WOMENS HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
EIN 23-1352585 BENSALEM, PA
- Revenue 2025
- $4,696,973
- Expenses 2025
- $4,516,641
Program services were 76.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- D200
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 3839 RICHLIEU ROAD 1470
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
WITH COMPASSION AND CARING AS OUR FOUNDATION, WOMEN'S ANIMAL CENTER SAVES THE LIVES OF ANIMALS AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF PETS THROUGH SHELTERING AND ADOPTIONS, VETERINARY SERVICES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVOCACY. FOUNDED IN 1869 (SEE SCHEDULE O) AS AMERICA'S FIRST ANIMAL SHELTER, WE HONOR THE LEGACY OF OUR FOUNDERS AND ENSURE THAT ANIMALS ARE TREATED HUMANELY AND WITH KINDNESS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO SAVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF PETS
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HOSPITAL SERVICES: THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL AT WAC PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE FOR ANIMALS RESIDING IN THE WAC ANIMAL SHELTER AND IS ALSO DEDICATED TO PROVIDING AFFORDABLE QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR FAMILY PETS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE WAC VETERINARY HOSPITAL OBTAINED THE DISTINCTION AS AN AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AAHA) ACCREDITED HOSPITAL AND COMPLETED A RIGOROUS EVALUATION PROCESS TO MEET THE AAHA STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION, WHICH INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PATIENT CARE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LABORATORY; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SURGERY; CLIENT SERVICE; ANESTHESIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DENTISTRY; LEADERSHIP; AND URGENT CARE. (SEE SCHEDULE O)TO MAINTAIN ACCREDITED STATUS HOSPITALS UNDERGO COMPREHENSIVE ON-SITE EVALUATIONS EVERY THREE YEARS, WHICH ENSURES THAT HOSPITALS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AAHA MANDATORY STANDARDS. PET OWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY CAN OBTAIN SERVICES FOR FAMILY PETS AT WAC'S VETERINARY HOSPITAL THAT INCLUDE: CLIENT EDUCATION AND PREVENTATIVE WELL VISITS; SICK VISITS AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; LAB, RADIOGRAPHS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTICS; DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS; SURGERY TO RESOLVE CHRONIC OR LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES; AND SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY. IN 2025, OVER 20,000 PATIENTS WERE TREATED IN THE VETERINARY HOSPITAL BY ONE OF WAC'S LICENSED VETERINARIANS. THE HOSPITAL STAFF COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 2100 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND 2318 LIFE ENHANCING/LIFESAVING SURGERIES IN ADDITION TO SICK AND WELLNESS EXAMS. PROVIDING VETERINARY SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY IS A FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF OUR MISSION AS A HUMANE SOCIETY TO ENSURE THAT PETS RECEIVE HUMANE TREATMENT AND REGULAR VETERINARY CARE SO THEY CAN LIVE HEALTHY LIVES. IN 2025, WAC PROVIDED $135,000 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN THE FORM OF DISCOUNTED SERVICE FEES, FOR PATIENTS IN NEED THROUGH THE WAC COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUND.
Expenses $1,891,941 · Revenue $2,648,179
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SHELTER SERVICES: THE WAC ANIMAL SHELTER PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON SAVING ALL HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS. SHELTER SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR UNWANTED AND ABANDONED SMALL ANIMALS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE COMPASSIONATE AND HUMANE SHELTERING FOR ALL ANIMALS IN OUR CARE; INTAKE/RECEIVING OF ABANDONED ANIMALS; ADOPTIONS AND LIFESAVING; LOST AND FOUND SERVICES; DOG BEHAVIOR TRAINING; COMMUNITY EDUCATION RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS; AND VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTATIVE CARE. WAC RECEIVED 1,979 ANIMALS IN 2025. THE CENTER'S HOSPITAL STAFF PERFORMS SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY FOR ALL SHELTER ANIMALS PRIOR TO ADOPTION, FOR ANIMAL RESCUE PARTNERS, AND FOR COMMUNITY CATS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAYING/NEUTERING IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF WAC'S PROGRAM SERVICES AND OVERALL GOAL TO REDUCE THE OVERALL NUMBER OF HOMELESS ANIMALS ENTERING ANIMAL SHELTERS.
