Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
941243665
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Burlingame, CA, US
Phone
650-340-7022
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$28,134,220
Expenses
$22,277,483
Assets
$86,266,151
Liabilities
$1,581,651

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANTHONY ALAN TANSIMORE (PRESIDENT)
  • KENNETH WHITE (PRESIDENT EMERITUS)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANTHONY ALAN TANSIMORE (PRESIDENT): $319,093 total reported compensation
  • KATIE E DINNEEN (SENIOR VP): $257,024 total reported compensation
  • LISA VAN BUSKIRK (SENIOR VP): $257,024 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote the welfare and rescue of animals in need.

What it reported doing in 2024

Shelter & field services: the society's animal shelter provides sanctuary for over 12,000 abused, unwanted, injured and orphaned animals every year including, dogs, cats, other companion animals, exotics, native wildlife and farmed animals far and away the largest animal care program in the county and among the largest in the san francisco bay area. Vet services and animal behavior teams are responsible for monitoring the health of, and treating, shelter animals. Currently, the society is finding homes for every healthy and adoptable dog and cat in its care this fact is made even more remarkable considering that as an open-door shelter, the society accepts every animal brought to it, regardless of health, age or species. In addition, the society is able to make well, then adopt, on average 180 treatable animals each month. The society's highly trained humane and animal control staff rescue animals in distress and respond to situations in which animals and people are at risk. Humane investigators respond to instances of cruelty and neglect and work with the district attorney's office to prosecute animal abusers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.8%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.87; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 11 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 4 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 80.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $18M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $319K · 18 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.