2025-11-14T12:05:47-08:00 2024-12-31 463717500 Leslie A Read CPA A Professional Acco 747 Labarre Street Mandeville LA 70448 990 2024-01-01 581795272 HUMANE SOCIETY OF LOUISIANA INC HUMA 8886486263 POST OFFICE BOX 740321 NEW ORLEANS LA 70174 JEFF DORSON Treasurer 2025-11-13 true true Leslie A Read P00364191 5042518220 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JEFF DORSON POST OFFICE BOX 740321 NEW ORLEANS LA 70174 982402 false X WWW.HUMANELA.ORG X 1988 LA we empower individuals and communities to create a no-kill state, where the lives of all animals matter. 8 6 12 200 0 788031 899149 1575 -10322 23366 10656 14813 788365 938903 0 0 367911 396836 0 69733 502134 672485 870045 1069321 -81680 -130418 743193 665395 73494 126114 669699 539281 X we empower individuals and communities to create a no-kill state, where the lives of all animals matter. false false 280629 DIRECT ANIMAL CARE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES -The Humane Society of Louisiana saved and helped thousands of animals and their caregivers by supporting shelters, rescuers, low income pet owners and community cat caregivers; our primary focus was on helping animals in communities without animal control services. Sadly, our cross-country pet adoption transport opportunities are still greatly reduced, compared with previous years. Despite this extremely challenging environment, we were still able to rescue and transport 687 animals (635 dogs, 41 cats and 11 horses) to private adoption partners. We also locally adopted more than 217 animals (121 dogs, 44 cats, 24 horses, 18 birds, 2 rabbits, 1 piglet, 4 goats and 3 small animals.) In response to the current climate, we continued assisting with pet retention projects to help keep pets with their families. We provided services and support ranging from preventative vet care to free pet food, directly aiding needy families with pets. We helped pet caregivers in crisis situations, including homeless families, domestic abuse victims, critically ill hospital patients and more. In addition, we coordinated the annual Mardi Gras Horse Adoption Program, placing 16 parade horses in homes, preventing their slaughter after carnival. We continued our wildlife protection work in 2024, mobilizing volunteers and team members to transport more than 135 injured or orphaned wild animals to wildlife rehabbers and sanctuaries; we aided scores of volunteer rehabilitators with food and supplies, publicizing their need for community support. In addition to assisting individual pet owners and caregivers, we distributed food, supplies and offered other support to more than 82 shelters and rescues. We provided cat food and other support for an average of 400 community cats and their carers daily. We provided food, care and veterinary services for an average of 125 animals each day at three animal care facilities and in foster homes. One highlight of the year was our purchase of a new animal transport van to facilitate our cross-country adoption program. Our crew also refurbished another used van for local vet appointments and for transporting animal food, equipment and supplies. 275291 CRUELTY INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION -HSLA responded to more than 3,000 reports of cruelty, neglect and abandonment in 2024. As a licensed private investigation agency, we saved animals and resolved cases through interagency partnerships, animal rescue and adoption, resource sharing, pet owner education and more. We regularly provided veterinary care, personnel support, animal housing, equipment and transport services to underfunded law enforcement agencies. Our assistance routinely facilitated animal seizures, as well as criminal prosecutions, which otherwise would not have been undertaken. As part of this program, we provided emergency veterinary care for more than 217 animals and general/basic vet care for 535 animals in need. We aided and sought justice for hundreds of animals who were shot, knifed, abandoned, beaten, chained, starved, neglected and otherwise harmed. 12 volunteer case managers, field investigators and pro bono attorneys helped move cases through the court system to ensure crimes against animals were prosecuted. A few 2024 case highlights that show the scope of our work include: 26 dogs seized in Bienville parish - a case in which 6 additional dogs and puppies died; 30 farm animals saved from an inhumane sanctuary in Avoyelles parish; 3 adult dogs and their puppies rescued from neglect in Evangeline parish; 1 rescued horse saved in Allen parish; 2 dogs saved from a lifetime of severe abuse in Union parish; 1 family dog with a gunshot wound provided with lifesaving care in St. Landry parish; 2 live dogs cruelly abandoned in dumpsters saved. We rescued and adopted a piglet, after he was