Washington · Nonprofit
HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER
HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER (Washington) receives grants from 49 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,957,922 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($1,459,027). 30 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.9M
- Funders on record
- 49
- Grants received
- $3.0M
- Net assets
- $2.2M
What Homeward Pet Adoption Center does
Mission
Transforms the lives of cats and dogs in need through compassionate medical care, positive behavior trainings, and successful adoptions, while building a more humane community.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Homeward pet adoption program found homes for 1,050 dogs, puppies, cats and kittens in 2024 with approximately 75% of the animals coming from area shelters - homeward pet is helping to reduce the euthanasia rates of these organizations. The majority of these animals were strays or abandoned and come to homeward pet with no history. The staff and volunteers help to learn more about each of them during their daily care, which is helpful when creating their profiles and in finding the best match for their forever homes. The remaining 25% come from owner surrenders - families who determine they can no longer care for their pets. These pets come with a full history making the match to a new forever home much easier. All of the dogs and cats that come to homeward pet receive a complete medical exam, are spayed or neutered, if needed, vaccinated and microchipped - all prior to adoption. Additionally, any animals that present health concerns (special needs) or behavior challenges are provided the additional care needed to help them overcome these challenges - ensuring the dogs and cats are in thebest shape possible for their new families.
$1,418,683 spent$146,951 earned by the program78% of program spendingThe homeward pet food bank feeds homeless animals and helps families keep their beloved pet in their home by distributing pet food and supplies to families in need in our community through local food banks and outreach programs. Last year, the homeward pet food bank fed over 1,000 animals in the shelter and distributed over 85,000 lbs. Of pet food to area food banks, community organizations and partner rescues.
$132,153 spentof which $132,153 as grants7% of program spendingBehavior program: our behavior and enrichment programs are overseen by our animal care senior manager, a certified professional dog trainer and behavior consultant. While at homeward pet, each dog and cat is assessed as an individual and provided the behavioral support needed to ensure their stay at the shelter is as enriching and stress-free as possible. Each pet is provided daily exercise, socialization, enrichment, and behavior modification as needed. Free introductory training class with goodpup (plus an exclusive lifetime discount) are included with every dog and puppy adoption. In 2024 our behavior team supported over 300 families with pet behavior issues.
$124,691 spent7% of program spendingHomeward pet volunteer program is the backbone of the organization with individuals donating their time each week in the shelter - helping to care for the animals with cleaning, cuddling puppies and kittens, walking dogs, assisting in the clinic, greeting our visitors at reception, keeping the facility in tip top shape, offsite events, marketing, photography and so much more. These amazing people gave more than 56,000 hours of their time in 2024 to the homeless animals in our care.
$73,894 spent4% of program spendingFoster program: in response to the covid-19 pandemic, Homeward Pet Adoption Center utilized foster volunteers to house animals while the shelter was closed in 2020. In 2024, this program continued and grew as the shelter tried to limit public exposure and still find homes for allthe animals in our care. With restrictions easing, adoption appointments were made online and arrangements made with the foster families to meet and greet potential adopters.
$41,533 spent2% of program spendingHomeward pet's public low cost spay & neuter program was created to help with the pet overpopulation within our community and supports the pets of reduced income families. Though our clinic space limits the number of dogs and cats we can help each month the homeward pet public spay & neuter program altered 343 family pets in 2024.
$17,300 spent$1,329 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,808,254.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $2.5M to $3.7M (+49%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Nanette Mccann
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 23 funders, grant income rose $94k → $450k.
13 of 49 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 73% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 49 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 70%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
80% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 32% · 2018 36% · 2019 35% · 2020 66% · 2021 74% · 2022 49% · 2023 61% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
48% of HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
73% of HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $794k that is directly attributable, 65% of it comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER?
- HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER (Washington) receives grants from 49 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,957,922 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($1,459,027). 30 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 73% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 49 organizations giving $2,957,922 in grants to HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER, 30 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,459,027 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HOMEWARD PET ADOPTION CENTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 49 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing