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Nonprofit · EIN 47-0378997

NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · OMAHA, NE 68134

Financials

$18.1M$15.9M2023$20.3M$18.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$20,291,944$18,610,041$1,681,903$77,767,541$1,260,712$76,506,829
December 31, 2023990$18,099,240$15,939,202$2,160,038$72,963,011$1,706,331$71,256,680
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$12,546,295
of which government grants
$2,293,534
Program service revenue
$6,150,607
Investment income
$1,418,013
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,025,693
Net income from fundraising events
$88,220
Net income from sales of inventory
-$21,591
Other revenue
$177,029

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$124,710
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$300,477
Other salaries and wages
$7,691,885
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,270,305
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$80,267
Accounting fees
$38,657
Occupancy
$1,117,858
Depreciation
$1,325,424
Program services (functional)
$15,738,140
Management and general (functional)
$1,383,369
Fundraising (functional)
$1,488,532

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$72,963,011
Total assets, end of year
$77,767,541
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,260,712
Net assets, end of year
$76,506,829
Land, buildings and equipment
$24,446,476
Publicly traded securities
$3,992,626
Net assets without donor restrictions
$68,993,935
Net assets with donor restrictions
$7,512,894
Gross unrelated business income
$6,550
Gross receipts
$23,078,905
Employees
233
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1896
State of legal domicile
NE

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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAMELA WIESE-BUNDYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$173,602$22,006
CHARLES COOPEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$136,761$30,253
SARA SCHMIDTEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-SHELTER OPE
Highest-paid employee
40$141,655$12,935
AMBER HORNANIMAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$119,084$31,671
EMILY BURBACHASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$127,242$20,347
COREY MICIUNASASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$114,962$31,341
LINDY HESSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE
Officer
40$120,365$12,294
NANCY HINTZFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Former
40$131,473$0
DR PETER BASHARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ANDREW KLUVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DEYNA ROUSEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
STEVE SWANSTROMCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
LESLIE VOLKVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
ELIZABETH BOUZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AYANNA BOYKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
13 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM DEROINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
DANIEL HANUSSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
STEVEN C LIKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KATIE LUTHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JILL THOMSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRISTINE ORSBORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
THERESA BLUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CRAIG JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
SARAH REEVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
TODD RYNASKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
CHRIS BLUMKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MANDI CHAPLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
LAURA WILSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
NANCY HINTZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$317,496$21,596
AMBER HORNANIMAL MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$118,385$28,868
SARA SCHMIDTVICE PRESIDENT-SHELTER OPE
Highest-paid employee
40$132,381$11,991
MICHELE TETREAULT-MERTESVICE PRESIDENT - HUMAN RES
Highest-paid employee
40$118,611$18,082
EMMA CHALPUSKYASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$104,679$28,752
LINDY HESSVICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE
Officer
40$111,754$11,372
PAMELA WIESE-BUNDYINTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$104,212$18,414
KATHLEEN JAMESASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN
Highest-paid employee
40$109,094$11,188
DR PETER BASHARADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
ANDREW KLUVERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DEYNA ROUSECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
STEVE SWANSTROMVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
LESLIE VOLKSECRETARY/TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0$0
ELIZABETH BOUZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
AYANNA BOYKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
WILLIAM DEROINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
DANIEL HANUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
STEVEN C LIKESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
KATIE LUTHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
GAIL DWYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
JILL THOMSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CHRISTINE ORSBORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
THERESA BLUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
CRAIG JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
SARAH REEVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0
TODD RYNASKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8929 FORT ST, OMAHA, NE 68134-2842
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PAMELA WIESE, 8929 FORT STREET, OMAHA, NE 68134
Signed the 990
PAMELA WIESE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(402) 444-7800
Return prepared by
MASIMORE MAGNUSON & ASSOC PC

