CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES (HSUS), THROUGH ITS AUDIT COMMITTEE, PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT (APPOINTED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF HSUS) THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1f GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THE HSUS MADE GRANTS TO STATE BALLOT COMMITTEES TO FURTHER ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1g DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFF, ETC. IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC OPINION ON LEGISLATIVE MATTERS OR REFERENDA, HSUS STAFF, UNPAID VOLUNTEERS, AND PAID CONSULTANTS HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS AND THEIR STAFF, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1h RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, SEMINARS, CONVENTIONS, ETC. THE HSUS HELD LOBBY DAYS IN VARIOUS STATE CAPITALS FOR CITIZENS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES, AND WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1i OTHER ACTIVITIES THE HSUS STAFF CONDUCT RESEARCH AND HAVE INTERNAL MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS EXTERNAL MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND STRATEGY FOR INFLUENCING SUCH LEGISLATION.
Schedule D, Part V Endowment Funds The following footnote is from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Humane Society of the United States and affiliates (the Society): The Society's consolidated financial statements for 2014 have been restated to properly reflect the release of net assets that occurred during and prior to the year ended December 31, 20014. The Society has historically taken a conservative approach to the interpretation of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act of 2006 (UPMIFA) as requiring the preservation of the fair value of original donor-restricted contributions. The Society had annually adjusted permanently restricted net assets by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Any earnings in excess of the change in the CPI has been classified as temporarily restricted net assets. The effect of the restatement is to decrease the balance in the permanently restricted net assets to the original value of the donor-restricted contributions and to increase the balance in the unrestricted and temporarily restricted net assets as of December 31, 2014.
AFFILIATE DESCRIPTIONS AFFILIATE DESCRIPTIONS FOR HSUS SCHEDULE O (PART 1 OF 2) The Humane Society of the United States and Affiliates (collectively, the Society) is a not-for profit organization whose primary purpose is the worldwide advancement of humane treatment of animals through public education and awareness programs. The consolidated financial data, presented in the annual report of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), includes the operations of The HSUS and the following entities whose missions are described below: The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust EIN # 52-1808517 (HSWLT), founded in 1993, celebrates and protects wild animals by creating and managing permanent sanctuaries, by preserving and enhancing natural habitat, and by confronting cruelty. The HSWLT protects natural habitat in perpetuity and seeks to ensure that animals living on protected lands are not hunted or trapped. The Trust maintains a portfolio of more than 112 permanent wildlife sanctuaries comprising over 19,000 acres and has been involved in the protection and conservation of habitat in nearly 40 states and nine countries, sanctuaries where recreational and commercial hunting -- and a variety of practices threatening to animals and their habitat -- will always be prohibited. Staff members work with landowners committed to providing permanent protection for their properties and the animals living there. Sometimes that involves transferring the land to the HSWLT for protection. At other times, it involves permanent conservation agreements, or conservation easements, which establish restrictions on how the land can be used to ensure that it will always be a safe home for wildlife. The HSWLT also works in collaboration with other non-governmental organizations throughout the United States and abroad to promote its values concerning the protection of habitat and wildlife. These partnership efforts take the form of active consultation by HSWLT staff as well as limited financial participation for property acquisition, maintenance, enhancement, and protection. The HSWLT has been involved in 30 such projects, involving two million acres in total. The Fund for Animals EIN #13-6218740 (FFA), since 2005, is the entity responsible for most HSUS animal care facilities including, for 2015, the Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch (TX), the Cape Wildlife Center (MA), the Duchess Sanctuary (OR), and the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center (CA). These facilities focus on rehabilitation and release, and other hands-on care and rescue of injured, orphaned, and abandoned animals, as well as promoting the humane treatment of all animals and the prevention of cruelty through education and advocacy. The Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas is a 1,437-acre sanctuary that cares for approximately 1,000 animals year round, representing 42 species, rescued from abuse or abandonment. Rescued animal residents include exotic as well as domestic species, including horses and burros, cattle and buffalo, deer, pigs, tortoise, tigers, chimpanzees, and other primate species. The Doris Day Equine Center at Black Beauty Ranch provides care and rehabilitation for rescued horses and trains them for placement and adoption with new families. The Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts is a five-acre facility and model rehabilitation program that works to rehabilitate native and transitory wildlife, providing medical and rehabilitative treatment to injured and orphaned animals and releasing them back into the wild. The Cape Wildlife Center is an integral part of the Cape Cod community, advising people on humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts, while supporting public policies that benefit wild animals and their habitats. The center's externship program draws veterinary technicians, pre-veterinary undergraduate majors, and veterinary students and credentialed veterinarians from across the U.S. and abroad. In 2015, 1,700 animals received care and several dozen professional visitors studied wildlife rehabilitation, veterinary care, and conservation medicine. The Center also assisted hundreds more animals through telephone and in-person consultations with the public, animal control officers, veterinarians and others who found abandoned/injured animals and sought help. The 1,120-acre Duchess Sanctuary in Oakland, Oregon cares for about 200 formerly abused, abandoned, and neglected horses. Mares rescued from the pregnant mare urine (PMU) industry and their offspring make up the majority of the herd. The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, California is a 13-acre facility which provides medical treatment, care, and rehabilitation of native wildlife, and releases them back into the wild. The Center focuses primarily on the rehabilitation and release of predator species native to California, such as skunks, coyotes, bobcats, eagles, hawks, and owls. In 2015, approximately 600 animals received care and treatment. Presently, a number of non-releasable or non-native animals rescued from the exotic pet trade and individual cruelty cases live at the Center, including an African lion, pygmy hippo, and mountain lion. The Center serves as a shelter for a colony of 40 feral cats rescued from nearby San Nicolas Island. Doris Day Animal League EIN# 95-4117651 (DDAL) The Doris Day Animal League, founded in 1987 by the legendary actress and animal advocate, is a nonprofit, national, citizen's lobbying organization working for the humane treatment of animals. Since its inception, DDAL, a 501(c)(4) entity, has been a leader on animal welfare legislation and public policy. DDAL works with the U.S. Congress, government agencies, state and local officials, and other policy stakeholders to secure the passage of new laws and the enforcement of existing laws that reduce or eliminate the suffering of animals. In 2015, DDAL continued its efforts to gain support for non-animal methods of research within relevant federal agencies such as the EPA and NIH and within international bodies charged with regulatory responsibility for product testing and safety. DDAL also sought to prioritize federal funding for non-animal research methods. In the Congress, DDAL worked for the passage of legislation including the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act; the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act; and the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act. (CONTINUED)
