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Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free testing and research, respond to natural disasters and confront cruelty to animals in all its forms.

$16M
Granted FY2024still arriving
4
Grants FY2024still arriving
4
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$1.1MEnvironment$479kHuman Services$50kFood & Nutrition$20kEducation$10kInternational$8k
02FY2024 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 4 grants below total $393,407, the rows itemized in this filing. The $15,896,041 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $15,502,634 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • $10k–50k2 grants · $36k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $107k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$107,407
Median grant
4
States reached
$5.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Species Survival Network$250,000
Ukrainian American House$107,407
Friends of Bonobos$20,000
Lucky Animal Protection Shelter$16,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY22–24, $332k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 32% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%Ukrainian American House: $107k → 12%MightyVet: $175k → 9%MightyVet: $50k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
ND
IL
NY
CA
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
HI
TX

Grants abroad, by region: $16M on the FY2024 return

Schedule F, as filed: 9 regions. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.

Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)$5.8M · 37% · 6 grants

Stated purpose: General Support · Funding to help cover one year of salary costs for a coordinator for the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition · Repair damage done to shelter during hurricane Ernesto

Sub-Saharan Africa$3.3M · 21% · 3 grants

Stated purpose: General Support · Funding for medicines, vaccines, supplies, animal feed, and water for animals impacted by flooding and landslides in Tanzania

South Asia$2.3M · 15% · 5 grants

Stated purpose: General Support · Funding for plant-based outreach and capacity building workshops for entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka, campaign to promote plant-based food options, cruelty free and sustainable food production · Promote programs and research designed to develop non-animal research testing

North America (Canada and Mexico)$1.9M · 12% · 3 grants

Stated purpose: General Support · Construction of additional enclosures at the wildlife sanctuary for wolves which were received after the closure of a zoo in Quebec · Reimburse funds used to transfer a group of wolves to Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary after the closure of Zoo St. Edouard, In Quebec

Central America and the Caribbean$1.2M · 7% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: General Support

East Asia and the Pacific$1.0M · 6% · 12 grants

Stated purpose: General Support · Assist with rescue and care of stray animals, support care and treatment of animals rescued from dog meat trade, assist with adoption events, funding to repair shelter damaged by storm · Promoting Human-Elephant Coexistence in Vietnam through Science-based Solutions and Inclusive Collaboration

Middle East and North Africa$87k · 1% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: Funding to rescue dogs displaced from the Gaza strip into Israel during the conflict between Israel and Palestine · Funding for shelter, veterinary care, vaccines, and supplies for animals impacted by the conflict between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israeli defense forces

South America$76k · 0% · 2 grants

Stated purpose: Promote non-lethal measures that mitigate human-puma conflict in Argentina, promote bans on trophy hunting in Argentina · Deliver low-cost, high-quality spay/neuter services and rabies vaccinations to dogs and cats in Laguna Verde, Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, Chile

Russia and Neighboring States$46k · 0% · 1 grant

Stated purpose: Funding to evacuate animals from a private zoo within Ukraine, funding to relocate animals and provide post-evacuation care for six months, Funding for construction of a medical building for horse surgeries and for construction of additional structures at a bear sanctuary within Ukraine

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving. Grants abroad on Schedule F are filed by region, purpose and amount with no recipient name, so they are shown by region and cannot be placed on the country map or matched to a grantee.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 37% of Humane World for Animals International’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address. By recipient address, 18% of the giving stays in DC; by stated purpose, 14%.

Humane World for Animals Internationallessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 48% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 9 repeat orgs$415k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
17

Total granted

$1.3M
$307k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-1%
+7%

Still filing today

78%
82%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 73% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $107k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsInternationalHuman ServicesEnvironmentEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SS
    SPECIES SURVIVAL NETWORK
    8× · 2017–2024 · $479k · revenue +272% · 72% of their budget
  • HW
    Humane World for Animals Inc
    4× · 2018–2023 · $107k · revenue +61%
  • TB
    The Bhutan Foundation
    2× · 2021–2022 · $93k · revenue +50%

Funded once

  • BE
    BELIZE ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
    one grant, 2017 · $75k
  • TF
    The Fund for Animals Inc
    one grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue -76%
  • UW
    UKRAINE WAR ANIMALS RELIEF FUND
    one grant, 2023 · $50k · revenue -67%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
2
World Vets

To improve the health & well-being of animals through veterinary aid, response, training, research & local capacity building worldwide. We provide services to companion animals, horses, street dogs, livestock and marine animals including…

Animals
3
Humane World for Animals International

HUMANE WORLD FOR ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL, FKA HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (HSI), works around the globe to promote the human-animal bond, rescue and protect dogs and cats, improve farm animal welfare, protect wildlife, promote animal-free…

Animals
4
Animal Diplomacy

Supporting and assisting with rescue, sheltering, spay/neuter, and rehoming of cats and dogs in needy developing countries. Our current exclusive focus is on Egypt and the Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals.

