TX 501(c)(3) · Harris County

HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY

HOUSTON, TX Founded 1960 EIN 741340341
D200: Animal-Related $12,818,927 budget Filed 2024 80% data quality

THE CARE, ADOPTION, EDUCATION, AND/OR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

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Total received from foundations
$10.3M
285 grants from 133 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$10,788,190
Annual expenses
$12,818,927
Total assets
$28,774,233
Months of operating reserves
26.9
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY

$10.3M
Total received
133
Distinct funders
285
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    Ruby McKibben Foundation for the Protection of Animals
    · 3 grants · last 2022
    $5.36M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    HOUSTON FOOD BANK
    Houston, TX · 4 grants · last 2023
    $1.04M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    HAMILL FOUNDATION
    Houston, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $725K
    cumulative
  4. 4
    CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    Los Angeles, CA · 1 grant · last 2018
    $500K
    cumulative
  5. 5
    GREATER GOOD CHARITIES
    Seattle, WA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $377K
    cumulative
  6. 6
    FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
    Boston, MA · 7 grants · last 2023
    $371K
    cumulative
  7. 7
    PETSMART CHARITIES INC
    Phoenix, AZ · 3 grants · last 2024
    $262K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
    San Francisco, CA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $146K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    The Brown Foundation Inc
    Houston, TX · 5 grants · last 2024
    $136K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    SHELL OIL COMPANY FOUNDATION
    Houston, TX · 17 grants · last 2024
    $90K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
    Houston, TX · 11 grants · last 2022
    $82K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    THE ROBERT P AND MARIANA R SCRIPPS
    Ft Mitchell, KY · 1 grant · last 2017
    $80K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

8 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Harris 96 grants · $2.3M
  2. 2 Dallas 8 grants · $14K
  3. 3 Montgomery 8 grants · $7K
  4. 4 Brazoria 2 grants · $3K
  5. 5 Jefferson 1 grant · $2K
  6. 6 Fort Bend 2 grants · $1K
  7. 7 Galveston 1 grant · $563
  8. 8 Travis 3 grants · $500
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Filing and contact details

Officer
EHREN ROEHL
BOARD CHAIR
Contact email
info@houstonhumane.org
Last 990 filed
2024
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1960
IRS ruling year
EIN
741340341
NTEE classification
D200
Animal-Related
From Form 990

Programs and activities

THE SHELTER PROVIDES SHELTER, ANIMAL CARE AND FOOD TO HOMELESS ANIMALS. THE SHELTER ALSO OFFERS LOW COST ADOPTION OF THESE ANIMALS.
SINCE 1979, THE HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE CENTER HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE AND REHABILITATION FOR INJURED, ILL, AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE BROUGHT TO US BY THE PUBLIC. THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY WILDLIFE CENTER CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR URBAN WILDLIFE THREATENED BY THE LOSS OF HABITAT.
WITH THE HELP OF FULL-TIME STAFF HIRED AS CRUELTY INVESTIGATORS, HHS IS ABLE TO RESCUE ANIMALS FROM ABUSIVE SITUATIONS, ENFORCE ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS THROUGH THE CIVIL COURT SYSTEM, PROSECUTE ABUSERS BY FILING CRIMINAL CHARGES, AND EXECUTE OUTSTANDING CRIMINAL WARRANTS ALONG WITH ANIMAL CRUELTY WARRANTS.
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Profile summary

Houston Humane Society is a comprehensive animal welfare organization serving the Houston area and Texas statewide. It operates a shelter providing care, food, and low-cost adoptions for homeless animals. The organization runs a wildlife rehabilitation center offering emergency care for injured and orphaned wildlife since 1979, plus environmental education programs. Additionally, HHS employs cruelty investigators to rescue animals from abuse, enforce animal protection laws, and prosecute offende

Data provenance

About this profile

Built from the IRS Business Master File, Form 990 and 990-EZ filings, and public website enrichment. Funding history is derived from IRS Form 990-PF Schedule I grant records for private foundations. Data accuracy depends on how recently the organization filed. The data-quality score reflects how many fields are populated.

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