Expenses $1,399,173 · Revenue $252,359
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HUMANE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: WAC'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS FOUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT ANIMAL SHELTERS CAN EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS. EDUCATION TAKES PLACE THROUGH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, DOG TRAINING, ADOPTION CENTER AND THROUGH OUR HOSPITAL VETERINARY STAFF. THESE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE A POWERFUL AND POSITIVE TOOL IN PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND SUPPORTING OVERALL ANIMAL HEALTH WHILE ALSO REDUCING THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS ANIMALS THAT ARE SURRENDERED TO ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE REGION. WAC ENGAGED WITH INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS OF ALL AGES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOL GROUPS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. (SEE SCHEDULE O)THROUGH WAC'S STORYTAILS PROGRAM CHILDREN VISIT THE SHELTER TO READ TO ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY CAT ROOM TO HELP SOCIALIZE AND REDUCE STRESS FOR OUR HOMELESS ANIMALS. WAC'S PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED WITH MODERATE FEES FOR SERVICES AND DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, BEQUESTS, BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.
Expenses $145,023 · Revenue $15,366
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2025
As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Catherine MalkemesCATHERINE MALKEMES
CEO
- Total calculated
- $202,481
- From this org
- $182,694
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,787
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $170,194
- Bonus
- $12,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,485
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,302
- Filer's total
- $202,481
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Michele Dickey VmdMICHELE DICKEY VMD
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $159,660
- From this org
- $153,159
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,501
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,159
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,817
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,684
- Filer's total
- $159,660
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Therese LanganTHERESE LANGAN
VETERINARIAN
- Total calculated
- $129,545
- From this org
- $122,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,695
- Hours/week
- 40
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Zelda BlowersZELDA BLOWERS
VETERINARIAN
- Total calculated
- $125,623
- From this org
- $119,520
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,103
- Hours/week
- 40
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Karen RobbinsKAREN ROBBINS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan L Anderson EsqSUSAN L ANDERSON ESQ
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kim GronendahlKIM GRONENDAHL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Patricia RokePATRICIA ROKE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suzanne BushSUZANNE BUSH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah CottoneSARAH COTTONE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ellen DarlingtonELLEN DARLINGTON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Donna Dougherty EsqDONNA DOUGHERTY ESQ
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Liz LambertLIZ LAMBERT
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ashley PollerASHLEY POLLER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alice Rand VmdALICE RAND VMD
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Claudia SpringerCLAUDIA SPRINGER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Deanna TeleseDEANNA TELESE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Janet WallaceJANET WALLACE
MEMBER (TO 05/2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Johanna WaltersJOHANNA WALTERS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2025
- Revenue
- $4,696,973
- Expenses
- $4,516,641
- Contributions
- $1,239,594
- Grants paid
- $0
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2024
- Revenue
- $3,998,922
- Expenses
- $4,269,697
- Contributions
- $1,218,468
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $4,031,865
- Expenses
- $3,772,185
- Contributions
- $1,559,967
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $4,211,578
- Expenses
- $3,371,223
- Contributions
- $2,076,736
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,486,304
- Expenses
- $3,039,662
- Assets (EOY)
- $15,386,408
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,917,398
- Expenses
- $2,972,169
- Assets (EOY)
- $13,202,089
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,424,884
- Expenses
- $3,047,012
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,658,908
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,441,481
- Expenses
- $2,841,144
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,069,693
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,369,073
- Expenses
- $3,021,584
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,561,894
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,234,623
- Expenses
- $2,585,187
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,126,040
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,366,086
- Expenses
- $2,750,601
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,751,666
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,272,851
- Expenses
- $2,967,830
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,314,068
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,698,357
- Assets (EOY)
- $10,022,875
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2011 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $2,566,851
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,013,005
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2025 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$12,750
2023 CULTURE & ARTS
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$11,000
2022 ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
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$10,000
2022 PET DENTAL HEALTH
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$10,000
2024 ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
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$10,000
2023 HUMANE CAT HOUSES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.