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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$37,463,888
Total expenses
$40,658,200
Contributions and grants received
$27,366,687
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$8,314,298
Investment income
$1,587,718
Other revenue
$195,185
Total assets, end of year
$113,761,647
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,549,532
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$107,212,115
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$32,705,926
Management and general expenses
$3,800,456
Fundraising expenses
$4,151,818
Program service expenses (Part III)
$32,705,926

Program services were 80.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,713,444

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,913,362

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,739,881

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,128,146

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHELTERING & ADOPTIONS

    total $4,053,417 · related or exempt $4,053,417

  • 2b · Program service revenue: VETERINARY SERVICES

    total $3,974,283 · related or exempt $3,974,283

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER SERVICES

    total $156,043 · related or exempt $156,043

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $130,555 · related or exempt $130,555

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $986,490 · excluded $986,490

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $338,385

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $120,612

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $217,773

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $217,773 · excluded $217,773

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,811,390 · other assets $788,550

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

    securities $8,096,585 · other assets $902,127

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $714,805 · other assets -$113,577

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $601,228 · excluded $601,228

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $414,493

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,713,444

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $734,061

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$319,568 · excluded -$319,568

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $36,624

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $22,755

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $13,869 · excluded $13,869

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $419,692

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $182,000

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $237,692 · related or exempt $237,692

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $45,419 · excluded $45,419

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $45,419

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,001,887 · program services $918,537 · management and general $470,699 · fundraising $612,651

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $20,764,992 · program services $17,191,713 · management and general $1,820,262 · fundraising $1,753,017

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $914,205 · program services $720,027 · management and general $119,959 · fundraising $74,219

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,583,106 · program services $1,989,894 · management and general $357,028 · fundraising $236,184

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,753,898 · program services $1,378,187 · management and general $146,283 · fundraising $229,428

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $98,650 · program services $40,169 · management and general $58,481

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,214 · program services $27,257 · management and general $39,863 · fundraising $1,094

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $50,506 · program services $20,510 · management and general $29,996

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $256,103 · fundraising $256,103

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $913,951 · program services $637,434 · management and general $276,517

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $661,068 · program services $495,187 · management and general $3,402 · fundraising $162,479

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,308,520 · program services $650,635 · management and general $95,582 · fundraising $562,303

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $770,227 · program services $743,740 · management and general $26,487

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,339,711 · program services $1,235,376 · management and general $75,088 · fundraising $29,247

  • 17 · Travel

    total $376,903 · program services $328,704 · management and general $26,602 · fundraising $21,597

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $55,745 · program services $43,214 · management and general $9,659 · fundraising $2,872

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,588,332 · program services $2,280,680 · management and general $147,094 · fundraising $160,558

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $310,422 · program services $261,614 · management and general $41,400 · fundraising $7,408

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $2,562,508 · program services $2,553,566 · management and general $8,234 · fundraising $708

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $1,033,398 · program services $1,004,066 · management and general $13,680 · fundraising $15,652

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $162,943 · program services $121,142 · management and general $19,774 · fundraising $22,027

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES & FEES

    total $82,911 · program services $64,274 · management and general $14,366 · fundraising $4,271

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $240,803 · end of year $816,563

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,002,894 · end of year $5,373,254

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,080,665 · end of year $4,308,043

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $507,983 · end of year $207,367

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $1,412,947 · end of year $1,371,617

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $47,664 · end of year $72,318

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $765,675 · end of year $634,006

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

    $80,741,889

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

    $19,447,376

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $62,804,618 · end of year $61,294,513

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $34,593,255 · end of year $36,080,298

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,319,564 · end of year $3,603,668

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,704,306 · end of year $2,681,846

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $154,687 · end of year $178,052

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,528,338 · end of year $3,689,634

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $87,289,882 · end of year $85,630,985

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,098,855 · end of year $21,581,130

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ("OHS") IS A PRIVATE ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED IN 1868 AND INCORPORATED IN 1880, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE A MORE HUMANE SOCIETY WITH THE VISION OF A WORLD WHERE ALL ANIMALS ARE TREATED WITH COMPASSION, KINDNESS AND RESPECT. OHS IS A STANDALONE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, OPERATING WITH CAMPUSES IN PORTLAND AND SALEM, OREGON. OHS IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY PRIVATE DONATIONS AND REVENUES GENERATED FROM SERVICES PROVIDED TO CARE AND FIND HOMES FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS, PROTECT ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY AND NEGLECT, PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE VETERINARY CARE AND TRAINING SERVICE, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. NOTABLY, OHS IS NOT AN AFFILIATE OF NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.

