Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION
HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,955,850 to it, the largest being PETSMART CHARITIES INC ($907,900). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $3.0M
- Net assets
- $577k
What Human Animal Bond Research Foundation does
Mission
Habri's mission is to advance through science, education and advocacy, the vital role of companion animals in the health and well-being of individuals, familes and communities. Habri envisions a world where the human-animal bond is universally embraced as an essential element of human wellness.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Habri conducts public education programming to generate broad awareness and acceptance of the health benefits of the human-animal bond among the medical and scientific communities as well as the genreal public. With its partners, habri has created and made widely available educational videos and materials.
$981,048 spent83% of program spendingHabri funds and administers research grants to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted activities. Research projects examine the health effects of animals on humans within the broad categories of child health and development, healthy aging, and mental health and wellness. Results of this work have shown, for example, the benefits of service dogs for veterans with ptsd and the benefits of pets for children with autism.
$155,309 spentof which $155,309 as grants13% of program spendingHabri relies on research to advocate for a stronger role for pets in society. For example, habri conducted a comprehensive survey showing the benefits of pets in the workplace. The organization also advocated for domestic violence shelters to become more pet friendly, so that victims could find safe shelter with their pets.
$49,923 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,186,280.
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 2020 to 2021, from $703k to $1.1M (+58%).
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.
99% of HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 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.
Board chair
Michael Mcfarland
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 9 funders, grant income rose $75k → $483k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $390k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Eastern States Veterinary Association Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
83% 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 HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 33% · 2018 40% · 2019 50% · 2020 33% · 2021 40% · 2022 26% · 2023 21% — diversifying over time.
“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
100% of HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 85% 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
HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION draws 91% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION is better cushioned 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
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
56%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 36 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,955,850 to it, the largest being PETSMART CHARITIES INC ($907,900). 11 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $2,955,850 in grants to HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 11 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- PETSMART CHARITIES INC is the largest funder on record, with $907,900 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 13 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