being tossed in the crowd like a football during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. We advocated for law enforcement action in the case of 3 beloved pet goats, who were stolen and slaughtered in St. Tammany parish. We increased public awareness of multiple animal cruelty issues with scores of special events and activities, media appearances, speaking engagements, community meetings and workshops. From our new headquarters in historic Old Gretna, our statewide base of operations for our anti-cruelty programs in the Greater New Orleans area, we carried out numerous cruelty prevention campaigns, including our successful work to stop the illegal sale of dyed baby chicks in Terrebone parish and our ongoing work to end inhumane live animal giveaways, focusing on the LIvingston parish fair, and more. 191160 SPAY-LA: PET OVERPOPULATION PREVENTION - Despite rising costs and the increased difficulty of securing veterinary appointments, especially in rural areas, we continued to provide free and low cost spay/neuter surgeries. We altered more than 817 animals - 295 cats, 518 dogs and 4 horses. Many spay/neuter services were provided in rural areas of the state, where the costs of the surgeries are higher and where few discounted services are available. For many of the animals served, transport to and from appointments was provided by volunteers, team members and private rescuers. We distributed 27 humane cat traps and supplies to rescuers and TNR groups, aiding in the rescue and neutering of hundreds of additional animals in 2024. Our Executive Director, in his volunteer capacity as the Chair of the Louisiana Pet Overpopulation Advisory Council, continues to spearhead the work of this state board, which raises funds for and distributes spay/neuter grants to small shelters and rescues, with funding from the sale of Animal Friendly license plates; HSLA regularly promotes sales of the license plates to help small charities fund spay/neuter surgeries. This year, we also spearheaded the passage of legislation to create Pet Stamps, which will also be sold on an ongoing basis to raise awareness and needed funds for spay/neuter grants across Louisiana. We maintained an online Spay Neuter Resource Guide, which directs Louisiana pet owners to low cost spay/neuter clinics and resources around the state by parish. We provided live assistance, education and referrals to hundreds of residents contacting us for information on spay/neuter services. 189212 operation of three animal care facilities: the enoch j donaldson animal sanctuary, the tylertown animal transport center and merry wood refuge; disaster relief; education and outreach; and grassroots lobbying for public animal shelter, spay/neuter assistance and humane community policies. 189212 936292 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false true false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 6 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false false true true false X X X JEFF DORSON 8886486263 618 DERBIGNY STREET GRETNA LA 70053 JEFF DORSON Treasurer 60.00 0.00 X 40577 0 0 DANA DELL NESBITT President 60.00 0.00 X 38731 0 0 LEAH MOORMAN Director 10.00 0.00 X 6880 0 0 EVIE BURGUIERES Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL PERRY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RENA SWEENEY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHERI DEATSCH Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHELE JOHNSON Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 86188 0 false false false 0 899149 85883 899149 ADOPTION, SPAY & TRANSPOR 900099 975 975 RESTITUTION 600 600 1575 4621 4621 0 0 5500 5500 5500 5500 59276 1500 42031 17245 1500 18745 18745 9041 1468 7573 0 0 MISC. INCOME/REFUNDS, ETC 1740 1740 1740 938903 32181 X 0 0 0 0 86188 43778 13799 28611 0 281399 281399 0 0 29249 25333 1959 1957 0 11583 11583 10657 10657 15350 15350 0 0 5140 5140 4747 4747 2398 2398 0 0 25000 25000 2882 2882 0 0 6547 6547 0 25403 25403 17883 14025 3858 ANIMAL MEDICAL AND VETERINARY 152594 152594 ANIMAL FOOD 109687 109687 ANIMAL SANCTUARIES & SHELTER F 68969 68969 ANIMAL TRANSPORT/TRAVEL 55049 55049 158596 116823 7355 34418 1069321 936292 63296 69733 60075 19444 85022 1833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 611770 127769 411404 484001 186692 160117 0 0 0 0 743193 665395 26115 29543 40146 83071 13500 7233 73494 126114 X 669699 539281 669699 539281 743193 665395 -130418 X false false false X 1223694 1482310 988053 797999 906722 5398778 38959 26176 27594 1575 94304 0 0 0 1262653 1508486 1015647 797999 908297 5493082 489533 305223 794756 0 489533 305223 794756 4698326 32106 6959 9710 5428 10121 64324 0 32106 6959 9710 5428 10121 64324 0 3174 1019 2850 188 1740 8971 1297933 1516464 1028207 803615 920158 5566377 0.84410 0.83790 0.01160 