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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE HUMANE LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,482,492
Total expenses
$19,538,449
Contributions and grants received
$17,710,028
Grants paid
$3,805,116
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$778,482
Other revenue
-$6,018
Total assets, end of year
$19,672,714
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,172,458
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,500,256
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,695,623
Management and general expenses
$4,793,029
Fundraising expenses
$2,049,797
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,695,623

Program services were 65.0% 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

    $17,710,028

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $412,802

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $446,184 · excluded $446,184

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,368,014

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $7,035,716

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $332,298

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $332,298 · excluded $332,298

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,519

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $15,641

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$9,122 · related or exempt -$9,122

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $3,104 · excluded $3,104

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,104

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $11,500 · program services $11,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $847 · program services $847

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $3,792,769 · program services $3,792,769

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $391,043 · program services $24,073 · management and general $342,898 · fundraising $24,072

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,335,778 · program services $6,171,240 · management and general $2,070,804 · fundraising $1,093,734

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $272,615 · program services $161,137 · management and general $85,613 · fundraising $25,865

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,496,315 · program services $853,363 · management and general $501,517 · fundraising $141,435

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $767,726 · program services $503,557 · management and general $178,300 · fundraising $85,869

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $306,412 · management and general $306,412

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $93,429 · management and general $93,429

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $472,775 · fundraising $472,775

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $119,582 · management and general $119,582

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $491,166 · program services $159,137 · management and general $322,864 · fundraising $9,165

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $401,399 · program services $394,018 · management and general $3,683 · fundraising $3,698

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $199,462 · program services $57,699 · management and general $91,658 · fundraising $50,105

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $436,717 · program services $138,166 · management and general $280,775 · fundraising $17,776

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,687 · program services $5,360 · management and general $1,730 · fundraising $597

  • 17 · Travel

    total $307,207 · program services $147,590 · management and general $139,316 · fundraising $20,301

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $423,783 · program services $265,883 · management and general $150,313 · fundraising $7,587

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,992 · program services $29 · management and general $38,963

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHARITABLE REG. & OTHER

    total $104,927 · program services $7,937 · management and general $172 · fundraising $96,818

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $66,318 · program services $1,318 · management and general $65,000 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,874,973 · end of year $1,750,678

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,953,795 · end of year $279,850

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,634,568 · end of year $942,078

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,510 · end of year $9,363

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $20,420 · end of year $23,387

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $222,020 · end of year $323,027

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

    $18,513

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

    $18,513

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,683,530 · end of year $16,146,163

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $40 · end of year $40

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $107,637 · end of year $198,128

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,529,406 · end of year $1,172,458

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,828,151 · end of year $17,113,638

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,143,936 · end of year $1,386,618

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE EXIST TO END THE ABUSE OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD. THIS MISSION IS EXECUTED BY PERSUADING COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS TO ADOPT ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES THROUGH NEGOTIATION AND PRESSURE CAMPAIGNS, AND THEN HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR COMMITMENTS. WE MOBILIZE VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORT AND TRAIN A GLOBAL NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS TO END ANIMAL ABUSE WORLDWIDE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

END THE ABUSE OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL & INDIVIDUAL CHANGE.

  • IN 2023, THE HUMANE LEAGUE CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM, FREEING ANIMALS FROM CAGES, AND ENDING THE CRUELEST PRACTICES ON FACTORY FARMS. SECURING COMMITMENTS TO CHANGE THE WORLD FOR CHICKENSTHL'S RESEARCHERS, CAMPAIGNERS, ORGANIZERS, AND NEGOTIATORS ENGAGED CORPORATE EXECUTIVES IN DIALOGUE, LAUNCHED HIGH-PROFILE PUBLIC PRESSURE CAMPAIGNS, AND PERSUADED COMPANIES TO ELIMINATE THE WORST ABUSES FROM THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS. THIS YEAR, THE HUMANE LEAGUE SECURED 7 NEW COMMITMENTS FROM COMPANIES TO ELIMINATE CAGES FOR EGG-LAYING HENS AND THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE SECURED 89 NEW CAGE-FREE COMMITMENTS. THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE ALSO SECURED 44 NEW COMMITMENTS TO CHANGE THE CRUEL PRACTICES ENDURED BY BROILER CHICKENS THAT ARE RAISED FOR MEAT. CONTINUING TO HOLD CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLE IN 2023, THE HUMANE LEAGUE PUSHED 62 CORPORATE TARGETS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL PROGRESS ON THEIR CAGE-FREE COMMITMENTS, INCLUDING QUIZNOS, BARNES AND NOBLE, GIANT EAGLE, AND PANDA EXPRESS THAT ARE REPORTING PROGRESS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITMENTS TO STOP SOURCING EGGS FROM CAGED HENS. YUM! BRANDS, THE WORLD'S LARGEST FAST FOOD CHAIN, REPORTED THAT 90% OF ITS EGG VOLUME FOR 25,000 LOCATIONS ARE NOW CAGE-FREE, AND THEY'RE ON TRACK TO MEET THEIR 2030 COMMITMENT IN ALL MARKETS.THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE RELEASED ITS CAGE-FREE FULFILLMENT REPORT FOR 2023, WHICH FOUND THAT 89% OF ALL CAGE-FREE EGG COMMITMENTS WITH DEADLINES OF 2022 OR EARLIER HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. BUILDING OUR MOVEMENTOUR ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT IS EXPANDING GLOBALLY VIA THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE (OWA), WHICH HAS GROWN TO A COALITION OF 90+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN 70 COUNTRIES. THE OWA AWARDED $2.35M IN GRANTS TO FUND THE WORK OF 39 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR INSTITUTIONAL CAGE-FREE AND BROILER WELFARE CAMPAIGN WORK AROUND THE WORLD IN 2023. OUR ANIMAL POLICY ALLIANCE, A STRATEGIC ALLIANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US, ENGAGED 15 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ACTIVELY DRIVING LEGISLATIVE CHANGE FOR ANIMALS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES OR REGIONS.THL'S CADRE OF CHANGEMAKERS, AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF 172 GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE US, TOOK 3,020 GRASSROOTS ACTIONS AND 12,620 DIGITAL ACTIONS DEMANDING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS IN 2023.

    Expenses $12,695,623 · Grants $3,805,116 · Revenue $6,519

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Shannon Campion

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Alicia Rodriguez

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jacob Eliosoff

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Yaqi Grover

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mark Middleton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Neysa Colizzi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Craig Dunham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Melody Hildebrandt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Victoria Bond

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $240,726
    From this org
    $216,605
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,121
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,605
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,792
    Filer's total
    $240,726

  • Andrea Coron

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AS OF 1/23

    Total calculated
    $224,237
    From this org
    $170,309
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,928
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,309
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,605
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,323
    Filer's total
    $224,237

  • Aaron Ross

    VP, POLICY AND STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $150,317
    From this org
    $134,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,642
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,675
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,792
    Filer's total
    $150,317

  • Michelle Strickland-Kucerak

    SR. VP, PROGRAMS & POLICY

    Total calculated
    $199,682
    From this org
    $171,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,807
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,875
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,015
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,792
    Filer's total
    $199,682

  • Kalista Barter

    VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $183,003
    From this org
    $150,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,818
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,185
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,026
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,792
    Filer's total
    $183,003

  • Jennifer Barckley

    SR. VP, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $202,454
    From this org
    $175,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,249
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,205
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,457
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,792
    Filer's total
    $202,454

  • Karen Nilsen

    SR. DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $149,744
    From this org
    $136,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,092
    Hours/week
    45

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 June 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202431669349300113

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