Nonprofit · EIN 04-3148018
BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,179,977 | $3,278,378 | -$98,401 | $6,612,782 | $1,619,089 | $4,993,693 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,832,779 | $2,775,291 | $57,488 | $6,679,875 | $1,669,541 | $5,010,334 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,992,173 | $2,190,634 | $801,539 | $6,296,226 | $1,380,076 | $4,916,150 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,833,407
- Program service revenue
- $1,261,181
- Investment income
- $25,533
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$11,152
- Net income from fundraising events
- $59,856
- Other revenue
- $59,856
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,198
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,414,503
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,862,655
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,700
- Occupancy
- $222,188
- Travel
- $1,732
- Depreciation
- $207,117
- Program services (functional)
- $2,910,814
- Management and general (functional)
- $207,338
- Fundraising (functional)
- $160,226
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,679,875
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,612,782
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,619,089
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,993,693
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,572,555
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,383,188
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,587,783
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $405,910
- Gross receipts
- $4,010,953
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 207
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN PERREAULT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,055 | $22,480 |
| DINAH RUSSELL | MEDICAL DIRECTOR / VETERNARIAN Highest-paid employee | 1 | $102,713 | $15,908 |
| LAURA BYKOWSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON FURLANO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NERRIE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA LAURO ESQ | SECRETARY (THRU 6/2) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE WEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN MCGRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSON TANZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MOFFAT ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY KELLOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN CARLOTTO UNGEWITTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTEN CLARFELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OSKAR HALLIG | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/1) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN PERREAULT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $95,197 | $21,609 |
| LAURA BYKOWSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| OSKAR HALLIG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON FURLANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA LAURO ESQ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE WEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN MCGRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BARTLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LOONEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NERRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSON TANZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MOFFAT ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY KELLOGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN PERREAULT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,402 | $20,067 |
| LESLIE WEIL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA BYKOWSKI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NELSON FURLANO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN MCGRATH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BARTLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OSKAR HALLIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANNA LAURO ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LOONEY DVM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY MCLEOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS NERRIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYSON TANZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MOFFAT ESQ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 214 BARKER RD, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201-8036
- In care of
- % JOHN PERREAULT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN PERREAULT, 214 BARKER RD, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
- Signed the 990
- JOHN PERREAULT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (413) 447-7878
- Website
- BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ADELSON & COMPANY PC
Mission
BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE COMPASSIONATE CARE, TREATMENT AND PLACEMENT OF COMPANION ANIMALS, WHILE PROMOTING AND IMPROVING THE WELFARE OF ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE OBERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ORGANIZATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCY. WE RECEIVE NO PUBLIC FUNDS FROM STATE OR FEDERAL SOURCES. WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD TO HOUSE STRAY ANIMALS FROM WHICH WE RECEIVE MINIMAL FUNDING. WITH OUR CONTRACT, WE TAKE IN ABOUT 150 DOGS PER YEAR AND HAVE A RETURN-TO-OWNER RATE OF MORE THAN 90 PERCENT. WE DEPEND ON THE COMPASSION AND GENEROSITY OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING GRANTS, FOR FUNDING. EACH MONTH, WE SPEND $280,000 HELPING ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY SHELTERS ABOUT 1,500 ANIMALS ANNUALLY AND FINDS HOMES FOR HEALTHY AND SAFE SURRENDERED ANIMALS. WE ALSO HAVE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO KEEP ANIMALS IN THEIR HOMES. FOR EXAMPLE, FAMILY DOG SCHOOL, CREATED TO ADDRESS "BAD BEHAVIOR" (THE PRIMARY REASON DOGS AND PUPPIES ARE SURRENDERED) OFFERS FREE CONSULTATION AND AFFORDABLE TRAINING. CLASSES INCLUDE MANNERS, TRICKS, NOSE WORK, REACTIVITY, AND CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TEST PREPARATION. ANNUALLY, FAMILY DOG SCHOOL GRADUATES ABOUT 500 DOGS, HELPING KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOMES. BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY OPENED A WELLNESS CLINIC IN 2023 TO PROVIDE LOW-COST OPTIONS FOR VETERINARY NEEDS SUCH AS COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EXAMS, BLOODWORK, FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, PARASITE SCREENINGS AND TREATMENT, HEARTWORM AND TICKBORNE DISEASE TESTING, FELINE LEUKEMIA AND AIDS TESTING, LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, DENTAL WORK AND URGENT CARE. ANNUALLY, WE HELP MORE THAN 4,500 ANIMALS AT THE WELLNESS CLINIC. BEYOND THE CLINIC, WE HOLD POP-UP CLINICS FOR FREE VACCINES, MEDICAL EXAMS AND MICROCHIPS, FOCUSED ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. WE PARTNER WITH CITY OFFICIALS TO TARGET NEIGHBORHOODS MOST IN NEED. LAST