2026-02-27T14:15:53-05:00 2025-06-30 383828234 CARTER P C 301 COLLEGE ST STE 320 ASHEVILLE NC 288012449 990 2024-07-01 561444098 ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC ASHE 8287612001 14 FOREVER FRIENDS LN ASHEVILLE NC 28806 TRACY ELLIOTT EXEC DIRECTOR (2025) 8287612001 2026-02-16 true true ALAN TOLER P01522061 8282599900 2026-02-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFF HASSEL 14 FOREVER FRIENDS LN ASHEVILLE NC 28806 11330609 false X WWW.ASHEVILLEHUMANE.ORG X 1984 NC ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY IS BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS PETS AND PEOPLE. 15 15 114 307 0 3658753 6628435 2062658 2144704 20251 34953 30053 18012 5771715 8826104 0 0 3814824 4113863 65246 46350 522362 1911261 2243535 5791331 6403748 -19616 2422356 4777232 7128117 602828 526643 4174404 6601474 X ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY IS BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT POSIVITELY IMPACTS PETS AND PEOPLE. false false 5565027 2144704 DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTED OUT 1,718 ANIMALS, REUNITED 380 LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL PLACEMENT PARTNERS, AND TRANSFERRED 185 ANIMALS TO OTHER ADOPTION/RESCUE AGENCIES. ANIMALS SAVED IN TOTAL: 2,339. WE ALSO AIDED 13,389 COMMUNITY ANIMALS WHO NEVER ENTERED THE SHELTER. TOTAL ANIMALS SERVED IN OUR COMMUNITY: 15,728. IN 2025 WE CONTINUED TO ASSIST WITH THE SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES OF THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AND COMMUNITY AND PARTNER PETS. IN 2025 TOTAL SHELTER ANIMAL SPAYS AND NEUTERS TOTALED 3,362 AND COMMUNITY/PARTNER SPAYS AND NEUTERS TOTALED 809 ANIMALS. ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY IS MOSTLY KNOWN AS THE OPEN-ADMISSION SHELTER FOR BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND A FANTASTIC PLACE TO ADOPT A PET, BUT WE ARE SO MUCH MORE. AS PART OF OUR ANIMAL SHELTER, WE HELP ANIMALS THAT ARE LOST, SURRENDERED, NEGLECTED OR MISTREATED; WHO ALL DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A LOVING FAMILY OF THEIR VERY OWN. WE PROVIDE A SOFT BED, FOOD, SAFETY, COMFORT, MEDICAL EVALUATION, MEDICAL TREATMENT, VACCINATIONS, AND BEHAVIORAL TESTING FOR EACH ANIMAL. FROM OUR ADOPTION CENTER WE PLACE ALL ANIMALS WHO CAN HUMANELY AND SAFELY BE ADOPTED INTO A LOVING HOME. OUR INCREDIBLY DEDICATED STAFF, GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS, FOSTER FAMILIES, AND DONORS ENSURE EACH ANIMAL RECEIVES ALL OF THE CARE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM THRIVE IN A NEW FOREVER HOME. ALL OF OUR ANIMALS IN THE ADOPTION AND EDUCATION CENTER STAY WITH US UNTIL THEY FIND THEIR NEW FAMILY, WHETHER IT TAKES HOURS OR MONTHS. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR THE ANIMALS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO US, WE ALSO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE NUMEROUS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. FROM LOST & FOUND, TO LOW COST CLINICS, TO SAFETY NET OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES WHERE THEY ARE LOVED. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 WE OFFERED 28 VACCINE OR WELLNESS CLINICS, AND SERVED 9,278 PETS. 5565027 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 114 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X SARAH HAMMANN 8287612001 14 FOREVER FRIENDS LN ASHEVILLE NC 28806 BRAD BLACKBURN CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN MARIE KLUG VICE-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRYAN SMITH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD HALLIDAY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VICKI BANKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MURPHY FLETCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HAAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRAD HOLMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL HUGHART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANN KIEFER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BJ KILGORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET LANCASTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH O'SHEA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILL VARGO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON WATKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLA HENRY DIRECTOR THR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY STATON DIRECTOR THR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF HASSEL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 181923 0 4370 JEN WALTER INTERIM EXEC 40.00 X 107797 0 10542 TRACY ELLIOTT EXEC DIRECTO 40.00 X 0 0 0 289720 14912 2 false true false 27543 6600892 1116975 6628435 BUNCOMBE CO. CONTRACTS 624200 1883835 1883835 OTHER SERVICES 624200 202033 202033 ADOPTION PLACEMENT FEES 624200 58836 58836 2144704 64387 64387 1784590 69675 1783699 100000 891 -30325 -29434 -29434 27543 638818 620806 18012 18012 8826104 2144704 52965 220019 88008 44003 88008 3183884 2951843 -40747 272788 37426 34061 -575 3940 407778 351774 28320 27684 264756 232667 4541 27548 1254 1254 20358 20358 46350 46350 292545 283916 4404 4225 14641 -28542 134638 -91455 265945 130342 41740 93863 72027 29550 2201 40276 370100 336384 33716 19571 18032 1539 11486 9355 2131 202989 184893 9048 9048 76168 62270 13898 FOOD FOR ANIMALS 528936 528936 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 316942 316855 87 OTHER 47177 31287 15890 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 3396 3396 6403748 5565027 316359 522362 121968 878525 1540847 3467589 15007 28047 47990 10675 5916 112218 126017 