Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$39,727,575

Total expenses

$36,515,845

Contributions and grants received

$30,069,497

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$6,840,481

Investment income

$2,181,169

Other revenue

$636,428

Total assets, end of year

$112,776,068

Total liabilities, end of year

$6,387,331

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$106,388,737

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$29,313,790

Management and general expenses

$3,225,449

Fundraising expenses

$3,976,606

Program service expenses (Part III)

$29,313,790

Program services were 80.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• SHELTERING AND ADOPTIONS - IN 2024, OHS PLACED 11, 907 PETS WITH NEW FAMILIES IN OREGON, THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, AND BEYOND. THE ANIMALS THAT FOUND NEW HOMES CONSTITUTE AN OVERALL LIVE RELEASE RATE (LRR) OF 97%. THROUGH THE SECOND CHANCE PROGRAM, OHS SAVES MORE LIVES BY ACCEPTING ANIMALS FROM SHELTERS AND ANIMAL SERVICE AGENCIES ACROSS OREGON AS WELL AS PARTNER SHELTERS IN OTHER STATES SUCH AS CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, TEXAS AND IOWA. MANY OF THESE SHELTERS ARE OFTEN OVERWHELMED BY TOO MANY ANIMALS AND TOO FEW ADOPTERS. IN 2024, 7,468 ANIMALS WERE ACCEPTED FROM 79 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. LIVE RELEASE RATES FOR 2024: OHS USES LIVE RELEASE RATE (LRR) TO TRACK THE OUTCOME OF ANIMALS THAT ARE BROUGHT INTO ITS SHELTERS. THE LRR ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE MANY OPTIONS FOR PETS THAT COME TO THE SHELTER IN ADDITION TO ADOPTIONS - FOR EXAMPLE, ANIMAL TRANSFERS TO OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS. THE LRR DOES NOT INCLUDE END-OF-LIFE SERVICES. OHS RELEASED A TOTAL OF 12,128 ANIMALS, INCLUDING: 3,566 DOGS, 8,367 CATS, AND 195 SMALL ANIMALS OHS OVERALL LRR: OHS PORTLAND CAMPUS LIVE RELEASE RATE: 97% AND OHS SALEM CAMPUS LIVE RELEASE RATE: 96%LENGTH OF STAY FOR 2024: OHS CALCULATES THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (LOS) BY INCLUDING THE DAY OF ARRIVAL THROUGH THE DAY OF DISPOSITION (ADOPTION, TRANSFER, EUTHANASIA, OR RETURN TO OWNER). THE LOS REFLECTS THE ENTIRETY OF THE TIME THE ANIMAL WAS IN THE CARE OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING STRAY ANIMAL HOLDING PERIODS, TIME IN FOSTER CARE, BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, AND PROTECTIVE CUSTODY IN CRIMINAL CASES. OHS OVERALL LOS: 15.5 PORTLAND CAMPUS LOS: DOG LOS AVERAGED 19.4 DAYS (PUPPIES AVERAGED 10.6 DAYS) AND CAT LOS AVERAGED 18.4 DAYS (KITTENS AVERAGED 18.8 DAYS) SALEM CAMPUS LOS: DOG LOS AVERAGED 12.4 DAYS (PUPPIES AVERAGED 9.3 DAYS) AND CAT LOS AVERAGED 15.1 DAYS (KITTENS AVERAGED 20.1 DAYS)OFF-SITE ADOPTION: BRINGING PETS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR ADOPTION IS ANOTHER WAY THAT OHS MAINTAINS A HIGH LRR. A TOTAL OF 411 ANIMALS FOUND HOMES DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR OFF-SITE ADOPTION EVENTS. MEDICAL SERVICES (SHELTER-OWNED PETS AND PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS): DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2024, OHS PERFORMED 7,319 SURGERIES IN THE HOLMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL LEARNING CENTER (AMLC) ON THE PORTLAND CAMPUS, INCLUDING 6,719 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES AND 600 OTHER ESSENTIAL AND EMERGENCY SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, THE AMLC PROVIDED 11,554 MEDICAL EXAMS FOR PETS, AND HELPED TRAIN 89 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARY STUDENTS. ON THE SALEM CAMPUS, OHS PERFORMED 5,471 SURGERIES FOR SHELTER PETS, COMMUNITY CATS, OWNED PETS, AND PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS.BEST FRIENDS' CORNER: OHS OPERATES A RETAIL STORE LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE PORTLAND SHELTER. THE STORE STOCKS A VARIETY OF GOODS THAT A NEW ADOPTER MAY NEED TO MAKE THEIR NEW PET FEEL AT HOME. IT ALSO HAS NUMEROUS TRAINING BOOKS AND TOOLS TO IMPROVE PET AND OWNER BEHAVIOR AND TO KEEP THE ANIMAL IN THE HOME.IN 2024: GROSS SALES: $406,821 NET LOSS: $127,665 PERCENTAGE OF OVERALL SALES ATTRIBUTED TO NEW ADOPTER SALES: 60%VOLUNTEERS: OHS'S VOLUNTEER TEAM CHANGES THE WORLD FOR EACH DOG, CAT, RABBIT, RODENT, OR BIRD THEY HELPED ON A DAILY BASIS. OHS'S VOLUNTEERS MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE AND THE LIVES OF OUR ANIMALS AND TEAM BETTER THROUGH SO MANY KIND AND COMPASSIONATE ACTIONS, FROM OFFERING DAILY WALKS, ACCLIMATING ANIMALS TO HUMANS, GETTING ANIMALS SETTLED IN THE SHELTER TO PROVIDING A HELPING HAND TO OUR TEAM. FOSTER CARE HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANT TIME TO OHS'S VOLUNTEER HOURS. DONATING 493,245 HOURS OF SERVICE TO ALL PROGRAMS OFFERED AT OHS IN 2024, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED SERVICES EQUIVALENT TO 237 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. ADULT VOLUNTEERS TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS - 96,579 (NOT INCLUDING FOSTER VOLUNTEER HOURS) TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO OHS WAS 2,165 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR GENERAL CARE, BEHAVIOR, AND ENRICHMENT TOTALED 58,129 OHS HAD 3 TEAMS DEPLOY IN 2024 TO HELP OTHER AGENCIES FOR EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY GROUPS PROGRAM: INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM NUMBERED 170, PROVIDING 8,302 VOLUNTEER HOURSFOSTER CARE: THERE WERE 831 FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEER FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERING 396,666 HOURS AND ANIMALS FOSTERED TOTALED 2,315PRIMARY REASONS FOR FOSTER CARE: THEY WERE TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION, THEY WERE NURSING BABY ANIMALS, AND THEY HAD A MEDICAL CONDITION

