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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,595,639
Total expenses
$2,026,056
Contributions and grants received
$1,581,900
Grants paid
$461,481
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$13,739
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,402,833
Total liabilities, end of year
$825,787
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$577,046
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,799,132
Management and general expenses
$142,691
Fundraising expenses
$84,233
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,799,132

Program services were 88.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,581,900

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,739 · excluded $13,739

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $461,481 · program services $461,481

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $375,291 · program services $328,354 · management and general $28,280 · fundraising $18,657

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $297,408 · program services $260,212 · management and general $22,411 · fundraising $14,785

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,142 · program services $14,998 · management and general $1,292 · fundraising $852

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $91,187 · program services $79,783 · management and general $6,871 · fundraising $4,533

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,047 · program services $34,164 · management and general $2,942 · fundraising $1,941

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,786 · program services $5,439 · management and general $5,038 · fundraising $309

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $97,817 · program services $49,326 · management and general $45,688 · fundraising $2,803

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $10,974 · management and general $10,974

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,953 · program services $23,722 · management and general $1,885 · fundraising $1,346

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,260 · program services $31,909 · management and general $2,538 · fundraising $1,813

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,795 · program services $18,299 · management and general $1,456 · fundraising $1,040

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,101 · program services $52,889 · management and general $4,207 · fundraising $3,005

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $62,976 · program services $55,419 · management and general $4,408 · fundraising $3,149

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,701 · management and general $4,701

  • 24a · Other expenses: MARKETING RESEARCH

    total $169,900 · program services $169,900

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLIC RELATION FEES

    total $105,031 · program services $105,031

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONSULTING FEES

    total $78,086 · program services $48,086 · fundraising $30,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENT FEES

    total $60,120 · program services $60,120

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,151,998 · end of year $1,040,216

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $29,951 · end of year $29,954

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $356,000 · end of year $315,928

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,475 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,863 · end of year $10,033

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,932

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,932

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $28,407 · end of year $6,702

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $100,378 · end of year $135,356

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $448,150 · end of year $671,146

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,000 · end of year $14,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $25,703 · end of year $5,285

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $617,463 · end of year $297,046

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $390,000 · end of year $280,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

HABRI'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, THE VITAL ROLE OF COMPANION ANIMALS IN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILES AND COMMUNITIES. HABRI ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND IS UNIVERSALLY EMBRACED AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF HUMAN WELLNESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

HABRI'S MISSION IS TO ESTABLISH THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, THE VITAL ROLE OF COMPANION ANIMALS IN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

  • HABRI CONDUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TO GENERATE BROAD AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AMONG THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WITH ITS PARTNERS, HABRI HAS CREATED AND MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND MATERIALS.

    Expenses $1,167,751

  • HABRI FUNDS AND ADMINISTERS RESEARCH GRANTS TO INVESTIGATE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF PET OWNERSHIP AND/OR ANIMAL-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES. RESEARCH PROJECTS EXAMINE THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF ANIMALS ON HUMANS WITHIN THE BROAD CATEGORIES OF CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY AGING, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. RESULTS OF THIS WORK HAVE SHOWN, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BENEFITS OF SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS WITH PTSD AND THE BENEFITS OF PETS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM.

    Expenses $461,481 · Grants $461,481

  • HABRI RELIES ON RESEARCH TO ADVOCATE FOR A STRONGER ROLE FOR PETS IN SOCIETY. FOR EXAMPLE, HABRI CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY SHOWING THE BENEFITS OF PETS IN THE WORKPLACE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ADVOCATED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS TO BECOME MORE PET FRIENDLY, SO THAT VICTIMS COULD FIND SAFE SHELTER WITH THEIR PETS.

    Expenses $169,900

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael McFarland

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Susanne Kogut

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Pete Scott

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eugene O'Neill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carrie Deverell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Janet Donlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robert Vetere

    BOARD MEMBER EMERTIUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Aimee Gilbreath

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Victor Mason

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Heidi Sirota

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steven Feldman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $375,290
    From this org
    $359,893
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,397
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $326,456
    Bonus
    $33,437
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,047
    Filer's total
    $375,290

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL

    $112,327

    THIS STUDY AIMS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF ADOPTING SMALL RESCUE PETS ON OWNER WELLBEING AND THE PET-OWNER RELATIONSHIP.

  • THIS STUDY AIMS TO UNDERSTAND HOW INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN DOGS PREDICT THEIR INTEREST IN ENGAGING WITH PARTICIPANTS AND, ULTIMATELY, CREATE GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN DOGS FOR THEIR INTEREST, RATHER THAN JUST TOLERANCE, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE WELFARE OF THERAPY DOGS IS PROTECTED.

  • OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

    $58,451

    THIS RESEARCH PROJECT AIMS TO EVALUATE WHETHER PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR FAMILY CAT COULD PROMOTE BOTH YOUTH AND CAT WELL-BEING.

  • UNIVERSITY OF SURREY

    $56,731

    THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND AND ITS EFFECT ON COMPANION ANIMAL AND HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY APPLYING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPROACHES TO ACQUIRED HABRI QUESTIONNAIRE DATA AS WELL AS DATA FROM OTHER STUDIES ON HUMANS.

  • THE PROPOSED STUDY SITS WITHIN A BROADER ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECT AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING HOW THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF BOTH MILITARY VETERANS WITH PTSD AND THEIR SERVICE DOGS ARE IMPACTED BY THEIR PAIRINGS. WHILE THE LARGER RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSES ON PTSD SYMPTOM REDUCTION ELICITED BY THE SERVICE DOGS, THE PROPOSED STUDY EXTENDS TO UNDERSTANDING IF AND HOW THE PAIRING DRIVES POSITIVE CLINICAL GOALS ASSOCIATED WITH POST-TRAUMATIC GROWTH, INCLUDING GREATER APPRECIATION OF LIFE AND IMPROVED PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

  • UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

    $47,355

    THIS STUDY WILL COMBINE SUBJECTIVE SELF-REPORT MEASURES WITH OBJECTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS INCLUDING HEART RATE (HR), HEART RATE VARIABILITY (HRV), AND EEG TO RECORD THE CHANGES THAT OCCUR DURING INTERACTIONS WITH A THERAPY DOG. RESEARCHERS WILL ALSO EXAMINE HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, ATTITUDES TOWARDS DOGS, RESILIENCE, AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES IN HR, HRV AND EEG.

  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

    $44,048

    THIS STUDY WILL EVALUATE THE IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF MOUNTED VERSUS UNMOUNTED HUMAN-EQUINE INTERACTIONS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL INDICATORS OF SELF-REGULATION IN AUTISTIC YOUTH.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513179349303686

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