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Name:	American Humane Association
Address:	63 Inverness Drive East
	Englewood, CO 80112
Phone:	303-792-9900
Web Address:	www.americanhumane.org

American Humane Association (American Humane) meets the 20Standards for Charity Accountability.

American Humane provides professional training, operating guidelines, standards of practice, financial support, resources and consultation to animal welfare agencies; trains and certifies animal emergency responders and offers equipment, supplies, and personnel for animal rescue, sheltering, care and recovery during and after disasters; and distributes information on welfare issues and educational publications. Through its Film and Television Unit, the organization monitors the safety and well-being of animals in motion pictures, television and other filmed entertainment, nationally and internationally. American Humane’s children services include training and technical assistance to public welfare agencies in outcome measures, policies and practices; assessing needs, developing curriculum, and delivering training for child welfare professionals; evaluating national child abuse and neglect data; performing workload studies and system reviews; and convening national conferences on child welfare issues. American Humane also advocates to ensure that the interests of children and animals are represented at the federal, state and local levels. In addition, it operates a human-animal bond division which builds public awareness of the power, implications and benefits of the connection between people and animals; highlights the organization’s national leadership in the Pets and Women’s Shelters Program; animal-assisted therapy/animal-assisted interventions; and humane education efforts in schools and homes. Some ($828,148 or 5%) of American Humane’s program services are conducted in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, American Humane's program expenses were:

Animal protection	8,708,982
Child protection	6,820,275
Total Program Expenses:	$15,529,257

Chief Executive : Marie Belew Wheatley, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$242,269

Chair of the Board: David Gies
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Executive Director, Animal Assistance Foundation

Board Size: 14

Paid Staff Size: 167

*July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals

Fund raising costs were 33% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $7,572,696, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

American Humane incurred joint costs of $1,410,597 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $828,148 was allocated to program expenses and $582,449 was allocated to fund raising expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on American Humane's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.

Source of Funds
Contributions and sponsorships	4,233,418
Child welfare services	2,297,317
Other grants	2,062,203
Government grants	655,141
Conferences and seminars	626,471
Royalty income	472,568
Other income	175,910
Membership dues	149,366
Rental income	46,691
Publications and merchandise	43,345
Investment loss	-1,795,916
Total Income	$8,966,514

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 82%  Fund Raising: 13%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$8,966,514
	Program expenses			$15,529,257
	Fund raising expenses			2,516,197
	Administrative expenses			919,291
Total expenses				$18,964,745
Expenses in Excess of Income				(9,998,231)
Beginning net assets				46,141,789
Other Changes in Net Assets				(618,830)
Ending net assets				35,524,728
Total liabilities				2,232,114
Total assets				$37,756,842

Note: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" represents a change in the value of split-interest agreements.