  • SHELTERING AND ADOPTIONS: IN 2025, OHS PLACED 12,478 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, NONPROFIT RESCUE GROUPS, AND ANIMAL SERVICE AGENCIES ACROSS OREGON AS WELL AS PARTNER SHELTERS IN OTHER STATES SUCH AS CALIFORNIA, WASHINGTON, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, AND TEXAS. MANY OF THESE SHELTERS ARE OFTEN UNDER-RESOURCED AND STRUGGLE WITH TOO MANY ANIMALS AND TOO FEW ADOPTERS. IN 2025, 7,017 ANIMALS WERE ACCEPTED FROM 62 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.LIVE RELEASE RATES FOR 2025: 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 12,904 ANIMALS. OHS OVERALL LRR: 97%PORTLAND CAMPUS LIVE RELEASE RATE: 98%SALEM CAMPUS LIVE RELEASE RATE: 95%LENGTH OF STAY FOR 2025: 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.PORTLAND CAMPUS LOS:DOG LOS AVERAGED 17.5 DAYS (PUPPIES AVERAGED 9.3 DAYS) CAT LOS AVERAGED 13.1 DAYS (KITTENS AVERAGED 16.2 DAYS)SALEM CAMPUS LOS:DOG LOS AVERAGED 10.1 DAYS (PUPPIES AVERAGED 10.6 DAYS) CAT LOS AVERAGED 16.3 DAYS (KITTENS AVERAGED 21.7 DAYS)OFF-SITE ADOPTION: BRINGING PETS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR ADOPTION IS ANOTHER WAY THAT OHS MAINTAINS A HIGH LRR. A TOTAL OF 373 ANIMALS FOUND HOMES DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR OFF-SITE ADOPTION EVENTS.MEDICAL SERVICES - HOLMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL LEARNING CENTER: DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, OREGON HUMANE PERFORMED 11,921 SURGERIES IN THE HOLMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL LEARNING CENTER (AMLC) ON THE PORTLAND CAMPUS, INCLUDING 6,272 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR SHELTER PETS, 4,980 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR OWNED PETS THROUGH THE SPAY & SAVE PROGRAM, PLUS 669 OTHER ESSENTIAL AND EMERGENCY SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, THE AMLC PROVIDED 13,221 MEDICAL EXAMS FOR PETS, AND HELPED TRAIN 115 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARY STUDENTS. 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. IN 2025:GROSS SALES: $420,455NET LOSS: $61,299.46 (AFTER DEPRECIATION AND ALLOCATIONS)VOLUNTEERS: OHS VOLUNTEERS CHANGE THE WORLD FOR EACH DOG, CAT, RABBIT, RODENT, OR BIRD THEY HELP. 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 SIGNIFICANTLY TO OREGON HUMANE'S VOLUNTEER HOURS. DONATING 416,720 HOURS OF SERVICE TO ALL PROGRAMS OFFERED AT OHS IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED SERVICES EQUIVALENT TO 200 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS: 416,720 (INCLUDING FOSTER VOLUNTEER HOURS)TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO OHS WAS 2,769.YOUTH AND COMMUNITY GROUPS PROGRAM: INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM NUMBERED 340, PROVIDING 10,443 VOLUNTEER HOURS.FOSTER CARE: THERE WERE 909 FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEER FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERING 311,943 HOURS.ANIMALS FOSTERED TOTALED 2,825PRIMARY REASONS FOR FOSTER CARE:THEY WERE TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION.THEY WERE UNDERWEIGHT.THEY WERE RECOVERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION.

