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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE HUMANE LEAGUE.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,934,789
Total expenses
$19,963,588
Contributions and grants received
$23,944,360
Grants paid
$3,747,673
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,987,083
Other revenue
$3,346
Total assets, end of year
$25,757,223
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,526,773
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,230,450
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,091,635
Management and general expenses
$4,754,382
Fundraising expenses
$2,117,571
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,091,635

Program services were 65.6% 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

    $23,944,360

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $355,778

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $696,727 · excluded $696,727

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $20,287,675

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

    securities $16,997,319

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,290,356

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,290,356 · excluded $3,290,356

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,843

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,466

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$3,623 · related or exempt -$3,623

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $6,969 · excluded $6,969

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,969

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $100,000 · program services $100,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $3,647,673 · program services $3,647,673

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $352,894 · management and general $352,894

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,522,050 · program services $5,408,096 · management and general $1,977,511 · fundraising $1,136,443

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $349,188 · program services $222,303 · management and general $80,171 · fundraising $46,714

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,163,358 · program services $723,465 · management and general $287,866 · fundraising $152,027

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $680,288 · program services $416,121 · management and general $176,724 · fundraising $87,443

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $382,109 · program services $46,676 · management and general $281,232 · fundraising $54,201

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $165,516 · program services $7,148 · management and general $158,368

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,676 · management and general $57,676

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $359,501 · fundraising $359,501

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $100,251 · management and general $100,251

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,954,323 · program services $1,542,438 · management and general $411,885

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $456,148 · program services $409,118 · management and general $3,662 · fundraising $43,368

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $475,558 · program services $108,524 · management and general $342,597 · fundraising $24,437

  • 17 · Travel

    total $439,965 · program services $211,466 · management and general $209,089 · fundraising $19,410

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $288,766 · program services $173,832 · management and general $107,949 · fundraising $6,985

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $62,870 · program services $228 · management and general $62,642

  • 24a · Other expenses: DONATION PROCESSING FEE

    total $114,702 · fundraising $114,702

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $112,186 · program services $28,554 · management and general $80,860 · fundraising $2,772

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & SHIPPING

    total $97,337 · program services $23,292 · management and general $7,285 · fundraising $66,760

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $45,858 · program services $18,767 · management and general $24,283 · fundraising $2,808

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $35,371 · program services $3,934 · management and general $31,437

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,750,678 · end of year $2,979,614

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $279,850

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $942,078 · end of year $3,891,181

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,363 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $23,387 · end of year $17,411

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $323,027 · end of year $167,876

  • 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 $16,146,163 · end of year $18,462,361

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $40 · end of year $40

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $198,128 · end of year $238,740

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,172,458 · end of year $1,526,773

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,113,638 · end of year $22,377,633

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,386,618 · end of year $1,852,817