Animals
5
Animal Rescuers Without Borders

Battling against the overpopulation of homeless pets and improving the lives of companion animals through rescue, fostering programs, adoption, pet care, educational programs and of course spaying and neutering.

Animals
6
Women United for Animal Welfare

Cultivating the empowerment of women globally who promote animal activism and welfare. women united. men invited

Animals
7
Forgotten Animals Foundation

prevention of cruelty to animals

Animals
8
Humane World for Animals Inc

Humane World for Animals, Inc., formerly known as the Humane Society of the United States (The Organization), seeks to tackle the root causes of animal cruelty and suffering. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

Animals
9
Pet Los Cabos

Pet Los Cabos procides sterilization for dogs and cats. They provided 3000 spay and neuters in 2024 and rehomed 180 dogs and cats through an adoption program.

Animals
10
Patricia Blanco Animal Foundation Inc

Dog Rescue and Shelter in DR

Animals
11
Asian Dogs Rescue Allies

To rescue at risk k-9s from asia.

Animals
12
Animal Wellness Institute

Research and exploration of the non-human animals living amongst human cultures. We focus on conducting innovative research, education and partnerships with animal welfare organizations.

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Animal Balance; the most unlike its peers is Sustainable Vets International Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

23 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 23 of the 27 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
22/23
Grantees still filing
10/23
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PUERTO RICO ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY INC PAWS: $222,000 · AnimalsPUERTO RICO ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY IN…Humane World for Animals Inc: $106,643 · AnimalsHumane World for Animals IncUKRAINE WAR ANIMALS RELIEF FUND: $50,000 · AnimalsUKRAINE WAR ANIMALS RELIEF FUNDGUAM ANIMALS IN NEED INC: $43,530 · AnimalsGUAM ANIMALS IN NEED INCNOWZAD DOGS NFP: $30,000 · AnimalsNOWZAD DOGS NFPFRIENDS OF BONOBOS: $29,845 · AnimalsFRIENDS OF BONOBOSFRIENDS OF MEXICAN ANIMAL WELFARE: $21,954 · AnimalsTHE INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE NETWORK INC: $20,000 · Animals+5 more: $34,000 · Animals+5 moreSPECIES SURVIVAL NETWORK: $479,000 · EnvironmentSPECIES SURVIVAL NETWORKMIGHTYVET: $225,000 · Human ServicesMIGHTYVETUKRAINIAN AMERICAN HOUSE: $107,407 · Human ServicesUKRAINIAN AMERICAN HOU…The Bhutan Foundation: $92,643 · OtherThe Bhutan Foundatio…BELIZE ECONOMIC & ECOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FUND: $75,000 · OtherBELIZE ECONOMIC & EC…Lucky Animal Protection Shelter: $66,000 · OtherLucky Animal Protect…The Fund for Animals Inc: $50,000 · OtherThe Fund for Animals…PROVEG INTERNATIONAL INC: $20,000 · OtherPROVEG INTERNATIONAL…+3 more: $10,500 · OtherPUERTO RICO ALLIANCE FOR COMPANION ANIMALS INC: $10,000 · EducationInternational Institute of Rural Reconstruction: $5,332 · InternationalBANCROFT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT: $2,560 · International
Animals$557,972Environment$479,000Human Services$332,407Other$314,143Education$10,000International$7,892

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSPECIES SURVIVAL NETWORK: $479,000 over 8y, 72% of budgetMIGHTYVET: $225,000 over 2y, 76% of budgetUKRAINIAN AMERICAN HOUSE: $107,407 over 1y, 14% of budgetHumane World for Animals Inc: $106,643 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Bhutan Foundation: $92,643 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe Fund for Animals Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUKRAINE WAR ANIMALS RELIEF FUND: $50,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetNOWZAD DOGS NFP: $30,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetFRIENDS OF BONOBOS: $29,845 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetFRIENDS OF MEXICAN ANIMAL WELFARE: $21,954 over 3y, 12% of budgetTHE INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE COEXISTENCE NETWORK INC: $20,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetPROVEG INTERNATIONAL INC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOR THE FISHES: $10,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetTHE WILDLIFE CENTER OF VIRGINIA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSUSTAINABLE VETS INTERNATIONAL INC: $7,000 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetBAJA CALIFORNIA SPAY NEUTER FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetInternational Institute of Rural Reconstruction: $5,332 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetANIMAL BALANCE: $3,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBANCROFT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT: $2,560 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Humane World for Anim…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodThe Pfizer Foundation…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Humane World for Animals IncDC17.1× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Humane World for Animals Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Humane World for Animals International funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Humane World for Animals International. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    How do I get to Humane World for Animals International?

    Find your warmest path to Humane World for Animals International through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 27 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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