HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY (EIN 74-1340341)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-06
IRS object ID
201612809349301156
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-10-06T16:12:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN760233695PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1ONE SUGAR CREEK CTR BLVD STE 450AddressLine1Txt
CitySUGAR LANDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77478ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN741340341EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7134336421PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114700 ALMEDA ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77053ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHERRY FERGUSONPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7134336421PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES S GRIFFINGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00475060PTIN
Phone2814918866PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSHERRY FERGUSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77459ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$7,016,037GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.HOUSTONHUMANE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1958FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Other Revenue$196,709PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$179,552CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$5,484,492CYTotalRevenueAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY, THROUGH LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND ACTION, SEEKS TO PREVENT CRUELTY TO ALL LIVING CREATURES, RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING ANIMAL WELFARE.MissionDesc
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Revenue$2,877,825RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Phone7134336421PhoneNum

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CONNIE COOKE
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BEVERLY BRANNAN
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JAMES S GRIFFING
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CYNTHIA AK RIGONI
SECRETARY-DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY ROUBIK
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH THAYER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL WILSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRY FERGUSON
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PAT LONDON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BELINDA SMITH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY HARKNESS
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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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CONTRACTED SERVICES$175,466$169,033$6,433
BANK CHARGES$129,510$109,142$7,457$12,911
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS$125,802$125,618$184

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EOY$3,472,097EOYAmt

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EOY$22,145EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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EOY$14,023,089EOYAmt

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$25,635,791TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$425,276TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,869CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$92,261CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$112,461CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$425,276TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$21,594CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$27,218CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$19,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year-$33,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$30,197CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total-$132,496TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,810,467CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,755,202CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,785,871CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,386,237CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,190,794CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,928,571TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98870PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98930PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01640InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01490InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$838,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$838,163EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$838,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$838,163EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$838,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$838,163EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$838,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$838,163EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$838,163BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$838,163EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,841,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,841,787BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,609,197OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,127,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,481,421BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$565,077OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$480,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$85,055BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$667,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$487,317DepreciationAmt
Book Value$180,264BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,588,527TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
EQUITY SECURITIES$1,268,167F
FIXED INCOME TAXABLE BOND FUNDS$553,070F
HEDGE FUNDS$292,868F
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS$903,425F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,017,530TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ACCRUED PAYROLL$19,961
PAYROLL TAXES$2,054
SALES TAX PAYABLE$130
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$22,145TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,279,483TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$209,460NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$4,451OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$205,009RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,484,492RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,484,492TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,706,577TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$4,451OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,451ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,702,126ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,702,126TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:IN 2009, THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION CONCLUDED THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT RESULT IN MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 4,451.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 4,451.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty0AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALPHA DOG MARKETINGBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19060 ANDERMATT DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLINCOLNCityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68526ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGRAPHIC DESIGN, PRINTING AND STRATEGY FOR DIRECT MARKETINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$975,546GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$332,409RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$643,137NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$975,546TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$332,409TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$643,137TotalNetToOrganizationAmt

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NO BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$52,246GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$52,246GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,038OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FUN RUNEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$31,776GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$6,706CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$25,070GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$14,246OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$97,887GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$961CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$96,926GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$20,493OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$181,909GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$7,667CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$174,242GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$39,777OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$39,777DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$134,465NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPAYMENTS TO FUNDRAISER ALSO INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENTS FOR PRINTING COSTS. THE PRINTING COSTS ARE NOT BROKEN OUT BETWEEN EXPENSES FOR DESIGN, GRAPHICS, ACTUAL PRINTING COSTS OR DIRECT MAIL ADVICE. ONLY REIMBURSEMENTS FOR POSTAGE ARE SEPARATELY STATED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHERRY FERGUSONPersonNm
TitleEXEC DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$1CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$151,650BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$7,425DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$10,614NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$169,690TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (4 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
JAMES S GRIFFING
TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY$10,063ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND TAX PREPARATION ARE PROVIDED BY AN ACCOUNTING FIRM OWNED BY MR. GRIFFING.0
CORBIN COOKE
SON OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY$3,079RECEIVED COMMISSIONS FOR INSURANCE SALES AND REFERRALS RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPERTY, CASUALTY AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.0
CLAYTON COOKE
HUSBAND OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY$4,200RECEIVED COMMISSIONS FOR INSURANCE SALES AND REFERRALS RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPERTY, CASUALTY AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.0
NANCY GRIFFING
SPOUSE OF THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY$4,098RECEIVED FEES FOR THE SALE OF SOFTWARE.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11GRIFFING & COMPANY, P.C., AN ACCOUNTING FIRM OWNED BY JAMES GRIFFING, THE TREASURER OF HOUSTON HUMANE, PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PRESENTED AT A BOARD MEETING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SHALL BE GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS OR OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS UPON COMMENCEMENT OF SUCH PERSON'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HHS. EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, STAFF MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER SHALL SIGN AND DATE THE POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS/HER TERM OF SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT AND EACH YEAR THEREAFTER. FOLLOWING FULL DISCLOSURE OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANY CONDITION LISTED IN THE POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND, IF SO THE BOARD SHALL VOTE TO AUTHORIZE OR REJECT THE TRANSACTION OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT AND PROTECT HHS' BEST INTERESTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, WILL BE DONE ANNUALLY BY INDEPENDENT PERSON(S) AND INCLUDE A REVIEW AND APPROVAL, COMPARABILITY DATA, AND CONTEMPORANEOUS SUBSTANTIATION OF THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ITS OFFICES LOCATED AT 14812 ALMEDA ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77053.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED IT'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR THE SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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