YEAR WE HELPED MORE THAN 250 ANIMALS AT FREE CLINICS. TO FURTHER SUPPORT ANIMALS WHOSE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY, WE HAVE A FREE PET FOOD BANK STOCKED FROM COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND GRANTS. EACH YEAR DEMAND FOR THE FOOD BANK INCREASES, WITH MORE THAN 7,000 REQUESTS LAST YEAR TOTALING ALMOST 50,000 POUNDS OF PET FOOD. WE DISTRIBUTE OUR PET FOOD TO OTHER FOOD BANKS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY, WHEN POSSIBLE. WE COLLABORATE WITH ELDER SERVICES' MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM TO GIVE DOG AND CAT FOOD TO SENIORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING INSECURITIES. OUTSIDE OF OUR PET FOOD BANK PROGRAM, WE SCHEDULE FREE PET FOOD DRIVE THRUS THROUGHOUT BERKSHIRE COUNTY WHEN THE NEED ARISES. LAST YEAR WE GAVE OUT 7,200 POUNDS OF CAT AND DOG FOOD WITH OUR DRIVE-THRU EVENTS.BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS A COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM, AN ALL-VOLUNTEER TRAP/NEUTER/VACCINATE/ RETURN PROGRAM, EACH YEAR HELPING ABOUT 200 FREE ROAMING AND FERAL CATS. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES HUMANE TREATMENT AND CARE OF STRAY OR FERAL CATS IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TOWNS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP FERAL CAT POPULATIONS IN CONTROL. BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY PUTS UP FOR ADOPTION OF ANY KITTEN OR CAT TRAPPED WHO IS FRIENDLY. OTHER FELINE PROGRAMS AT BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INCLUDE A SATELLITE ADOPTION AND BOARDING FACILITY, PURRADISE, IN GREAT BARRINGTON. WE RECENTLY RENOVATED PURRADISE TO MAKE OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING OUR PET FOOD BANK, MORE ACCESSIBLE TO SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY RESIDENTS. SAFEPET IS A VALUABLE PROGRAM SERVING BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. WITH IT, WE HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING EXTREME HARDSHIP OR CRISIS BY BOARDING THEIR PET FOR FREE WHILE THEY ARE SEEKING TREATMENT OR HELP THROUGH A SAFEPET PARTNER. PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE ELIZABETH FREEMAN CENTER, A PITTSFIELD-BASED RESOURCE FOR WOMEN; THE BRIEN CENTER; ELDER SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY; ELDER PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS. OUR VOLUNTEERS OR STAFF CARE FOR SAFEPET ANIMALS FOR UP TO 30 DAYS UNTIL THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILY. THE ARRANGEMENT IS ENTIRELY CONFIDENTIAL. THE SAFEPET PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 50 CLIENTS PER YEAR, EQUALING MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS OF ANIMAL CARE. BECAUSE BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY BELIEVES IN FOSTERING COMPASSION IN HUMANS, WE OFFER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SOMETIMES IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE PROGRAMS REACH MORE THAN 2,100 CHILDREN AND ADULTS OVER THE COURSE OF EACH YEAR THROUGH IN-SHELTER AND OFFSITE SESSIONS. OFFSITE TOPICS INCLUDE ANIMAL INFORMATION AND CAREERS IN ANIMAL WELFARE. BY EDUCATING FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE HOPE TO FOSTER COMPASSION FOR ANIMALS AND INSPIRE HUMANE ADVOCACY. CATWALK BOUTIQUE RESALE SHOPS IN GREAT BARRINGTON AND LENOX ARE IMPORTANT REVENUE SOURCES FOR BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY, GROSSING APPROXIMATELY $300,000 PER YEAR. THE SUCCESSFUL SHOPS SPECIALIZE IN WOMEN'S CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES, RELYING ON GOODS DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR INVENTORY. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORGExpenses $1,231,120 · revenue $1,014,810
- SEE SCHEDULE OBERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY ACCEPTS MORE THAN 1,500 ANIMALS ANNUALLY WHO WE CARE FOR, REHABILITATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IF THEY ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY. PEOPLE SURRENDER THEIR PETS FOR MANY REASONS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DEATH OF OWNER AND CHANGE IN LIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. WE USE PROBLEM-SOLVING TO KEEP ANIMALS IN THEIR HOMES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS INTO RESPONSIBLE HOMES IS THE CRUX OF OUR MISSION. WE ARE THE ONLY OPEN-ADMISSION, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ANIMAL SHELTER IN BERKSHIRE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE ACCEPT ANIMALS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEIR AGE, BREED OR TEMPERAMENT. MANY ANIMALS WHO COME TO US HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. WE SUGGEST, BUT DO NOT REQUIRE, A DONATION FOR SURRENDERING AN ANIMAL. FROM DOGS AND CATS TO BIRDS AND ALL TYPES OF SMALL MAMMALS, WE ARE THE PLACE TO FIND A NEW PET. TRAINED ADOPTION COUNSELORS WORK WITH POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO FIND THE BEST FIT FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND LIFESTYLES. CANINE STAFF USE THE ASPCA'S "SAFER" (SAFETY ASSESSMENT FOR EVALUATING REHOMING) TOOL TO IDENTIFY THE RISK OF FUTURE AGGRESSION AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR SUPPORT NEEDED BEFORE ADOPTION. OUR ADOPTION FEES INCLUDE SPAYING/NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS, MICROCHIPPING, WORMING AND A FREE LIFETIME OF ADVICE. WE LOSE MONEY ON EVERY SINGLE ADOPTION. WE DO NOT PLACE LIMITS ON THE TIME THAT AN ADOPTABLE ANIMAL STAYS AT THE SHELTER. IN 2025, 737 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED; ON AVERAGE, DOGS WAITED 20 DAYS TO BE ADOPTED, SMALL ANIMALS 30 DAYS, AND CATS 28 DAYS. THE COST OF CARE DURING AN AVERAGE STAY WAS MORE THAN $360.00 PER ANIMAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT BERKSHIREHUMANE.ORGExpenses $1,679,694 · revenue $246,371
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3148018
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,612,782
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,010,953
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,179,977 | $3,278,378 | $6,612,782 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,832,779 | $2,775,291 | $6,679,875 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,992,173 | $2,190,634 | $6,296,226 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,415,825 | $1,872,552 | $4,905,939 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3148018).
Questions about BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC is 04-3148018.
- Is BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN PERREAULT.
- Who are the officers and directors of BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,055 (JOHN PERREAULT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BERKSHIRE HUMANE SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,179,977, expenses of $3,278,378 and total assets of $6,612,782 at year end.
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