Nonprofit · EIN 56-1444098
ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,826,104 | $6,403,748 | $2,422,356 | $7,128,117 | $526,643 | $6,601,474 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,771,715 | $5,791,331 | -$19,616 | $4,777,232 | $602,828 | $4,174,404 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,745,409 | $5,431,367 | -$685,958 | $4,836,226 | $645,280 | $4,190,946 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,628,435
- Program service revenue
- $2,144,704
- Investment income
- $34,953
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$29,434
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $18,012
- Other revenue
- $18,012
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $220,019
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,183,884
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,113,863
- Professional fundraising fees
- $46,350
- Legal fees
- $1,254
- Accounting fees
- $20,358
- Occupancy
- $370,100
- Travel
- $19,571
- Depreciation
- $202,989
- Program services (functional)
- $5,565,027
- Management and general (functional)
- $316,359
- Fundraising (functional)
- $522,362
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,777,232
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,128,117
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $526,643
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,601,474
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,363,555
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,557,185
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,044,289
- Gross receipts
- $11,330,609
- Employees
- 114
- Volunteers
- 307
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF HASSEL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $181,923 | $4,370 |
| JEN WALTER | INTERIM EXEC Officer | 40 | $107,797 | $10,542 |
| BRAD BLACKBURN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MARIE KLUG | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD HALLIDAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI BANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MURPHY FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HAAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HUGHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYANN KIEFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BJ KILGORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET LANCASTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH O'SHEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JILL VARGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON WATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA HENRY | DIRECTOR THR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY STATON | DIRECTOR THR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY ELLIOTT | EXEC DIRECTO Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFF HASSEL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $147,108 | $10,783 |
| BRAD BLACKBURN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MARIE KLUG | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD HALLIDAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI BANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MURPHY FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HUGHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BJ KILGORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET LANCASTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH O'SHEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY STATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL VARGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUI FRIEDRICH | VICE CHAIR T Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN COLE | SECRETARY TH Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HAAS | EXEC DIR THR Officer | 50 | $91,876 | $2,756 |
| JEFF HASSEL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 50 | $51,088 | $393 |
| CARLA HENRY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUI FRIEDRICH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN SMITH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN COLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI BANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MURPHY FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHAD HALLIDAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL HUGHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MARIE KLUG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET LANCASTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY STATON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL VARGO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA SOLOMON | DIRECTOR THR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA TREBON | DIRECTOR THR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14 FOREVER FRIEND LN, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806-4570
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JEFF HASSEL, 14 FOREVER FRIENDS LN, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
- Signed the 990
- TRACY ELLIOTT, EXEC DIRECTOR (2025)
- Phone
- (828) 761-2001
- Website
- WWW.ASHEVILLEHUMANE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CARTER P C
Mission
ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY IS BUILDING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT POSIVITELY IMPACTS PETS AND PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $5,565,027 · revenue $2,144,704
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
- 56-1444098
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,128,117
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,330,609
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,826,104 | $6,403,748 | $7,128,117 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,771,715 | $5,791,331 | $4,777,232 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,745,409 | $5,431,367 | $4,836,226 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,816,882 | $4,932,222 | $5,134,448 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 56-1444098).
Questions about ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC is 56-1444098.
- Is ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASHEVILLE 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 ASHEVILLE 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 ASHEVILLE 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 ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JEFF HASSEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $181,923 (JEFF HASSEL, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does ASHEVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,826,104, expenses of $6,403,748 and total assets of $7,128,117 at year end.
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