  Expenses $16,866,556 · Revenue $3,144,368

• COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES - DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, OHS HAD 17,989 PATIENT VISITS TO THE COMMUNITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL (CVH) INCLUDING 3,587 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, 312 DENTAL PROCEDURES AND 139 OTHER URGENT SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, THE CVH DISTRIBUTED $555,717 IN SUBSIDIZED CARE. SALEM CAMPUS - COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES: OHS SALEM CAMPUS PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES PRIMARILY FOR SHELTER ANIMALS, PLUS SPAY & NEUTER FOR COMMUNITY CAT AND OWNED PETS, IN 2024, OHS SALEM PROVIDED 5,471 SURGERIES, INCLUDING 1,148 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES TO COMMUNITY CATS AND 1,469 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES TO PRIVATELY OWNED PETS.

  Expenses $7,081,032 · Revenue $3,478,246

• COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION SERVICES - EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND HIGHLIGHTING ANIMALS AND PROGRAMS ARE CRUCIAL TO HELPING OHS ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF FINDING A HOME FOR ANIMALS IN NEED. IN ADDITION TO A VIBRANT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, OHS'S COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT STRIVES TO PROMOTE CRITICAL AND HELPFUL INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MEDIA, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND REAL-TIME PHOTOS OF ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION ON OHS'S WEBSITE.IN 2024: VISITORS TO THE PORTLAND CAMPUS TOTALED 66,070 (ON AVERAGE, 186 PEOPLE VISITED THE OHS PORTLAND CAMPUS EACH DAY) VISITORS TO THE SALEM CAMPUS TOTALED 47,602. ADOPTIONS AT THE PORTLAND CAMPUS AVERAGED 24.39 PER DAY ADOPTIONS AT THE SALEM CAMPUS AVERAGED 9.15 PER DAY OHS ISSUED 76 PRESS RELEASES OHS HAD 2,302 TELEVISION, RADIO AND WEB NEWS STORIES OHS'S MAGAZINE REACHED 31,000 READERS EACH QUARTER OHS'S WEBSITE AVERAGED 4,252 DAILY VISITORS AND TOTAL NEW VISITORS TO THE SITE WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,556,365 FOR THE YEAR THE AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON OHS'S WEBSITE WAS 1:58.HUMANE EDUCATION: SOMETIMES THE MOST SIGNIFICANT LESSONS ARE LEARNED THROUGH COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE. OHS STRIVES TO REACH THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS OHS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET. HUMANE EDUCATION REACHED 84,781 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 17,127 CHILDREN AND 67,654 ADULTS. HUMANE EDUCATION MADE 317 SCHOOL VISITS IN PORTLAND AND SALEM IMPACTING 7,574 YOUTH AND 371 ADULTS. 13 SUMMER CAMP SESSIONS WERE ATTENDED BY 356 TOTAL CAMPERS HUMANE EDUCATION HOSTED NINE CAREER DAYS, 59 TOURS AND FIELD TRIPS, AND SEVEN AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS.

