OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY

Financials

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1067 NE COLUMBIA BLVD, PORTLAND, OR 97211-1411

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JESSICA CARL, 1067 NE COLUMBIA BOULEVARD, PORTLAND, OR 97211

Signed the 990

JESSICA CARL, CO-INTERIM CEO

Phone

(503) 285-7722

Website

WWW.OREGONHUMANE.ORG

Return prepared by

PERKINS & COMPANY PC

Mission

THE OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY ("OHS") IS A PRIVATE ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED IN 1868 AND INCORPORATED IN 1880, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CREATE A MORE HUMANE SOCIETY WITH THE VISION OF A WORLD WHERE ALL ANIMALS ARE TREATED WITH COMPASSION, KINDNESS AND RESPECT. OHS IS A STANDALONE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, OPERATING WITH CAMPUSES IN PORTLAND AND SALEM, OREGON. OHS IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY BY PRIVATE DONATIONS AND REVENUES GENERATED FROM SERVICES PROVIDED TO CARE AND FIND HOMES FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS, PROTECT ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY AND NEGLECT, PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE VETERINARY CARE AND TRAINING SERVICE, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. NOTABLY, OHS IS NOT AN AFFILIATE OF NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.

Program accomplishments

• SHELTERING 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 ANIMALS WERE ACCEPTED FROM 62 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.LIVE RELEASE RATES FOR 2025: OHS USES LIVE RELEASE RATE (LRR) TO TRACK THE OUTCOME OF ANIMALS THAT ARE BROUGHT INTO ITS SHELTERS. THE LRR ACCURATELY REFLECTS THE MANY OPTIONS FOR PETS THAT COME TO THE SHELTER IN ADDITION TO ADOPTIONS - FOR EXAMPLE, ANIMAL TRANSFERS TO OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS. THE LRR DOES NOT INCLUDE END-OF-LIFE SERVICES.OHS RELEASED A TOTAL OF 12,904 ANIMALS. OHS OVERALL LRR: 97%PORTLAND CAMPUS LIVE RELEASE RATE: 98%SALEM CAMPUS LIVE RELEASE RATE: 95%LENGTH OF STAY FOR 2025: OHS CALCULATES THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY (LOS) BY INCLUDING THE DAY OF ARRIVAL THROUGH THE DAY OF DISPOSITION (ADOPTION, TRANSFER, EUTHANASIA, OR RETURN TO OWNER). THE LOS REFLECTS THE ENTIRETY OF THE TIME THE ANIMAL WAS IN THE CARE OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING STRAY ANIMAL HOLDING PERIODS, TIME IN FOSTER CARE, BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, AND PROTECTIVE CUSTODY IN CRIMINAL CASES.PORTLAND CAMPUS LOS:DOG LOS AVERAGED 17.5 DAYS (PUPPIES AVERAGED 9.3 DAYS) CAT LOS AVERAGED 13.1 DAYS (KITTENS AVERAGED 16.2 DAYS)SALEM CAMPUS LOS:DOG LOS AVERAGED 10.1 DAYS (PUPPIES AVERAGED 10.6 DAYS) CAT LOS AVERAGED 16.3 DAYS (KITTENS AVERAGED 21.7 DAYS)OFF-SITE ADOPTION: BRINGING PETS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR ADOPTION IS ANOTHER WAY THAT OHS MAINTAINS A HIGH LRR. A TOTAL OF 373 ANIMALS FOUND HOMES DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR OFF-SITE ADOPTION EVENTS.MEDICAL SERVICES - HOLMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL LEARNING CENTER: DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, OREGON HUMANE PERFORMED 11,921 SURGERIES IN THE HOLMAN ANIMAL MEDICAL LEARNING CENTER (AMLC) ON THE PORTLAND CAMPUS, INCLUDING 6,272 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR SHELTER PETS, 4,980 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR OWNED PETS THROUGH THE SPAY & SAVE PROGRAM, PLUS 669 OTHER ESSENTIAL AND EMERGENCY SURGERIES. IN ADDITION, THE AMLC PROVIDED 13,221 MEDICAL EXAMS FOR PETS, AND HELPED TRAIN 115 OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARY STUDENTS. BEST FRIENDS' CORNER: OHS OPERATES A RETAIL STORE LOCATED IN THE LOBBY OF THE PORTLAND SHELTER. THE STORE STOCKS A VARIETY OF GOODS THAT A NEW ADOPTER MAY NEED TO MAKE THEIR NEW PET FEEL AT HOME. IN 2025:GROSS SALES: $420,455NET LOSS: $61,299.46 (AFTER DEPRECIATION AND ALLOCATIONS)VOLUNTEERS: OHS VOLUNTEERS CHANGE THE WORLD FOR EACH DOG, CAT, RABBIT, RODENT, OR BIRD THEY HELP. VOLUNTEERS MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE AND THE LIVES OF OUR ANIMALS AND TEAM BETTER THROUGH SO MANY KIND AND COMPASSIONATE ACTIONS, FROM OFFERING DAILY WALKS, ACCLIMATING ANIMALS TO HUMANS, GETTING ANIMALS SETTLED IN THE SHELTER TO PROVIDING A HELPING HAND TO OUR TEAM. FOSTER CARE HAS CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO OREGON HUMANE'S VOLUNTEER HOURS. DONATING 416,720 HOURS OF SERVICE TO ALL PROGRAMS OFFERED AT OHS IN 2025, VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED SERVICES EQUIVALENT TO 200 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS: 416,720 (INCLUDING FOSTER VOLUNTEER HOURS)TOTAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO OHS WAS 2,769.YOUTH AND COMMUNITY GROUPS PROGRAM: INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM NUMBERED 340, PROVIDING 10,443 VOLUNTEER HOURS.FOSTER CARE: THERE WERE 909 FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEER FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERING 311,943 HOURS.ANIMALS FOSTERED TOTALED 2,825PRIMARY REASONS FOR FOSTER CARE:THEY WERE TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION.THEY WERE UNDERWEIGHT.THEY WERE RECOVERING FROM A MEDICAL CONDITION.
  Expenses $18,698,818 · revenue $4,053,417
• 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 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY FOR 2,460 SHELTER PETS, 1,121 COMMUNITY CATS,1,847 OWNED PETS, PLUS 232 PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS.
  Expenses $7,970,882 · revenue $3,974,283
• 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 PER DAY.ADOPTIONS AT THE SALEM CAMPUS AVERAGED 10 PER DAY.OHS ISSUED 67 PRESS RELEASES. OHS HAD 3,850 TELEVISION, RADIO AND ONLINE NEWS STORIES. OHS MAGAZINE REACHED 27,000 READERS EACH QUARTER.OHS WEBSITE AVERAGED 4,420 DAILY VISITORS AND TOTAL NEW VISITORS TO THE SITE WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,400,269 FOR THE YEAR.THE AVERAGE TIME SPENT ON OHS'S WEBSITE WAS 1:52.OHS HAS A ROBUST FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH 122,327 ON FACEBOOK, 75,705 ON INSTAGRAM, AND 19,749 ON TIKTOK.HUMANE EDUCATION: EDUCATION IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN OHS HISTORY. FOCUSED ON TEACHING COMPASSION, KINDNESS, AND EMPATHY TOWARD ANIMALS AND PEOPLE, HUMANE EDUCATION TOUCHES CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS. HUMANE EDUCATION REACHED 100,100 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 21,490 CHILDREN AND 78,610 ADULTS. HUMANE EDUCATION MADE 326 CLASSROOM VISITS IN PORTLAND AND SALEM IMPACTING 7,564 YOUTH AND 374 ADULTS. 13 SUMMER CAMP SESSIONS WERE ATTENDED BY 378 TOTAL CAMPERS.HUMANE EDUCATION HOSTED NINE CAREER DAYS, 61 TOURS AND FIELD TRIPS, AND SEVEN AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS.
  Expenses $2,726,092 · revenue $130,555
• HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE OHS EMPLOYS THREE HUMANE SPECIAL AGENTS WHO ARE COMMISSIONED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF OREGON STATE POLICE TO ENFORCE OREGON'S TOUGH ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS STATEWIDE. HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT HANDLES A VARIETY OF ANIMAL WELFARE COMPLAINTS. IN 2025, THERE WERE 3,793 CALLS AND E-MAIL MESSAGES TO THE REPORTING LINE AND WEBSITE. HUMANE SPECIAL AGENTS TRAVELED ACROSS OREGON TO INVESTIGATE 791 NEW CASES OF ANIMAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT LEADING TO 852 ANIMALS BEING SEIZED OR SURRENDERED, AND 12 CRIMINAL CASES. THE HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO ASSISTED OUTSIDE AGENCIES 166 TIMES AND PROVIDED 203 VETERINARY FORENSIC SERVICES FOR CASES INVESTIGATED BY OREGON HUMANE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. IN TOTAL, 2,048 ANIMALS WERE HELPED BY OREGON HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT IN 2025. OREGON HUMANE'S GOAL IS TO SAVE LIVES AND ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS, WHILE ENSURING THAT THE ROUGHLY TWO MILLION PETS IN THE REGION ARE PROTECTED FROM ABUSE OR NEGLECT. RESCUE: OREGON HUMANE'S TECHNICAL ANIMAL RESCUE (OHSTAR) MEMBERS WITH ANIMAL FIRST-AID AND RESCUE TRAINING