AFFILIATE DESCRIPTIONS (CONTINUED) AFFILIATE DESCRIPTIONS (2 OF 2) Humane Society International EIN# 52-1769464 (HSI) Founded in 1991, HSI educates audiences worldwide about compassion toward animals, carries out direct animal care, rescue, and disaster response; provides technical and scientific support to local partners; and seeks to increase the priority given to animal protection issues by policy-makers, industry, and civil society worldwide. HSI's core campaigns focus on the humane management of street animals via sterilization and vaccination in much of Asia, Latin America, and South America; the elimination of the dog meat trade in Asia; an end to the confinement of farm animals in battery cages and gestation crates in India, Brazil, Mexico, and elsewhere; a phase-out of animal testing for human and environmental hazard and risk assessment; a halt to the killing of seals for commercial purposes; the cessation of shark finning and shark fin soup consumption; and the restriction of mercy release programs that encourage the capture and subsequent release of wild animals. HSI works aggressively against the illicit global wildlife trade (via participation in CITES and other activities), advances efforts to stop commercial whaling (via the International Whaling Commission), and seeks to improve wildlife protection mechanisms in international trade negotiations. HSI also campaigns against the trapping and ranching of animals for fur garments, and promotes wildlife contraception as a humane way to manage wildlife populations (particularly elephants) without the stress of capture and translocation or culling. In addition, HSI responds to cases of companion animal suffering (e.g. rescuing dogs from the dog meat trade in Asia or from puppy mills in Canada) and to major disasters that affect animals by sending skilled responders and funding support when disasters occur. HSI actively supports the education and development of humane organizations worldwide through educational and hands-on programs. Every year, HSI organizes an international track as part of Animal Care Expo, aimed specifically at international attendees. HSI also organizes and supports workshops across the world to enhance the capacity and skills of the international animal protection movement. As part of this approach, HSI has developed programs and technologies that facilitate high-volume sterilization of street dogs. These projects train veterinarians, veterinary technicians and animal handlers, change the way communities view street animals, and indirectly and directly enhance the capacity of local organizations while also improving the well-being of street animals. South Florida Wildlife Center EIN# 23-7086391 (SFWC), incorporated in 1969, helps animals in South Florida's tri-county region (Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade). Staff members rescue, rehabilitate, and release harmed or displaced native wildlife; treat and place domestic, exotic and farm animals in need; and teach the public about living alongside our wild neighbors. In 2015, SFWC assisted over 13,500 animals spanning many different species. The SFWC daily performs field rescues of injured, orphaned, and imperiled animals, covering more than 7,000 miles a month to save lives. A professional staff of sixty includes licensed veterinarians, licensed wildlife rehabilitators, and other animal care and rescue specialists who provide a full range of lifesaving veterinary and rehabilitative services to wild animals in need. SFWC personnel restore mobility and function to injured wildlife, provide rehabilitative care in enriched, species-specific habitats, and release rehabilitated animals back into the wild. Humane Society University EIN # 27-0263498 (HSU), incorporated in 2008 as a private, non-profit institution, manages the higher education and professional training divisions of The HSUS. Education and professional development of personnel and supporters are essential to the growth and strength of the humane movement, and directly advance the mission of The HSUS as well as the thousands of local societies and other animal organizations that rely on trained professional staff. HSU offers academic instruction, degree programs in animal studies, policy, advocacy, and humane leadership, and education programs to provide animal care and control professionals and others with advanced training in such areas as animal behavior, animal care, disaster response, humane education, law enforcement, and community coalition-building. The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association EIN #22-2768664 (HSVMA) is committed to promoting veterinary leadership in animal advocacy, public education and direct care to aid animals in need. HSVMA's main program areas include communication, educational, legislative and regulatory efforts to promote animal welfare, continuing education events focusing on animal welfare issues, advocating for humane alternatives in veterinary education, and a direct care program called RAVS (Rural Area Veterinary Service) that provides medical treatment for animals on Native American reservations in the United States and remote locations abroad. During 2015, the RAVS program provided no-cost, quality medical care for approximately 7,900 animals (for a total value of services provided of $1.56 million). Approximately 140 professional volunteers (veterinarians and veterinary technicians) participated in the RAVS clinics, along with more than 240 veterinary students. HSVMA's accomplishments for 2015 include working to collect veterinary endorsements in support of advances in the areas of farm animal welfare, companion animal welfare, laboratory animal welfare, and the protection of wildlife; educating the public and the veterinary profession about animal welfare across a wide range of topics. HSVMA continued its animal welfare webinar series for veterinary professionals, providing six presentations on topics non-surgical sterilization, cat-friendly handling in veterinary practice, separation anxiety in dogs, and farm animal well-being. In 2015, HSVMA hosted 50 presentations on veterinary school campuses, reaching more than 2,000 veterinary students on topics ranging from puppy mills and feral cats to malicious poisoning, antimicrobial resistance and opportunities in field medicine with the HSVMA Rural Area Veterinary Services team. HSVMA issues an e-newsletter, staffs booths at conferences, and engages in media outreach on the full range of animal welfare issues.
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SCHEDULE R
(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships
MediumBulletComplete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33, 34, 35b, 36, or 37.
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MediumBullet Information about Schedule R (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
The Humane Society of the United States
 
