Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brownsville, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1943, 83 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, Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society Inc reported income of $558k and spending of $731k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $460k to $558k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save One Soul Animal Rescue League ($557k), Saola Foundation ($558k) and Great River Rescue ($557k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $96k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.