Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast

Analysis

Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast is a registered charity in United States, based in N Dartmouth, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1932, 94 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 March 2023, Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast reported income of $929k and spending of $896k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $664k to $929k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society & Shelter Southcoast sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saving Paws Animal Rescue Inc ($928k), Montana Wildlife Federation ($929k) and Northeast Arkansas Humane Association ($928k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $431k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $196k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 22 employees.