    Expenses $18,698,818 · Revenue $4,053,417

  • COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES: DURING THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 2025, OHS HAD 18,448 PATIENT VISITS TO THE COMMUNITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL (CVH) INCLUDING 283 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, 339 DENTAL PROCEDURES AND 553 OTHER URGENT SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION, OHS PROVIDED $2,007,773 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERINARY CARE. SALEM CAMPUS - VETERINARY SERVICES: OHS SALEM CAMPUS PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES PRIMARILY FOR SHELTER ANIMALS, PLUS SPAY/NEUTER FOR OWNED CATS, COMMUNITY CATS, AND PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS. IN 2025, THE SALEM CAMPUS PROVIDED 5,842 SURGERIES. THIS INCLUDED SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY FOR 2,460 SHELTER PETS, 1,121 COMMUNITY CATS,1,847 OWNED PETS, PLUS 232 PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS.

    Expenses $7,970,882 · Revenue $3,974,283

  • COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION SERVICES: FOSTERING SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING THAT ENHANCE CONNECTION BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS IS CENTRAL TO OHS WORK. ADDITIONALLY, OHS 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 WWW.OREGONHUMANE.ORG. IN 2025: VISITORS TO THE OHS PORTLAND CAMPUS TOTALED 64,786 (ON AVERAGE, 180 PEOPLE VISITED THE PORTLAND CAMPUS EACH DAY). VISITORS TO THE SALEM CAMPUS TOTALED 49,514.ADOPTIONS AT THE PORTLAND CAMPUS AVERAGED 25 PER DAY.ADOPTIONS AT THE SALEM CAMPUS AVERAGED 10 PER DAY.OHS ISSUED 67 PRESS RELEASES. OHS HAD 3,850 TELEVISION, RADIO AND ONLINE NEWS STORIES. OHS MAGAZINE REACHED 27,000 READERS EACH QUARTER.OHS WEBSITE AVERAGED 4,420 DAILY VISITORS AND TOTAL NEW VISITORS TO THE SITE WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,400,269 FOR THE YEAR.THE AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON OHS'S WEBSITE WAS 1:52.OHS HAS A ROBUST FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH 122,327 ON FACEBOOK, 75,705 ON INSTAGRAM, AND 19,749 ON TIKTOK.HUMANE EDUCATION: EDUCATION IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN OHS HISTORY. FOCUSED ON TEACHING COMPASSION, KINDNESS, AND EMPATHY TOWARD ANIMALS AND PEOPLE, HUMANE EDUCATION TOUCHES CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS. HUMANE EDUCATION REACHED 100,100 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 21,490 CHILDREN AND 78,610 ADULTS. HUMANE EDUCATION MADE 326 CLASSROOM VISITS IN PORTLAND AND SALEM IMPACTING 7,564 YOUTH AND 374 ADULTS. 13 SUMMER CAMP SESSIONS WERE ATTENDED BY 378 TOTAL CAMPERS.HUMANE EDUCATION HOSTED NINE CAREER DAYS, 61 TOURS AND FIELD TRIPS, AND SEVEN AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS.

