Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County

Analysis

Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $729k to $2.3m (+213%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turtle Survival Alliance ($2.3m), Humane Heroes Inc ($2.3m) and Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $525k. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 21 employees.