Mission and programs · 2024

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 2024, 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 AND DRIVING INDUSTRY-WIDE CHANGETHL'S STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS AND CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES FOR ANIMALS. WE SPARED 4.6 MILLION HENS FROM CAGES GLOBALLY AND SECURED COMMITMENTS TO FREE AN ADDITIONAL 79 MILLION MORE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, 40% OF EGG-LAYING HENS IN THE US NOW LIVE CAGE-FREE.OUR FAIR AND FOWL: GLOBAL TRAVEL EDITION REPORT CATALYZED CHANGE IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR, WITH MAJOR PLAYERS LIKE HILTON, LOUVRE HOTELS, AND MELI HOTELS PUBLICLY REPORTING PROGRESS ON ELIMINATING CAGES - IMPACTING 861,000 HENS AND 285 MILLION EGGS ANNUALLY.HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLETHE ANNUAL EGGSPOS REPORT AND SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS PUSHED MAJOR BRANDS TO ACT. CKE (CARL'S JR. AND HARDEE'S) DEMONSTRATED ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS THEIR 3,800 LOCATIONS, AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION HENS ANNUALLY. OUR FAIR AND FOWL: GLOBAL COMPANIES EDITION MOTIVATED OVER 19 COMPANIES TO TAKE ACTION, INCLUDING WAGAMAMA, LAI SUN DINING, AND COLOMBINA, IMPACTING NEARLY 95,000 HENS.THE 2024 CAGE-FREE FULFILLMENT REPORT SHOWED 89% COMPLETION RATE FOR COMMITMENTS DUE BY 2023 OR EARLIER DEADLINES. THIS SUCCESS IS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT AS OVER 1,000 COMMITMENTS COME DUE IN 2025.TRANSFORMING GLOBAL INDUSTRY STANDARDSTHE EUROPEAN CHICKEN COMMITMENT ACHIEVED UNPRECEDENTED SCALE, WITH 378 COMPANIES SIGNED ON. OVER 230 MILLION BIRDS ARE ALREADY BEING SPARED FROM CRUEL PRACTICES, WITH COMMITMENTS SET TO IMPACT 1.1 BILLION CHICKENS WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED. IN AFRICA, RWANDA ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH ABUSOL, ENSURING 10% OF RWANDA'S CHICKENS WILL REMAIN CAGE-FREE. THIS COLLABORATION HAS SPARKED BROADER INTEREST IN ANIMAL WELFARE, WITH ABUSOL BECOMING AN ADVOCATE FOR CAGE-FREE FARMING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH CAME IN ASIA, WHERE OVER 60% OF THE WORLD'S EGG-LAYING HENS LIVE IN CAGES. BUILDING ON PREVIOUS SUCCESSES WITH TORIDOLL AND JOLLIBEE, THE OWA SECURED A COMMITMENT FROM KEWPIE, JAPAN'S LARGEST MAYONNAISE COMPANY, WHICH USES 4 BILLION EGGS ANNUALLY. THEIR CAGE-FREE COMMITMENT IN ASIA WILL SPARE AN ESTIMATED 700,000 HENS FROM CAGES YEARLY. BUILDING OUR MOVEMENTOUR ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO EXPAND GLOBALLY THROUGH THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE (OWA), WHICH GREW TO 90+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 75 COUNTRIES. THE COALITION WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS FROM DIVERSE REGIONS INCLUDING SOMALIA, AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL, AND MEXICO. TO SUPPORT THIS GROWING NETWORK, OWA AWARDED OVER $2M IN GRANTS TO 38 GROUPS AND CONNECTED 26 MENTEES WITH SKILLED MENTORS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THREE INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS, 40 OWA GROUPS CAME TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE, SHARE STRATEGIES, AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS.THE ANIMAL POLICY ALLIANCE (APA) EXPANDED ITS REACH TO 24 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 16 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. IN 2024, THE APA SUPPORTED LANDMARK VICTORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN MISSOURI, THE MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR ANIMAL LEGISLATION SECURED STRICT LIMITS ON SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTE LEADING TO THE CLOSURE OF ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST SLAUGHTERHOUSES. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, NEW YORK-BASED CHILIS ON WHEELS SUCCESSFULLY INFLUENCED USDA SCHOOL NUTRITION GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT PLANT-BASED MEALS WITH THE HELP OF APA SUPPORT AND FUNDING.OUR GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM DEMONSTRATED IMPRESSIVE REACH AND IMPACT, WITH 6,800 ACTIONS TAKEN BY NEARLY 1,500 CHANGEMAKERS AND OVER 1.2 MILLION MESSAGES SENT TO DECISION-MAKERS DEMANDING CHANGE. THE MOVEMENT'S STRENGTH WAS FURTHER DEMONSTRATED BY OVER 43,000 DONATIONS FROM NEARLY 12,000 GENEROUS SUPPORTERS. THIS EXPANDING COALITION OF ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTERS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION, CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS WORLDWIDE.

    Expenses $13,091,635 · Grants $3,747,673 · Revenue $3,843

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

Listed in Part VII

  • MARK MIDDLETON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $7,922
    From this org
    $7,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • ALICIA RODRIGUEZ

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MELODY HILDEBRANDT

    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

  • NEYSA COLIZZI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CRAIG DUNHAM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SHANNON CAMPION

    DIRECTOR (TO 8/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • VICTORIA BOND

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $246,060
    From this org
    $223,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,029
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,031
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,151
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,878
    Filer's total
    $246,060

  • ANDREA CORON

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (UNTIL 04/24)

    Total calculated
    $106,834
    From this org
    $96,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,595
    Hours/week
    45

  • MICHELLE STRICKLAND-KUCERAK

    SR. VP, PROGRAMS & POLICY

    Total calculated
    $206,404
    From this org
    $179,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,455
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,949
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,997
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,458
    Filer's total
    $206,404

  • JENNIFER BARCKLEY

    SR. VP, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $196,839
    From this org
    $177,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,490
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,349
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,612
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,878
    Filer's total
    $196,839

  • KALISTA BARTER

    VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $177,815
    From this org
    $158,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,780
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,035
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,902
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,878
    Filer's total
    $177,815

  • ANN LOIGMAN

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $148,510
    From this org
    $142,365
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,145
    Hours/week
    45

  • KAREN NILSEN

    SR. DIR., DIGITAL STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $146,896
    From this org
    $142,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,602
    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
2024
Filed
17 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541759349300024

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