ARE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANIMAL RESCUE SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE CRITICAL TECHNICAL SKILLS. OHSTAR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS DEPLOYED 37 TIMES TO AID IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE OHSTAR TEAM ENRICHES OREGON HUMANE'S MISSION THROUGH SAVING LIVES AND ENHANCING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. BEHAVIOR CONSULTATION AND TRAINING - OREGON HUMANE'S EXPERIENCED BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING TEAM OFFERS A VARIETY OF DOG, PUPPY, CAT AND KITTEN TRAININGS SERVICES AND ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS:PROVIDED 281 PRIVATE CONSULTATIONS IN PORTLAND AND 56 IN SALEM.PUBLIC TRAINING CLASSES OFFERED NUMBERED 646 IN PORTLAND AND 306 IN SALEM.$8,628 PROVIDED IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PET OWNERS FOR BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE.A VOLUME OF 1,023 PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS WERE HANDLED BY THE BEHAVIOR HELP LINE, A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY.144 SHELTER DOGS AND 99 SHELTER CATS WERE HELPED THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM.115 DOGS AND 95 CATS WERE ADOPTED THROUGH THE BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAM.COMMUNITY SUPPORT: OREGON HUMANE DRAWS SUPPORT FROM OREGON'S COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND, INCLUDING DONORS FROM ALL OF OREGON'S COUNTIES AND NEARLY EVERY CITY AND TOWN. THIS PAST YEAR, 29,155 HOUSEHOLDS DONATED TO SUPPORT OREGON HUMANE'S WORK. OF THESE, 1,405 DONORS WERE RECOGNIZED AS MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE, HONORING THEIR ANNUAL COMMITMENT OF $1,000 OR MORE.DONORS ARE OFFERED A BROAD ARRAY OF GIVING OPTIONS, INCLUDING:PAWS MONTHLY GIFT PROGRAM, 5,800 GENEROUS DONORS WHO PARTICIPATE WITH A RECURRING DONATION. THE AUTOS-FOR-ANIMALS VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM, WHICH RECEIVED 424 CARS, TRUCKS, RV'S, AND MOTORCYCLES.GIFTS FROM ESTATES AND TRUSTS, WHICH COMPRISE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF OREGON HUMANE'S OPERATING INCOME. SUPPORTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LEAVE A GIFT TO OREGON HUMANE IN THEIR ESTATE PLANS. DURING THE YEAR, 82 NEW PROBATE ESTATES AND MATURED TRUSTS WERE OPENED. ADDITIONALLY, 199 HOUSEHOLDS SHARED THAT THEY HAD INCLUDED OREGON HUMANE IN THEIR ESTATE PLAN. CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES ARE ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT OREGON HUMANE. FOUR WERE SECURED IN 2025.PET OWNERS CAN ENSURE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS THAT MIGHT OUTLIVE THEM BY PARTICIPATING IN THE FRIENDS FOREVER ESTATE-PLANNING-FOR-PETS PROGRAM. IN 2025, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 564 FRIENDS FOREVER HOUSEHOLDS ENROLLED. TEN PETS WERE RECEIVED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PROGRAM.
  Expenses $3,310,134 · revenue $393,735

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.

IRS record

EIN

93-0386880

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

1941

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D200)

Assets (IRS master file)

$113,761,647

Income (IRS master file)

$47,522,028

Filing history

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 93-0386880).

Questions about OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY

What is the EIN of OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY is 93-0386880.

Is OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.

Are donations to OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does OREGON 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 OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JESSICA CARL.

Who are the officers and directors of OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $553,551 (SHARON M HARMON, PRESIDENT & CEO THROUGH 03/2025).

How much revenue does OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $37,463,888, expenses of $40,658,200 and total assets of $113,761,647 at year end.

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