Human-Animal Bond Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING IN THE AREA OF THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND WITH THE OUTCOME OF BENEFITING THE HUMAN AND ANIMAL CONDITION.
- Income
- $264,174
- Spending
- $128,593
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- -33.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $12,000, manager
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 61 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 51% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $75,952 spent. SERVICE DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: SERVICE DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: THIRTY-SIX DOGS PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAM WITH 5 DOGS BEING PART OF BREEDING PROGRAM. THIRTEEN PUPPIES WERE HOUSED AND RECEIVED BASIC OBEDIENCE TRAINING/SOCIALIZED BY COMMUNITY FOSTERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF. AN AVERAGE OF 14 ADULT DOGS WERE IN ADVANCED TRAINING AT FEDERAL CORRECTION INSTITUTE, MORGANTOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AT ANY ONE TIME 10-15 INMATES AND 2 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM WHICH SERVED TO BOTH TRAIN DOGS AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL REHABILITATION FOR INMATES. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER ONLINE (2 PER YEAR) AND IN PERSON (6 PER YEAR) SERVICE DOG TRAINING CLASSES IN COLLABORATION WITH WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (WVU) WITH APPROXIMATELY 150 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TWO OF OUR BREEDING DOGS WHELPED THIS YEAR WITH 12 OF THEIR PUPPIES ENTERING THE PROGRAM. STUDENT WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS RAISED THE PUPS IN 2 VOLUNTEERS HOMES FOR 8-10 WEEKS UNTIL PLACEMENT WITH COMMUNITY FOSTERS. OVER 50 VETERANS PARTICIPATED IN THE SERVICE DOG PROGRAM THIS YEAR WITH 50 SUBMITTING ELIGIBILITY SURVEYS, 10 APPLICATIONS FOR DOGS WERE RECEIVED AND 7 WENT THROUGH ONLINE CLASSES AND IN PERSON TRAINING. FOUR WERE SUCCESSFULLY PAIRED WITH SERVICE DOGS. STAFF CONTINUED TO WORK WITH ONGOING SERVICE DOG TEAMS AS NEEDED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION.
- $11,354 spent. REHABILITATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION (DISABILITY AWARENESS): WE CONTINUED TO CONDUCT DISABILITY AWARENESS OUTREACH BOTH ON CAMPUS AND IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT 2024. THERAPY DOGS AND SERVICE DOGS IN TRAINING ACCOMPANIED STAFF TO SCHOOLS, VETERANS FACILITIES, LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ROLES AND VALUE OF ASSISTANCE DOGS IN MOBILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS. THERAPY DOGS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO FACULTY, STUDENTS, PATIENTS AT WVU HOSPITALS AND STAFF. ONE DOG WORKS IN THE WVU CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, ONE IN THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND 7 OTHERS IN OTHER COLLEGES AND DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSITY. DOGS INTERACT DAILY ON CAMPUS PROVIDING STRESS REDUCTION AMONG STUDENTS AND FACULTY/STAFF. CONTACT HOURS EXCEED 9,000 HOURS.
- $11,353 spent. RIDGEWAY FARM: THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND CONTINUED TO MANAGE THE CHEAT LAKE FARMERS MARKET, WHERE IT SUPPORTED 8-10 LOCAL FARMERS AND SERVED AS A VALUABLE SOURCE OF LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE FOR OVER 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL MONTHS. WE CONTINUED TO OFFER COMMUNITY GARDEN PLOTS WITH SEVEN GROUPS PARTICIPATING. MOST GREW FOR THEIR FAMILIES BUT ONE FOCUSED ON GROWING AND SELLING HERITAGE SEEDS AND ANOTHER SOLD AT THE FARMERS MARKET EXPANDING OUR REACH. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE OBESITY MEDICINE PROGRAM AT WVU HOSPITALS BY HOSTING A WEEKLY HEALTHY EATING PROGRAM OVER THE SUMMER WHERE, AS PART OF THEIR CLINICAL PROGRAM, ALONGSIDE PHYSICIANS AND NUTRITIONIST, PATIENTS LEARNED TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS USING LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES AND HAD DINNERS TOGETHER AT THE FARMHOUSE. AN ARTS AT RIDGEWAY FARM FESTIVAL WAS HOSTED IN THE FALL WHERE 30 LOCAL ARTISTS DISPLAYED AND SOLD THEIR WORK THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTY. THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY 30 VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WVU AND DREW OVER 250 VISITORS. WE HAVE FURTHER OPENED THE PROPERTY TO THE COMMUNITY BY HOSTING BIRTHDAY AND HOLIDAY PARTIES, ENCOURAGING FAMILIES TO ENJOY NATURE AND THE OUTDOOR SPACES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE AVIAN CONSERVATION CENTER OF APPALACHIA ON THE RIDGEWAY FARM PROPERTY WHERE 1000S OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES VISIT THE BIRD FACILITIES AND EVENTS ANNUALLY. A PROPOSAL WAS SUCCESSFULLY SUBMITTED FOR THE USDA 2025 NORTHEAST FARMER GRANT. RESULTS AIM TO PROVIDE REGIONAL FARMERS WITH SUSTAINABLE, FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR DROUGHT RESILIENCE. IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE ON THE QUARRY RUN PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN OPENED FOR USE FOR TRAINING TO SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG TRAINING PROGRAMS. DISCUSSIONS WERE INITIATED WITH WVU HOSPICE REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF PARTNERING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANIMAL ASSISTED HOSPICE HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY. AN ALTERNATIVE SITE WAS CHOSEN.
- $11,353 spent. THE JASMINE PROJECT AT QUARRY RUN: WE CONTINUED WITH PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT THE QUARRY RUN PROPERTY FOCUSING MAINLY ON LANDSCAPING THIS YEAR.
- THE JASMINE PROJECT AT QUARRY RUN: 11353. 0. 0.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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