Employer identification number

53-0225390
Part I
Identification of Disregarded Entities Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 33.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN (if applicable) of disregarded entity


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

 		(d)
Total income


 		(e)
End-of-year assets


 		(f)
Direct controlling
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Part II
Identification of Related Tax-Exempt Organizations Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related tax-exempt organizations during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of related organization


(b)
Primary activity


 		(c)
Legal domicile (state
or foreign country)

 		(d)
Exempt Code section


 		(e)
Public charity status
(if section 501(c)(3))

 		(f)
Direct controlling
entity

 		(g)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
Yes No
(1)DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
95-4117651 		ANIMAL WELFARE CA 501(c)(4   THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(2)FRIENDS OF HUMANE SOC INTL'L FOR THE PROTECTION & CONSERVATION OF ANIMALS
1250 RENE-LEVESQUE BLVD
STE 2500
WEST MONTREAL    
CA
ANIMAL WELFARE CA     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(3)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
52-1769464 		ANIMAL WELFARE DC 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(4)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CANADA
460 ST CATHERINE WEST
SUITE 506
MONTREAL,QUEBECH3B1A7
CA
ANIMAL WELFARE CA     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(5)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL INDIA
112 SAFAL PEGASUS NR
PRAHLADNAGAR AUDA GAR
FEET RD AHMEDABAD,GUJARAT  
IN
ANIMAL WELFARE IN     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(6)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA
250 MTS OESTE DEL MALL SAN PEDRO
OFICENTRO
SAN JOSE   SE1 1NP
CS
ANIMAL WELFARE CS     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(7)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL UK
5 UNDERWOOD ST
LONDON   N1 7LY
UK
ANIMAL WELFARE UK     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(8)HUMANE SOCIETY OF HONG KONG LIMITED
3C WING YEE COMMERCIAL BLDG
5 WING KUT ST
  HONG KONG  
CH
ANIMAL WELFARE CH     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(9)HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA BRANCH
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
94-6050420 		ANIMAL WELFARE CA 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(10)HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES NEW JERSEY BRANCH INC
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
22-1671626 		ANIMAL WELFARE NJ 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(11)HUMANE SOCIETY UNIVERSITY
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
27-0263498 		ANIMAL WELFARE EDUCATION DC 501(c)(3 2 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(12)HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
22-2768664 		ANIMAL WELFARE NY 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(13)SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC
3200 SW 4TH AVE

