EIN 36-4334785

Tails Humane Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
65
City
Year formed
1999
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Tails Humane Society saves the lives of companion animals through rescue, adoption, and spay/neuter; advocates for pets in our region; and strives to build a compassionate community. They provide humane care and temporary shelter for orphaned and injured animals towards the goal of permanent placement. Tails also pays veterinary bills for injured animals. They have created the Homebuddies program in partnership with VAC's Meals on Wheels program to ensure that the pets belonging to Meals on Wheels clients receive appropriate food, veterinary care, and grooming free of charge.
Total revenues
$1,387,864
2022
Total expenses
$1,332,741
2022
Total assets
$2,833,798
2022
Num. employees
65
2022

Program areas at Tails Humane Society

Tails Humane Society provides Humane care and temporary shelter for orphaned and injured animals toward the goal of permanent placement. Tails pays veterinary bills for injured animals.
Tails Humane Society provides dog training services to the community. These services are available to adopters and the community at large.
Tails Humane Society provides low cost spaying and neutering services to the community at large.
Other program services the homebuddies program was created in partnership with vac's meals on wheels program, to ensure that the pets belonging to meals on wheels clients receive appropriate food, veterinary care, grooming free of charge. Pet ownership has also been shown to have significant health benefits, especially among the homebound and elderly. The working cats program offers an alternative to costly and unsafe pest control methods by adopting adult feral cats that would typically be considered unadoptable in a shelter environment to barn homes.

Who funds Tails Humane Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Dekalb County Community Foundation (DCCF)General Support$52,978
Scott Kenneth A Charitable TaGeneral Operating$10,000
Schwab Charitable FundEnvironmental and Animals$5,600
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at Tails Humane Society

NameTitleCompensation
Michelle GroeperExecutive Director$59,500
Ali TaylorDirector of Operations
Megan ElsbergFundraising and Marketing Manager
Patricia SauberBusiness Manager$36,442
Chris PorterfieldSecretary$0
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Tails Humane Society

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$525,982
Program services$820,167
Investment income and dividends$15,780
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$19,583
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$6,352
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,387,864

Form 990s for Tails Humane Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-13990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-09990View PDF
2019-122021-03-02990View PDF
2018-122019-12-26990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
April 4, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
January 11, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 11, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Scott Kenneth A Charitable Ta
October 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $52,978 from Dekalb County Community Foundation (DCCF)
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAnimal organizationsAnimal sheltersCharities
Issues
Animals
Characteristics
State / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2250 Barber Greene Rd
Dekalb, IL 60115
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
DeKalb County, IL
Website URL
tailshumanesociety.org/ 
Phone
(815) 758-2457
Facebook page
tailshumanesociety 
Twitter profile
@tailshumane 
IRS details
EIN
36-4334785
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1999
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D20: Animal Protection and Welfare
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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