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US nonprofit · EIN 810463465 · Polson, MTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 810463465) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Humane Society - Lake County Area's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 160 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Barbara GrindeDirector2021
5 yrs
Elizabeth AndersonDirector2019
7 yrs
Karen BironDirector2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Aaron FulwilerVice President2021
Brett RiglerVice President2023
Erin MeluginStore Manager2022
Filip PanuszExecutive Director2018
Kate SheridanVice President2022
Kent DuckworthCompany secretary2021
Lauren MIXStore Manager2023
Lynda Davis-LockwoodStore Managersince 2020
Maria WilliamsPresidentsince 2022
Raeva CorkillShelter Managersince 2019
Roberta SteelePresident & Treasurer2021
Rylynn TallwhitemanStore Managersince 2021
Sharon HawkeSecretary & Treasurersince 2022
Steven ReynoldsShelter Manager2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Raeva CorkillShelter Manager55$42k
Lauren MixStore Manager50$36k
Sharon HawkeSecretary & Treasurer10$0
Maria WilliamsPresident2$0
Brett RiglerVice President2$0

About

Legal name
Humane Society - Lake County Area
EIN
810463465
Address
Po Box 1644, Polson, MT, 59860-1644
State
Montana
Mission
Shelter and care for unwanted dogs and cats; return lost animals to owners; place adoptable dogs and cats into humane and responsible environments; promote sterilization of dogs and cats; end pet over-population; reduce euthanasia rates; promote responsible pet ownership. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D200 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Sharon Hawke (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2021
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsElizabeth Anderson
≥7years on the filingsKaren Biron
≥5years on the filingsBarbara Grinde

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.8m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$3.8m
Contributions and grants received
$353k
Program service revenue
$13k
Employees
26
Volunteers
62