FORT LAUDERDALE,FL33315
23-7086391 		ANIMAL WELFARE FL 501(c)(3 9 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(14)THE FUND FOR ANIMALS
200 W 57TH ST

NEW YORK,NY10019
13-6218740 		ANIMAL WELFARE NY 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(15)THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST
2100 L ST NW

WASHINGTON,DC20037
52-1808517 		ANIMAL WELFARE DC 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(16)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
BASTION TOWER
5 PLACE DU CHAMP DE MARS
  1050 BRUSSELS  
BE
ANIMAL WELFARE BE     THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(17)PROJECT CHIMPS
589 PALISADE DRIVE 503

BRUNSWICK,GA31523
47-1439557 		ANIMAL WELFARE OR 501(c)(3 7 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE US
 
Yes
 
(18)HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL MEXICO
VICENTE SUAREZ 73 COLONIA CONDESA
DELEGACION CUAUHTEMOC CP 06140
CUIDAD DE MEXICO    
MX
ANIMAL WELFARE MX     HUMAN SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
 
Yes
 
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.
Cat. No. 50135Y
Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Page 2
Part III
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Partnership Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a partnership during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization



 		(b)
Primary activity




 		(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)


 		(d)
Direct controlling
entity



 		(e)
Predominant income(related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(f)
Share of total income




 		(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets



 		(h)
Disproprtionate allocations?




 		(i)
Code V-UBI
amount in box 20 of
Schedule K-1
(Form 1065)
 		(j)
General or
managing
partner?



 		(k)
Percentage
ownership
Yes No Yes No












Part IV
Identification of Related Organizations Taxable as a Corporation or Trust Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34 because it had one or more related organizations treated as a corporation or trust during the tax year.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of
related organization
 		(b)
Primary activity
 		(c)
Legal
domicile
(state or foreign
country)
 		(d)
Direct controlling
entity
 		(e)
Type of entity
(C corp, S corp,
or trust) 		(f)
Share of total income
 		(g)
Share of end-of-year
assets
 		(h)
Percentage
ownership
 		(i)
Section 512(b)(13) controlled entity?
Yes No












Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Page 3
Part V
Transactions With Related Organizations Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 34, 35b, or 36.
Note. Complete line 1 if any entity is listed in Parts II, III, or IV of this schedule.
Yes
No
1 During the tax year, did the orgranization engage in any of the following transactions with one or more related organizations listed in Parts II-IV?
a Receipt of (i) interest, (ii) annuities, (iii) royalties, or (iv) rent from a controlled entity .....................
1a
 
No
b Gift, grant, or capital contribution to related organization(s) ............................
1b
Yes
 
c Gift, grant, or capital contribution from related organization(s) ............................
1c
 
No
d Loans or loan guarantees to or for related organization(s) ............................
1d
Yes
 
e Loans or loan guarantees by related organization(s) ............................
1e
 
No
f Dividends from related organization(s) ............................
1f
 
No
g Sale of assets to related organization(s) ............................
1g
 
No
h Purchase of assets from related organization(s) ............................
1h
 
No
i Exchange of assets with related organization(s) ............................
1i
 
No
j Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets to related organization(s) .......................
1j
 
No
k Lease of facilities, equipment, or other assets from related organization(s) ......................
1k
 
No
l Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations for related organization(s) .....................
1l
Yes
 
m Performance of services or membership or fundraising solicitations by related organization(s) .................
1m
 
No
n Sharing of facilities, equipment, mailing lists, or other assets with related organization(s) ...................
1n
Yes
 
o Sharing of paid employees with related organization(s) ............................
1o
Yes
 
p Reimbursement paid to related organization(s) for expenses ............................
1p
 
