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Animal House Shelter Inc

Rescue, rehabilitate, and find homes for neglected and abused animals

Animal Welfare Huntley, IL EIN: 364483106 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
90/100 · methodology

About

Adopt a dog or cat at no-kill, non-profit Animal House Shelter located in Huntley Illinois. We rescue all breeds of cats and dogs.

Mission

Rescue, rehabilitate, and find homes for neglected and abused animals

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since April 2002.

Focus & reach

Category
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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 364483106
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(03)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 2002

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 2002

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 15/20
('Updated within 1 year', 15)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Animal House Shelter Inc has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 97% of similar organizations. See the sources
  • It is one of the better-documented animal welfare charities in the United States GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
  • GiveRadar holds 6 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2025 - a deeper filing history than 91% of the 16,398 animal welfare charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (6 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

Financials

From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025
Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Reporting year
2025
To programmes
96%
Revenue, FY2020-FY2025
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Where money goes
Program97%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
JE
Jerry A••••••••
Vice President
LA
Lawrence B I••••
Treasurer
LA
Lawrence I••••
TREASURER
LE
Lesley I••••
PRESIDENT

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar animal welfare in United States
Program spending This charity: 96%
Peer average: 82%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 3.83%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 90
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$1M-$10M
96% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

6 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
90

Leadership

From FY2025 filing

LE
Lesley I••••
President and Owner

Officers & trustees (7)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

10 articles found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Form filed
$2.1M revenue
FY2025
IRS 990
Dog transported to Huntley animal shelter after becoming submerged in freezing pond, rescued by firefighters - Lake and
Dec 2025
www.lakemchenryscanner.com
Husky rescued from ice near St. Charles now at shelter in Huntley - Shaw Local
Dec 2025
www.shawlocal.com
Dog Who Spent 740 Days in Shelter Adopted and Returned for Crushing Reason - Newsweek
Nov 2025
www.newsweek.com
Louisville animal shelter holds free adoption event as overcrowding remains persists - WDRB
Aug 2025
www.wdrb.com
Nearly 50 dogs rescued from TN puppy mill being sent to animal shelters for adoption - WBIR
Jul 2025
www.wbir.com
Woman Goes to Shelter to Foster Puppy, Leaves With 15-Year-Old Dog - Newsweek
Jan 2025
www.newsweek.com
Form filed
$2.3M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Flood leaves Animal House Shelter in Huntley, Illinois with tens of thousands of dollars in damage - ABC7 Chicago
Dec 2024
abc7chicago.com
Huntley Pawfest connects shelter dogs past and present with community - Shaw Local
Aug 2024
www.shawlocal.com
Dog Who’s Been in Shelter for 355 Days Waits ‘Like a Good Boy’ for New Home - Newsweek
Jul 2024
www.newsweek.com
Help Huntley’s Animal House Shelter fund building expansion - Daily Herald
Mar 2024
www.dailyherald.com
Form filed
$1.9M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$1.6M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$1.4M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$1.8M revenue
FY2020
IRS 990

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
Animal Welfare this charity 40,468
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most, with this charity's causes ticked.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425

Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 22 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2025 on record
  • Named leadership · 22 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 2002
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

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Quick facts about Animal House Shelter Inc

What is Animal House Shelter Inc?
Animal House Shelter Inc is a animal welfare publicly-supported charity (509(a)(2)) based in Huntley, United States. Adopt a dog or cat at no-kill, non-profit Animal House Shelter located in Huntley Illinois. We rescue all breeds of cats and dogs.
When was Animal House Shelter Inc founded?
Animal House Shelter Inc was founded in 2002.
Who leads Animal House Shelter Inc?
Lesley IRWIN serves as President and Owner.
Where is Animal House Shelter Inc located?
Headquartered in Huntley, IL, United States.
What is Animal House Shelter Inc's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $1M-$10M. 96% of expenses go to program services.
Is Animal House Shelter Inc trustworthy?
Animal House Shelter Inc has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Animal House Shelter Inc's registration number?
IRS EIN: 364483106.
What is Animal House Shelter Inc's website?
https://www.animalhouseshelter.com