Michigan Humane Society
To improve and save lives through compassionate care, community engagement and advocacy for animals.
Key facts about Michigan Humane Society
- EIN
- 38-1358206
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $47,570,621
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$47.6M
+7.0% YoY
Revenue
$31.8M
+9.9% YoY
Net Investment Income
$851K
-58.5% YoY
Expenses
$29.4M
-1.9% YoY
About Michigan Humane Society
Based on IRS filings
Michigan Humane Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Detroit, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $851K.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2019) to $45K (2021). In 2022 it reported $44K 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.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $47,570,621 | $44,459,799 | $41,776,906 |
| Revenue | $31,829,647 | $28,962,468 | $27,750,319 |
| Expenses | $29,399,678 | $29,973,869 | $28,281,696 |
| Net Investment Income | $850,883 | $2,051,641 | $1,280,456 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 8, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Michigan Humane Society is led by Matthew C. Pepper, President & Chief Executive Officer since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 10 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew C. Pepper
President & Chief Executive Officer
President & CEO → President & Chief Executive Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$225K (2019) → $349K (2025)
Katherine Abraham
Chair
Executive Committee & Member-At-Large → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shirene Cece-Clements
Director & Forensics Medicine
Director & Forensic Medicine → Director & Forensics Medicine, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$134K (2019) → $157K (2025)
Lara Silveri
Director & Facility Medicine
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$136K (2024) → $144K (2025)
Cynthia J. Pasky
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Wiechec
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Marble
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Axe
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reimer Priester
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
April Wagner
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Austin Black II
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Miskovich
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nisha Chopra
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richardo Kilpatrick
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Trimer
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Caplan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Ciura
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rodney Cole
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Munaco
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Britt McNulty
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Konop
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Mesanna
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wheeler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas E. Plant
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Vice President & COO → Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, 2020
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$189K (2019) → $213K (2025)
Andrea Buchanan
Vice President & Organizational Development
V.p. of Organizational Development → Vice President & Organizational Development, 2023
On filings since 2021
45 hrs/week
$122K (2021) → $145K (2025)
Jamie Westrick
Chief Philanthropy Officer
On filings since 2021
45 hrs/week
$165K (2021) → $218K (2025)
Thomas Varitek
Vice President & Communications
V.p. Communications → Vice President & Communications, 2023
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$135K (2022) → $149K (2025)
Angella Durkin
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $192K (2025)
Crystal Sapp
Vice President & Veterinary Medicine
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$161K (2023) → $200K (2025)
Brandon Berkshire
Veterinarian
Director & Facility Medicine → Veterinarian, 2025
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$138K (2024) → $143K (2025)
Margaret Dimond
Secretary
Director - Partial Year → Director, 2023
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Baumbick
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Slaughter
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Jennifer Stafeil (2019–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: John Schaefer (2019–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Katherine Huber (2019–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Rana Taylor (2022–2024) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Andrew Humphrey (2019–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Debora Scola (2019–2023) — Vice President & Strategic Relationships
- Former: Cathy Lassiter (2021–2023) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Irene Tucker (2021–2023) — Chief Financial Officer - Partial Year
- Former: David E. Meador (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Gregory M. Capler (2019–2022) — Immediate Past Chair - Partial Year
- Former: Jennifer M. Farber (2019–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Kelley Meyers (2019–2022) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Kumar Raj (2019–2022) — Secretary - Partial Year
- Former: Marcia M. McBrien (2019–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Peter Van Dyke (2019–2022) — Executive Committee & Member-At-Large - Partial Ye
- Former: Ross Lerner (2019–2022) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: William B. Sullivan (2019–2022) — Executive Committee & Member-At-Large - Partial Yea
- Former: Amelia J. Hughes (2019–2021) — 2nd Vice Chair - Partial Year
- Former: Elizabeth J. Correa (2019–2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Jim Vella (2019–2021) — Director - Partial Year
- Former: Matthew R. Kubler (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer - Partial Year
- Former: Robert Fisher (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
- Former: Thomas Varietk (2021) — V.p. Communications
- Former: Paul M. Huxley (2019–2020) — Immediate Past Chair - Part-Year
- Former: Robert A. Lutz (2019–2020) — Director - Part-Year
- Former: Danielle Blasko (2020) — Vice President & Development
- Former: Deborah Land (2020) — Veterinarian
- Former: Elda Martin (2020) — Veterinarian
- Former: Daniel H. Minkus (2019) — Legal Counsel
- Former: Elizabeth Pietrangelo (2019) — Vice President, Finance & Administration
- Former: Jill Trivelloni (2019) — Veterinarian
- Former: Ronald Carr (2019) — Vice President & Human Resources
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 $349K, to Matthew C Pepper (President, Chief Executive Officer). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Michigan Humane Society
How large is Michigan Humane Society?
Michigan Humane Society reported $47.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.8M.
What is Michigan Humane Society?
Michigan Humane Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Detroit, MI. It holds $47.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Michigan Humane Society operate?
Michigan Humane Society has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is Michigan Humane Society's EIN?
Michigan Humane Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-1358206. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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