No
q Reimbursement paid by related organization(s) for expenses ............................
1q
Yes
 
r Other transfer of cash or property to related organization(s) ............................
1r
Yes
 
s Other transfer of cash or property from related organization(s) ............................
1s
Yes
 
2
If the answer to any of the above is "Yes," see the instructions for information on who must complete this line, including covered relationships and transaction thresholds.
(a)
Name of related organization 		(b)
Transaction
type (a-s) 		(c)
Amount involved 		(d)
Method of determining amount involved
(1) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

 B 5,350,623 PROGRAM GRANT
(2) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CANADA

 B 861,492 PROGRAM GRANT
(3) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL UK

 B 622,128 PROGRAM GRANT
(4) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE

 B 61,399 PROGRAM GRANT
(5) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA

 B 484,169 PROGRAM GRANT
(6) SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC

 B 2,426,658 PROGRAM GRANT
(7) HUMANE SOCIETY UNIVERSITY

 B 1,665,148 PROGRAM GRANT
(8) HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

 B 5,131,014 PROGRAM GRANT
(9) PROJECT CHIMPS

 B 2,500,000 PROGRAM GRANT
(10) THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST

 O 368,009 SALARIES
(11) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

 O 1,666,854 SALARIES
(12) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA

 O 56,960 SALARIES
(13) THE FUND FOR ANIMALS

 O 1,910,094 SALARIES
(14) SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC

 O 1,697,619 SALARIES
(15) HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

 O 643,212 SALARIES
(16) DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE

 O 83,038 SALARIES
(17) THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST

 Q 1,531,350 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(18) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

 Q 7,534,567 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(19) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CANADA

 Q 405,238 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(20) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE

 Q 132,244 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(21) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA

 Q 116,306 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(22) THE FUND FOR ANIMALS

 Q 5,492,711 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(23) SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC

 Q 1,866,814 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(24) HUMANE SOCIETY UNVERSITY

 Q 493,998 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(25) HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

 Q 1,193,281 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(26) DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE

 Q 2,255,882 INTERCOMPANY ACTIVITY
(27) THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST

 R 234,431 CASH TRANSFER
(28) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

 R 1,466,833 CASH TRANSFER
(29) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CANADA

 R 1,493,888 CASH TRANSFER
(30) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL UK

 R 373,952 CASH TRANSFER
(31) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE

 R 158,881 CASH TRANSFER
(32) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL LATIN AMERICA

 R 310,652 CASH TRANSFER
(33) SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC

 R 133,034 CASH TRANSFER
(34) DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE

 R 592,340 CASH TRANSFER
(35) THE FUND FOR ANIMALS

 R 1,356,909 CASH TRANSFER
(36) HUMANE SOCIETY UNIVERSITY

 R 576,018 CASH TRANSFER
(37) THE HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE LAND TRUST

 S 1,551,262 CASH TRANSFERS
(38) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

 S 6,250,546 CASH TRANSFERS
(39) HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL CANADA

 S 848,471 CASH TRANSFERS
(40) THE FUND FOR ANIMALS

 S 6,629,936 CASH TRANSFERS
(41) DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE

 S 3,043,068 CASH TRANSFERS
(42) SOUTH FLORIDA WILDLIFE CENTER INC

 S 1,550,572 CASH TRANSFERS
(43) HUMANE SOCIETY VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

 S 538,121 CASH TRANSFERS
Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Page 4
Part VI
Unrelated Organizations Taxable as a Partnership Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 37.
Provide the following information for each entity taxed as a partnership through which the organization conducted more than five percent of its activities (measured by total assets or gross revenue) that was not a related organization. See instructions regarding exclusion for certain investment partnerships.
(a)
Name, address, and EIN of entity 		(b)
Primary activity 		(c)
Legal domicile
(state or foreign
country) 		(d)
Predominant income (related, unrelated, excluded from tax under sections 512-514)

(e)
Are all partners
section
501(c)(3)
organizations? 		(f)
Share of total income




 		(g)
Share of
end-of-year
assets 		(h)
Disproprtionate allocations? 		(i)
Code V-UBI
amount in box 20
of Schedule K-1
(Form 1065) 		(j)
General or
managing
partner? 		(k)
Percentage
ownership
Yes No Yes No Yes No






























Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Schedule R (Form 990) 2015
Page 5
Part VII
Supplemental Information
Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule R (see instructions).
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