4220986 1857431 2575985 2363555 57582 63534 10146 304757 174991 4777232 7128117 48432 79737 1219 649 553177 446257 602828 526643 X 3742229 5557185 432175 1044289 4174404 6601474 4777232 7128117 2422356 4714 X false true X true false X 2861870 4201359 3145972 3658753 6628435 20496389 2861870 4201359 3145972 3658753 6628435 20496389 172947 20323442 776 3605 19758 50273 64387 138799 21855 696474 638818 1357147 21992335 8764063 0.92410 0.94360 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 1,357,147 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 57582 6487 535 63534 53622 4442 482 57582 50532 3567 477 53622 57778 -6826 420 50532 46393 11669 284 57778 0.55090 0.44910 true false 186000 186000 3072763 1172444 1900319 962223 684987 277236 2363555 OPERATING LEASE 179190 ACCRUED PAYROLL 142344 ACCRUED VACATIONS 69040 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 39551 ACCRUED PAYROLL TAXES 12556 ACCRUED SALES TAX 3576 446257 X 9096568 4714 249007 16743 270464 8826104 8826104 6669498 249007 16743 265750 6403748 6403748 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENTS AT YEAR END CONSIST OF A PARTIALLY RESTRICTED BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ESTABLISHED IN 2011 IN THE AMOUNT OF 40,000 FOR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ADOPTION CENTER BUILDING. DUE TO A CLAUSE ALLOWING FOR ACCESS TO SOME FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, 35,000 OF THE PRINCIPAL IS CLASSIFIED AS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED AND THE REAMINING BALANCE (NET OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS AND LOSSES) IS CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SEC 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX PROSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR THE TAX YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, 2023, 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD, RETAIL STORE 16,743 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD, RETAIL STORE 16,743 X X X X X X true BLUE DAWG LLC 3810 5TH CT N BIRMINGHAM AL 35222 DIRCT MAIL false 202040 44940 157100 202040 44940 157100 NC DINE TO BE KIND 27543 27543 27543 27543 false false false false false false false false false JEFF HASSEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 181923 1524 2846 186293 X ANIMAL SUPPLIES 500000 494850 FAIR MARKET VALUE X GENERAL SUPPLIE 10000 6078 FAIR MARKET VALUE X THRIFT ITEMS 650000 616047 FAIR MARKET VALUE false true false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II AMOUNTS IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT NUMBER OF SEPARATE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED. IN SOME CASES, MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE SAME DONOR. NUMBER OF DONATIONS FOR SUPPLIES ON LINES 25-27 IS AN ESTIMATE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY ADOPTED OUT 1,718 ANIMALS, REUNITED 380 LOST PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL PLACEMENT PARTNERS, AND TRANSFERRED 185 ANIMALS TO OTHER ADOPTION/RESCUE AGENCIES. ANIMALS SAVED IN TOTAL: 2,339. WE ALSO AIDED 13,389 COMMUNITY ANIMALS WHO NEVER ENTERED THE SHELTER. TOTAL ANIMALS SERVED IN OUR COMMUNITY: 15,728. IN 2025 WE CONTINUED TO ASSIST WITH THE SPAY NEUTER SURGERIES OF THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AND COMMUNITY AND PARTNER PETS. IN 2025 TOTAL SHELTER ANIMAL SPAYS AND NEUTERS TOTALED 3,362 AND COMMUNITY/PARTNER SPAYS AND NEUTERS TOTALED 809 ANIMALS. ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY IS MOSTLY KNOWN AS THE OPEN-ADMISSION SHELTER FOR BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND A FANTASTIC PLACE TO ADOPT A PET, BUT WE ARE SO MUCH MORE. AS PART OF OUR ANIMAL SHELTER, WE HELP ANIMALS THAT ARE LOST, SURRENDERED, NEGLECTED OR MISTREATED; WHO ALL DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY WITH A LOVING FAMILY OF THEIR VERY OWN. WE PROVIDE A SOFT BED, FOOD, SAFETY, COMFORT, MEDICAL EVALUATION, MEDICAL TREATMENT, VACCINATIONS, AND BEHAVIORAL TESTING FOR EACH ANIMAL. FROM OUR ADOPTION CENTER WE PLACE ALL ANIMALS WHO CAN HUMANELY AND SAFELY BE ADOPTED INTO A LOVING HOME. OUR INCREDIBLY DEDICATED STAFF, GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS, FOSTER FAMILIES, AND DONORS ENSURE EACH ANIMAL RECEIVES ALL OF THE CARE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM THRIVE IN A NEW FOREVER HOME. ALL OF OUR ANIMALS IN THE ADOPTION AND EDUCATION CENTER STAY WITH US UNTIL THEY FIND THEIR NEW FAMILY, WHETHER IT TAKES HOURS OR MONTHS. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR THE ANIMALS THAT ARE BROUGHT TO US, WE ALSO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE NUMEROUS RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY. FROM LOST & FOUND, TO LOW COST CLINICS, TO SAFETY NET OUR GOAL IS TO KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES WHERE THEY ARE LOVED. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 WE OFFERED 28 VACCINE OR WELLNESS CLINICS, AND SERVED 9,278 PETS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WITH ASSISTANCE AND OVERSIGHT BY MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. UPON COMPLETION AND REVIEW, THE RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD ARISE IN THE INTERIM, THE BOARD MEMBER INFORMS THE BOARD AND ABSTAINS FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS COMPENSATION PACKAGES AND REVIEW THE SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ADMINISTRATORS SALARY SURVEY AS A GUIDE. THEY PRESENT THE INFORMATION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE AT 14 FOREVER FRIENDS LANE, ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.