Oregon Humane Society
Also known as Oregon Humane
Oregon Humane Society reported $37.5 million in revenue and $40.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.44 went to program services, $9.35 to management and general costs and $10.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.0% of the total. Government grants made up 7.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $581,714 (PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 03/2025). 35 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 60% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $41MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $37MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.4% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.0% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 7.8% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 22.2% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $581,714 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.43% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 35 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 31.6 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSheltering and adoptions: in 2025, ohs placed 12,478 pets with new families in oregon, the pacific northwest, and beyond. The animals that found new homes constitute an overall live release rate (lrr) of 97%. Through the second chance program, ohs saves more lives by accepting animals from shelters, nonprofit rescue groups, and animal service agencies across oregon as well as partner shelters in other states such as california, washington, hawaii, louisiana, and texas. Many of these shelters are often under-resourced and struggle with too many animals and too few adopters. In 2025, 7,017…
Community veterinary services: during the year ending dec. 31, 2025, ohs had 18,448 patient visits to the community veterinary hospital (cvh) including 283 spay and neuter surgeries, 339 dental procedures and 553 other urgent surgeries and procedures. In addition, ohs provided $2,007,773 in financial assistance for veterinary care. Salem campus - veterinary services: ohs salem campus provides medical services primarily for shelter animals, plus spay/neuter for owned cats, community cats, and pets from other rescue groups. In 2025, the salem campus provided 5,842 surgeries. This included…
Community and education services: fostering skills and understanding that enhance connection between animals and humans is central to ohs work. Additionally, ohs communications and marketing department strives to promote critical and helpful information to the community through the media, special events, and real-time photos of animals available for adoption on www.oregonhumane.org. In 2025: visitors to the ohs portland campus totaled 64,786 (on average, 180 people visited the portland campus each day). Visitors to the salem campus totaled 49,514.adoptions at the portland campus averaged 25…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 03/2025 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $553,551 | $0 | $28,163 | $581,714 |
| CO-INTERIM CEO/CPCO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,217 | $0 | $41,591 | $292,808 |
| VP LEGACY GIFTS THROUGH 10/2025 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $262,072 | $0 | $21,297 | $283,369 |
| CO-INTERIM CEO/CMO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $250,666 | $0 | $28,290 | $278,956 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $190,040 | $0 | $49,963 | $240,003 |
| CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,124 | $0 | $27,456 | $238,580 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR, CVH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,832 | $0 | $22,811 | $174,643 |
| CHIEF OF HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,571 | $0 | $8,801 | $161,372 |
35 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Oregon Humane Society (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5877
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,769
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DMC MECHANICAL LLC Technical trade services | $770,239 |
| MOREL INK HOLDINGS Promotional products and printing | $373,176 |
| PB& LLC Brand strategy and development | $250,000 |
| INNOVATIVE SECURITY SOLUTIONS Security services | $213,119 |
| DVCANVASS LLC Fundraising services | $157,625 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 20 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
57 private foundations reported grants to Oregon Humane Society totaling $1.0M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Oregon Humane Society's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Oregon Humane Society, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Oregon Humane Society's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Oregon Humane Society reported that 80.4% of its $40.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.3% to management and general and 10.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Oregon Humane Society pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Oregon Humane Society reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $581,714, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 03/2025 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Oregon Humane Society get its money?
Of $37.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 73.0% came from contributions and grants (including 7.8% from government grants) and 22.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Oregon Humane Society a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 93-0386880 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611359349313331 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541399349300304 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401299349302535 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202301259349301890 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231289349300118 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121199349302262 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202001209349300935 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 93-0386880: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.