Mission

THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY PROTECTS, SAVES AND ENRICHES THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FOR THE GREATER OMAHA AREA. PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE ADOPTION, ANIMAL FOSTER CARE, OBEDIENCE TRAINING, CREMATION SERVICES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS LIKE CAMP KINDNESS FOR CHILDREN 6-12 YEARS OF AGE. THESE SERVICES ARE BASED ON THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER STRONG, STABLE AND CONSISTENT MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ALL ANIMALS PLACED IN OUR CARE. THE NHS IS AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER, MEANING WE ACCEPT ALL ANIMALS THAT COME TO US. WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ANIMAL CONTROL - THE NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY (NHS) ACTS AS THE ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCY FOR THE GREATER OMAHA AREA. MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDE OMAHA, BELLEVUE, PAPILLION, SPRINGFIELD, RALSTON, LA VISTA, GRETNA, AND SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA. NHS ALSO ACTS AS THE ANIMAL LICENSING AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF OMAHA AND SARPY COUNTY. IN 2024, NHS RECEIVED 85,948 INCOMING CALLS RESULTING IN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS BEING DISPATCHED 20,954 TIMES DURING THE YEAR. THESE CALLS INCLUDED REPORTS OF STRAY, INJURED OR DEAD ANIMALS, AND PROBLEMS WITH WILDLIFE. THERE WERE 3,887 INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, BARKING, BITES, AND ABANDONMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 620 CITATIONS WERE WRITTEN. IN 2024, 2,148 LOST PETS WERE RETURNED TO OWNERS, 149 RECEIVED A FREE RIDE HOME. ANIMAL LICENSING INCLUDED - DOG LICENSES ISSUED: 14,411 INTACT, 89,012 ALTERED, CAT LICENSES ISSUED: 847 INTACT, 40,597 ALTERED. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS - 97, DANGEROUS DOGS - 10, MINI PIG - 11. LICENSES FOR ANIMALS WERE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO 3,515 COMPANION ANIMALS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AGED 65 AND OLDER RESIDING IN BELLEVUE, PAPILLION, SPRINGFIELD, LAVISTA, UNINCORPORATED SARPY COUNTY AND WATERLOO. NO CHARGE LICENSES WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO 258 SERVICE DOGS AND 5 COMPANION SUPPORT PETS.
    Expenses $6,886,288 · grants $124,710 · revenue $4,219,194
  • ANIMAL WELFARE - ANIMALS ARRIVING AT THE SHELTER ARE EXAMINED, EVALUATED, AND TREATED BY OUR MEDICAL SERVICES TEAM. ALL ADOPTABLE DOGS, CATS, PUPPIES, AND KITTENS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ADDITIONALLY, SOME REQUIRE SURGERY FOR KNEE OR HIP PROBLEMS, EYE ISSUES, AMPUTATIONS, OR DENTAL PROCEDURES. OTHERS NEED MEDICATIONS TO FIGHT INFECTIONS AND PARASITES. MOST CATS AND DOGS WHO ENTER THE SHELTER ALSO NEED TO BE TREATED FOR FLEAS AND/OR TICKS.SHELTER MEDICAL SERVICES PERFORMED FOR 2024 INCLUDE: 5,887 SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES; 354 OTHER SURGERIES (HIPS, KNEES, AMPUTATIONS, EYES, AND DENTALS) 6,631 DIAGNOSTIC TESTS (HEARTWORM, FELINE LEUKEMIA, X-RAYS, BLOOD TESTS, SKIN SCRAPES) AND 5,495 DOGS AND CATS WERE MICROCHIPPED. ADDITIONALLY, ALL ANIMALS ARE VACCINATED BEFORE THEY ARE PLACED FOR ADOPTION.DURING 2024, A TOTAL OF 7,503 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THE NHS. THIS INCLUDES DOGS, CATS, HORSES, AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS, SUCH AS HAMSTERS, RABBITS, BIRDS, ETC. ONCE IN THE ADOPTION PROGRAM, DOGS AND CATS ARE SPAYED/NEUTERED, MICRO-CHIPPED AND GIVEN THEIR FIRST SERIES OF SHOTS. ADOPTION KENNELS ARE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. IN 2024, 1,531 ANIMALS NOT YET READY FOR ADOPTION WERE CARED FOR IN 247 FOSTER CARE HOMES BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS.
    Expenses $7,145,240 · revenue $922,206
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH - NHS PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 785 CALLS TO THE BEHAVIOR HELPLINE WERE ANSWERED, AND PET CARE TIPS WERE AIRED ON LOCAL TELEVISION AND RADIO SHOWS. MORE THAN 3,402 CHILDREN AND ADULTS TOURED THE SHELTER AND ATTENDED HUMANE EDUCATION EVENTS. STAFF AND VOLUNTEER EDUCATORS ALSO PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS TO RELIGIOUS AND CIVIC GROUPS, BUSINESSES, HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THE SUMMER PROGRAM, CAMP KINDNESS, ENROLLED 297 CHILDREN IN 2024. COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED ARE ADDRESSED BY SEVERAL PROGRAMS: THE PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP, PROJECT PET SAFE (PROVIDES SHELTER TO PETS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE), ANIMEALS (PROVIDES PET FOOD TO SENIOR CITIZENS ON A FIXED INCOME RECEIVING MEALS ON WHEELS), PET FOOD PANTRY (PROVIDES PET FOOD AND CAT LITTER FOR PET OWNERS EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY ECONOMIC CHALLENGES) AND THE BEHAVIOR HELPLINE (A FREE CALL-IN SERVICE WHERE PROFESSIONAL STAFF HELPED PET OWNERS WITH TRAINING NEEDS.)
    Expenses $1,706,612 · revenue $153,491

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
47-0378997
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
1934
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D200)
Assets (IRS master file)
$77,767,541
Income (IRS master file)
$23,078,905

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$20,291,944$18,610,041$77,767,541IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$18,099,240$15,939,202$72,963,011XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$17,044,098$14,957,088$64,629,040IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 47-0378997).

Questions about NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY

What is the EIN of NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY is 47-0378997.
Is NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1934.
Are donations to NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY 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 NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAMELA WIESE.
Who are the officers and directors of NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,602 (PAMELA WIESE-BUNDY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NEBRASKA HUMANE SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $20,291,944, expenses of $18,610,041 and total assets of $77,767,541 at year end.

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