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THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY (Ohio) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,156,722 to it, the largest being COLUMBUS FOUNDATION ($243,298). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 29
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $2.5M
What The Humane Society of Delaware County does
Mission
Adoptions of unwanted animals, sterilization of pets to prevent overpopulation.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
At the end of 2024, the hsdc implemented the pets and children together (pact) program.this program provides veterinary animal care for low-income families with children living in the home. The goal of the program is to encourage the human/animal bond through medical care for pets living with children. Research has proven that due to limited financial resources, low-income families are not able to provide basic medical care for their pets but see them as a valued family member. As a win-win, the pact program reduces the number of homeless animals, improves the health of the pet, encourages proper animal care, and provides a healthy human/animal bond for children and their pet.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Adoptions - it is a goal to end animal homelessness by adopting animals in our care into loving homes. In 2024, a total of 1,906 animals were adopted, which included 975 cats/kittens, 750 dogs/puppies, 54 guinea pigs, and 127 other species. Generally, all animals are spayed/neutered, receive core vaccines, preventative medications, testing, and microchip. In addition, the hsdc received a total of 2,197 animals in 2024. The shelter has the capacity to care for approximately 122 animals at any given time. Capacity for care considers the staffing, building space, financial resources, and species needs. Operating as a managed intake shelter, once the shelter reaches capacity for a species, staff use a surrender wait list for future intake. In this manner, the hsdc does not euthanize for length of stay or overcrowding space issues.
$631,854 spent$283,821 earned by the program53% of program spendingPet care assistance program (pcap) the pet care assistance program is devoted to providing free medical care to the pets owned by senior citizens in delaware county. The program is underwritten by a grant from sourcepoint, delaware county's senior citizen facility and the hsdc absorbs any cost overrun. In 2024, the hsdc provided services to 40 animals, which included 134 medications, 29 medical tests, 64 vaccines, 208 services, and 3 professional grooming services deemed medically necessary. The hsdc also provided 11 tons (21,477 pounds) of food to the community as part of our white shed food pantry.
$17,618 spent$66,959 earned by the program1% of program spendingLow-cost spay, neuter surgery one of the hsdc's most important goals is to help prevent unwanted, homeless animals in our communities through access to lowcost sterilization surgery to owned or stray animals. Our ability to offer services at our facility is dependent on our ability to attract and retain a fulltime veterinarian on our medical staff. In 2024, a total of 2,064 animals were sterilized at the hsdc clinic, which included 280 cats were sterilized through our trap, neuter, return (tnr) program for community and stray cats.
$458,048 spent$15,708 earned by the program38% of program spendingHumane agent services the hsdc investigates allegations of cruelty or neglect against animals in delaware county and employs part-time humane agents to address calls. A total of 189 humane complaints were received in 2024 and resulted in the surrender of 394 animals to the shelter. This represents a 72% increase in calls from 2023.
$92,725 spent8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,200,245.
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 $2.0M to $2.4M (+22%).
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: 2017 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
62% of THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (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.
Chief executive
Jana Cassidy
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $36k → $234k.
9 of 29 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 47% 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 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY’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
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 21% 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
73% 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 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 54% · 2018 100% · 2019 61% · 2020 46% · 2021 26% · 2022 26% · 2023 38% — 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
60% of THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% 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
52% of THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $549k arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY 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 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY
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 Ohio
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY?
- THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY (Ohio) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,156,722 to it, the largest being COLUMBUS FOUNDATION ($243,298). 14 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $1,156,722 in grants to THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY, 14 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY?
- COLUMBUS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $243,298 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF DELAWARE COUNTY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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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 29 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