    Expenses $2,726,092 · Revenue $130,555

  • HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE OHS EMPLOYS THREE HUMANE SPECIAL AGENTS WHO ARE COMMISSIONED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF OREGON STATE POLICE TO ENFORCE OREGON'S TOUGH ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS STATEWIDE. HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT HANDLES A VARIETY OF ANIMAL WELFARE COMPLAINTS. IN 2025, THERE WERE 3,793 CALLS AND E-MAIL MESSAGES TO THE REPORTING LINE AND WEBSITE. HUMANE SPECIAL AGENTS TRAVELED ACROSS OREGON TO INVESTIGATE 791 NEW CASES OF ANIMAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT LEADING TO 852 ANIMALS BEING SEIZED OR SURRENDERED, AND 12 CRIMINAL CASES. THE HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO ASSISTED OUTSIDE AGENCIES 166 TIMES AND PROVIDED 203 VETERINARY FORENSIC SERVICES FOR CASES INVESTIGATED BY OREGON HUMANE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. IN TOTAL, 2,048 ANIMALS WERE HELPED BY OREGON HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT IN 2025. OREGON HUMANE'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: OREGON HUMANE'S 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. OHSTAR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEPLOYED 37 TIMES TO AID IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE OHSTAR TEAM ENRICHES OREGON HUMANE'S MISSION THROUGH SAVING LIVES AND ENHANCING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. BEHAVIOR CONSULTATION AND TRAINING - OREGON HUMANE'S EXPERIENCED BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING TEAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF DOG, PUPPY, CAT AND KITTEN TRAININGS SERVICES AND ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS:PROVIDED 281 PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS IN PORTLAND AND 56 IN SALEM.PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES OFFERED NUMBERED 646 IN PORTLAND AND 306 IN SALEM.$8,628 PROVIDED IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PET OWNERS FOR BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE.A VOLUME OF 1,023 PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS WERE HANDLED BY THE BEHAVIOR HELP LINE, A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY.144 SHELTER DOGS AND 99 SHELTER CATS WERE HELPED THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM.115 DOGS AND 95 CATS WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM.COMMUNITY SUPPORT: OREGON HUMANE DRAWS SUPPORT FROM OREGON'S COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND, INCLUDING DONORS FROM ALL OF OREGON'S COUNTIES AND NEARLY EVERY CITY AND TOWN. THIS PAST YEAR, 29,155 HOUSEHOLDS DONATED TO SUPPORT OREGON HUMANE'S WORK. OF THESE, 1,405 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, 5,800 GENEROUS DONORS WHO PARTICIPATE WITH A RECURRING DONATION. THE AUTOS-FOR-ANIMALS VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM, WHICH RECEIVED 424 CARS, TRUCKS, RV'S, AND MOTORCYCLES.GIFTS FROM ESTATES AND TRUSTS, WHICH COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OREGON HUMANE'S OPERATING INCOME. SUPPORTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE A GIFT TO OREGON HUMANE IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS. DURING THE YEAR, 82 NEW PROBATE ESTATES AND MATURED TRUSTS WERE OPENED. ADDITIONALLY, 199 HOUSEHOLDS SHARED THAT THEY HAD INCLUDED OREGON HUMANE IN THEIR ESTATE PLAN. CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES ARE ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT OREGON HUMANE. FOUR WERE SECURED IN 2025.PET OWNERS CAN ENSURE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS THAT MIGHT OUTLIVE THEM BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FRIENDS FOREVER ESTATE-PLANNING-FOR-PETS PROGRAM. IN 2025, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 564 FRIENDS FOREVER HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED. TEN PETS WERE RECEIVED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $3,310,134 · Revenue $393,735

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DEV DION

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • PATTI M MILES

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ERIC PIESNER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • STEVEN L GISH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • DAVID H ANGELI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TRACY CRANDALL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LINNEA DINATALE

    DIRECTOR AS OF 04/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • REGINALD R EKLUND

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 07/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KITTY FIRTH

    DIRECTOR AS OF 04/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RYAN FITZGERALD

    DIRECTOR AS OF 04/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN C GOMEZ

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 04/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DR JOHN E GUSTAVSSON

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 01/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GLENNA HERBERT

    DIRECTOR AS OF 04/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ADENA LONG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ROBERT E MACK DVM DACVIM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ELIZABETH J MEHREN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHAYNA ROGERS

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 09/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DIANE ROSENBAUM

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUSAN SCHNEIDER

    DIRECTOR AS OF 07/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SHARON M HARMON

    PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 03/2025

    Total calculated
    $581,714
    From this org
    $553,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,163
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,968
    Bonus
    $38,596
    Other
    $380,987
    Deferred
    $20,603
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,560
    Filer's total
    $581,714
  • JESSICA ANN CARL

    CO-INTERIM CEO/CPCO

    Total calculated
    $292,808
    From this org
    $251,217
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,591
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,217
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,327
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,264
    Filer's total
    $292,808
  • GARY KISH

    VP LEGACY GIFTS THROUGH 10/2025

    Total calculated
    $283,369
    From this org
    $262,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,297
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,426
    Bonus
    $10,137
    Other
    $88,509
    Deferred
    $9,253
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,044
    Filer's total
    $283,369
  • STEPHEN KOCHIS DVM

    CO-INTERIM CEO/CMO

    Total calculated
    $278,956
    From this org
    $250,666
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,290
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,666
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,234
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,056
    Filer's total
    $278,956
  • TIM GWYNN

