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US nonprofit · EIN 953389449 · Buellton, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 953389449) - 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.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society

Donations deductible
Revenue
$2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$982k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$10m
$123k liabilities
Net assets
$9.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
2.7y av
Staff
22
80 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Carla Mead
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carla Mead ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Jamie EdlinDirector2024
2 yrs
Kate MitchellDirector2024
2 yrs
Kim AndradeDirector2024
2 yrs
Lisa Bennett-LopezCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Micheline HughesCFO2024
2 yrs
Patty McKinneyDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Julie M CousinoExecutive Dir.2021

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
Lisa Bennett-LopezSecretary2$0
Carla MeadChairman10$0
Micheline HughesCFO5$0
Kim AndradeDirector2$0
Jamie EdlinDirector2$0
PATTY McKINNEYDirector2$0
Kate MitchellDirector2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society
EIN
953389449
Address
Po Box 335, Buellton, CA, 93427-0335
State
California
Mission
Serves the santa ynez valley and surrounding communities by providing housing, care and placement services for dogs and cats available for adoption, low fee spay and neuter services and promoting humane, compassionate and conscientious care of companion animals. (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
7 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 March 1980
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsCarla Mead
≥2years on the filingsJamie Edlin
≥2years on the filingsKate Mitchell
≥2years on the filingsKim Andrade

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
$10m
Total liabilities
$123k
Net assets or fund balances
$9.8m
Contributions and grants received
$689k
Program service revenue
$66k
Employees
22
Volunteers
80

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2m$982k$1m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.