Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
Humane World for Animals Inc
Humane World for Animals Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1278 organizations whose IRS filings report $121,975,595 to it, the largest being MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION ($15,353,925). 673 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $208M
- Funders on record
- 1,278
- Grants received
- $122M
- Net assets
- $458M
What Humane World for Animals Inc does
Mission
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
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Care for animals in crisis As Humane World for Animals, Inc., fka the hsus, works toward a humane future, it also seeks to alleviate the suffering happening today. We respond to cruelty and disaster situations, we seek to reduce the use of lethal and cruel animal management approaches and provide transport and sanctuary for animals in crisis. Humane World for Animals, Inc., fka the hsus, is there for the most vulnerable animal populations, with a focus on lasting solutions. Continued on Schedule O
$70,398,716 spentof which $44,098,624 as grants$1,868,432 earned by the program48% of program spendingBuild a stronger animal protection movement Humane World for Animals, Inc., FKA the HSUS, works to strengthen its allies in the fight for all animals - locally, nationally and globally. Energizing the movement to drive change-through advocacy, direct care, education, enforcement of laws and consumer choice - is fundamental to bringing an end to animal cruelty. In addition to education, outreach and training work, the Organization focuses on efforts to build capacity for partner entities and agencies to use humane and effective methods for handling domestic animal cases and for resolving situations involving human-wildlife conflict. Continued on Schedule O
$47,083,161 spentof which $5,943,719 as grants$1,249,621 earned by the program32% of program spendingEnd the cruelest practices Humane World for Animals, Inc., FKA the HSUS, fights the worst, most institutionalized forms of animal cruelty. Current priorities include replacing product safety and pharmaceutical testing on animals with non-animal methodologies, reducing trophy hunting of wildlife, ending the use of fur in fashion, easing the suffering of billions of farm animals by eliminating cruel systems of confinement, ending the dog and cat meat trade, and ensuring that puppy mills can no longer sell puppies via pet stores. Continued on Schedule O
$28,267,395 spentof which $2,378,659 as grants$750,237 earned by the program19% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $145,749,272.
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 $321M to $450M (+40%).
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.
87% of Humane World for Animals Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (69% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 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
Cristobel Block
President & Chief Executive Officer
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 332 funders to 368 funders, grant income fell $17M → $13M.
116 of 1278 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $132k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Humane World for Animals International). These are real filings, and they are not money Humane World for Animals Inc raised.
From the IRS filings of Humane World for Animals Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 1278 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
Humane World for Animals Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 13% of grant income, and it takes 8 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 8 funders to its left
50% 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 Humane World for Animals Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 16% · 2019 16% · 2020 16% · 2021 16% · 2022 13% · 2023 14% — 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
35% of Humane World for Animals Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% 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
Humane World for Animals Inc draws 90% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 48 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $42M arriving through sponsors registered in 31 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
Humane World for Animals Inc's revenue grew 46% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14 animals nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
Government funding Humane World for Animals Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.2M on record.
- Department of State$2.0M
- Department of Justice$217k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like Humane World for Animals Inc
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, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
80%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Part of a family of 17 related entities
- Humane World Foundation Canada Fka Friends of Humane Society International · exempt
- Humane World for Animals International Fka Humane Society International · exempt
- Humane World for Animals Canada Fka Humane Society Internationalcanada · exempt
- Humane World for Animals India Foundation Fka Humane Society Internationali · exempt
- Association Humane World for Animals Costa Rica Fka Association Humane Soci · exempt
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Humane World for Animals Inc: 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 Humane World for Animals Inc?
- Humane World for Animals Inc (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1278 organizations whose IRS filings report $121,975,595 to it, the largest being MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION ($15,353,925). 673 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Humane World for Animals Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1278 organizations giving $121,975,595 in grants to Humane World for Animals Inc, 673 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Humane World for Animals Inc?
- MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $15,353,925 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Humane World for Animals Inc 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 1278 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing