Karnes County Humane Organization

Analysis

Karnes County Humane Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Kenedy, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Karnes County Humane Organization reported income of $230k and spending of $226k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $311k to $230k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Karnes County Humane Organization sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Way Home for Dogs Inc ($230k), The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation Inc ($231k) and Saving Wildlife International ($230k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $734k against liabilities of $220k, net assets of $515k.