Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc
Animal rescue and placement
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,757,978
- -16.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,645,511
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $17,548
- -27.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,997,324
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $10K (2021). In 2024 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Twin County Humane Society Derwood, MD | Spay and Neuter of Cats | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,757,978 | $2,645,511 | $2,997,324 | — | — | $17,548 |
| 2024 | $2,100,132 | $2,688,866 | $2,962,123 | $1,500 | Total only | $24,309 |
| 2023 | $2,387,219 | $3,944,756 | $2,881,413 | — | — | $20,870 |
| 2022 | $1,318,061 | $2,866,368 | $2,726,976 | — | — | $5,357 |
| 2021 | $1,147,972 | $2,572,042 | $2,411,133 | $10,000 | 1 | $599 |
| 2020 | $1,148,940 | $2,614,913 | $2,144,925 | — | — | $1,165 |
| 2019 | $511,718 | $1,878,911 | $1,809,902 | — | — | $3,052 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc
Based on IRS filings
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Fairfax Station, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $18K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc is led by Sue Bell, Executive Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sue Bell
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$104K (2019) → $155K (2025)
Heidi Meinzer
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim McFillin
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Chen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Dulski
Vice President
Vice President & Secretary → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Becky O'Neil (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason Alley (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Seth Kutner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jackie Mafucci (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Rachael Strittmatter (2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $155K, to Sue Bell (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc
How large is Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc?
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.
What is Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc?
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Fairfax Station, VA. It holds $1.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc operate?
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc's EIN?
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0086330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
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