  Expenses $1,805,625 · Revenue $121,227

• HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE - OHS HAS THREE HUMANE SPECIAL AGENTS WHO ARE COMMISSIONED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF OREGON STATE POLICE TO ENFORCE OREGON'S TOUGH ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS STATEWIDE. OHS HAS OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY HANDLING A VARIETY OF ANIMAL WELFARE COMPLAINTS. IN 2024, THERE WERE 4,387 CALLS AND E-MAIL MESSAGES TO OHS'S CRUELTY COMPLAINT LINE AND WEBSITE. HUMANE SPECIAL AGENTS TRAVELED ACROSS OREGON TO INVESTIGATE 478 NEW CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY LEADING TO 560 ANIMALS BEING SEIZED OR REMOVED FROM HARM'S WAY AND 13 CRIMINAL CASES. THE HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO ASSISTED OUTSIDE AGENCIES 210 TIMES AND PROVIDED 182 VETERINARY FORENSIC SERVICES FOR CASES INVESTIGATED BY OHS AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. IN TOTAL, 1,015 ANIMALS WERE HELPED BY OHS'S HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT IN 2024. OHS'S GOAL IS TO SAVE LIVES AND ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS, WHILE ENSURING THAT THE ROUGHLY TWO MILLION PETS IN THE REGION ARE PROTECTED FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT. RESCUE: OHS' TECHNICAL ANIMAL RESCUE (OHSTAR) MEMBERS WITH ANIMAL FIRST-AID AND RESCUE TRAINING ARE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANIMAL RESCUE SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE CRITICAL TECHNICAL SKILLS. OHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEPLOYED 36 TIMES TO AID IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE OHSTAR TEAM ENRICHES OHS'S MISSION THROUGH SAVING LIVES AND ENHANCING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS.

  Expenses $1,071,776 · Revenue $6,851

• BEHAVIOR CONSULTATION AND TRAINING - OHS'S EXPERIENCED BEHAVIOR CONSULTATION AND TRAINING TEAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF DOG, PUPPY, CAT AND KITTEN TRAININGS SERVICES AND ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: PROVIDED 512 PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS IN PORTLAND AND 69 IN SALEM. PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES OFFERED NUMBERED 303 IN PORTLAND AND 128 IN SALEM. 90 DOGS AND 103 CATS WERE HELPED THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM 80 DOGS AND 102 CATS WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM A VOLUME OF 1,230 PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS WERE HANDLED BY THE BEHAVIOR HELP LINE, A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY BY OHS

  Expenses $2,488,801 · Revenue $310,108

• COMMUNITY SUPPORT - OHS DRAWS SUPPORT FROM OREGON'S COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND, INCLUDING DONORS FROM ALL OF OREGON'S COUNTIES AND NEARLY EVERY CITY AND TOWN. DURING 2024, 30,305 INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS MADE DONATIONS TO SUPPORT OHS'S WORK. OF THESE, 1,331 DONORS WERE RECOGNIZED AS MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE, HONORING THEIR ANNUAL COMMITMENT OF $1,000 OR MORE.DONORS ARE OFFERED A BROAD ARRAY OF GIVING OPTIONS, INCLUDING: PAWS MONTHLY GIFT PROGRAM, 5,802 GENEROUS DONORS WHO PARTICIPATE WITH A RECURRING DONATION. THE AUTOS-FOR-ANIMALS VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM, WHICH RECEIVED 497 CARS, TRUCKS, RV'S, AND MOTORCYCLES. GIFTS FROM ESTATES AND TRUSTS, WHICH COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OHS'S OPERATING INCOME. OHS ENCOURAGES SUPPORTERS TO REMEMBER THE ORGANIZATION IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS. DURING THE YEAR, 99 NEW PROBATE ESTATES AND MATURED TRUSTS WERE OPENED. ADDITIONALLY, 149 HOUSEHOLDS AND 46 ORGANIZATIONS SHARED THAT THEY HAD INCLUDED OHS IN THEIR ESTATE PLAN. CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES ARE OFFERED TO OHS'S SUPPORTERS WITH ONE BEING ISSUED IN 2024. PET OWNERS CAN ENSURE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS THAT MIGHT OUTLIVE THEM BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FRIENDS FOREVER ESTATE-PLANNING-FOR-PETS PROGRAM. DURING THE YEAR, 25 HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED IN FRIENDS FOREVER FROM ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. NINETEEN PETS WERE RECEIVED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PROGRAM. SALEM THRIFT STORE: OHS CLOSED THE THRIFT STORE IN SALEM ON DEC. 31, 2024

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

Listed in Part VII

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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 May 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

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