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $240,003
    From this org
    $190,040
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,963
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,040
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,555
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,408
    Filer's total
    $240,003
  • TIFFINI MUELLER

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $238,580
    From this org
    $211,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,456
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,124
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,507
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,949
    Filer's total
    $238,580
  • CHASE PATTERSON

    VP SHELTER OPS THROUGH 03/2025

    Total calculated
    $86,456
    From this org
    $82,101
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,355
    Hours/week
    40
  • FRANCI FORMAN DVM

    MEDICAL DIRECTOR, CVH

    Total calculated
    $174,643
    From this org
    $151,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,811
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,832
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,920
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,891
    Filer's total
    $174,643
  • CHRISTOPHER ALLORI

    CHIEF OF HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $161,372
    From this org
    $152,571
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,801
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,571
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,467
    Nontaxable benefits
    $334
    Filer's total
    $161,372
  • SARA LIVESAY DVM

    LEAD VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $160,395
    From this org
    $134,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,140
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,255
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,353
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,787
    Filer's total
    $160,395
  • MAIA TITCOMB DVM

    VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $158,961
    From this org
    $133,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,732
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,904
    Bonus
    $7,325
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,804
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,928
    Filer's total
    $158,961
  • KANDACE HENRY DVM

    LEAD VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $156,064
    From this org
    $133,506
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,506
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,420
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,138
    Filer's total
    $156,064

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY (OHS) COVERED SHARON HARMON'S MEMBERSHIP AT THE ARLINGTON CLUB, WHICH WAS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR OHS BUSINESS. THE CLUB WAS UTILIZED SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH FOR VARIOUS BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS (E.G., BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE). MS. HARMON ALSO CONDUCTED DONOR MEETINGS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AT THE CLUB, AS ITS CENTRAL DOWNTOWN LOCATION WAS MORE CONVENIENT FOR MANY OF THE WORKING BOARD MEMBERS. THE ARLINGTON CLUB MEMBERSHIP FACILITATED DONOR PROSPECTING FOR OHS. THE MEMBERSHIP WAS CANCELED AS OF MARCH 2025.
PART I, LINES 4A-B
SHARON HARMON RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $320,563 AND A DEFERRED COMPENSATION DISTRIBUTION OF $50,000 PURSUANT TO A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. GARY KISH RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $46,509 PURSUANT TO A VOLUNTARY SEPARATION AND A DEFERRED COMPENSATION DISTRIBUTION OF $42,000 PURSUANT TO A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. CHASE PATTERSON RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $45,018 PURSUANT TO A VOLUNTARY SEPARATION. OHS SHALL PROVIDE CERTAIN EXECUTIVES WITH THE FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE-LEVEL BENEFITS: (I) EXECUTIVES ARE PERMITTED TO ALLOCATE A PORTION OF THEIR ELIGIBLE EARNINGS INTO OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY'S KEY EXECUTIVE'S 457(B) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PLAN ARE GOVERNED BY THE PLANS OPERATING DOCUMENTS AND MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. (II) SHARON HARMON, PRESIDENT AND CEO, CONTINUES TO HAVE DEFERRED COMPENSATION BENEFITS IN THE FOLLOWING PLANS, INTO WHICH NO ADDITIONAL AMOUNT MAY BE DEFERRED: (A) DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT, DATED, DECEMBER 22, 1993, AND (B) OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN DATED OCTOBER 4, 2025.
PART I, LINE 7
(A) PERFORMANCE BONUS: AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS MAY BE AWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR PROVIDING EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO AND ON BEHALF OF THE OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY. THE PERFORMANCE BONUS MAY NOT EXCEED 10% OF THE CONTRACT YEAR'S BASE SALARY FOR WHICH THE PERFORMANCE BONUS RELATES. DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE BONUS IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE IN THREE KEY AREAS: OPERATIONS, REVENUE, AND NET OPERATING INCOME. (B) THE PRESIDENT AND CEO HAS THE ABILITY TO AWARD BONUSES TO KEY CONTRIBUTORS ANNUALLY.

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
2025
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611359349313331

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