0.01140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false true false false true 15350 false false 15350 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUALLY PRESENTS THEIR POSITION TO LEGISLATORS ON VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE ISSUES RELATING TO THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS. A DE MINIMUS AMOUNT OF FUNDS ARE SPENT ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. Part IV - Additional Information 285553 285553 119531 21514 98017 11042 10677 365 195644 95578 100066 484001 JEFFREY DORSON OFFICER OPERATIONS X 2885 2885 false false false DANA DELL NESBITT OFFICER OPERATIONS X 26660 26660 false false false 29545 JEFFREY DORSON OFFICER 25000 RENT false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information MR. dorson personally purchased and renovated 618 derbigny street, Gretna, Louisiana for use as the organization's headquarters and cruelty investigations center. the organization pays HIM rent (below market value) for the facility. X 2641 THRIFT SHOP VALUE X 1 11700 FMV X PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES 1 27471 COMPARIBLE SALES DISASTER RELIEF 10600 COMPARABLE SNACKS - EVENTS 1071 COMPARABLE PET FOOD & SUPP 32400 COMPARABLE false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE SECRETARY/TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE PREPARER ACCOUNTANT AND DIRECTS ANY QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b SOME OFFICERS RECEIVE NOMINAL COMPENSATION, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. Copies of the organization's Form 990 are also available directly on its website. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ACCOUNTING - SOFTWARE: Column (A) - Total = $1388; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1388; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE: Column (A) - Total = $1320; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1320; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ANIMAL ADOPTIONS & TRANSPORTS: Column (A) - Total = $24275; Column (B) - Program Services = $24275; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ANIMAL CARE EQUIP. & SUPPLIES: Column (A) - Total = $12657; Column (B) - Program Services = $12657; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ANIMAL DISASTER RELIEF: Column (A) - Total = $16043; Column (B) - Program Services = $16043; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e ANIMAL PROGRAMS/TRAINING & SER: Column (A) - Total = $22191; Column (B) - Program Services = $22191; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e BANK SERVICE CHARGES: Column (A) - Total = $1026; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1026; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS: Column (A) - Total = $25559; Column (B) - Program Services = $25559; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e DONOR DEVELOPMENT: Column (A) - Total = $3233; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $3233 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS: Column (A) - Total = $198; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $198; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e EDUCATION/OUTREACH: Column (A) - Total = $3653; Column (B) - Program Services = $3653; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e MEALS: Column (A) - Total = $537; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $537; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e NEWSLETTER: Column (A) - Total = $11885; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $11885 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e OTHER FUNDRAISING COSTS: Column (A) - Total = $6504; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $6504 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Postage and Shipping: Column (A) - Total = $3686; Column (B) - Program Services = $1324; Column (C) - Management & General = $1038; Column (D) - Fundraising = $1324 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Printing and Publications: Column (A) - Total = $4527; Column (B) - Program Services = $2152; Column (C) - Management & General = $222; Column (D) - Fundraising = $2153 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e PROPERTY TAXES: Column (A) - Total = $5145; Column (B) - Program Services = $5145; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e SOFTWARE - FUNDRAISING: Column (A) - Total = $9319; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $9319 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e UTILITIES - OFFICE: Column (A) - Total = $1626; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1626; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: Column (A) - Total = $3824; Column (B) - Program Services = $3824; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0