Humane Society-Lowell

Analysis

Humane Society-Lowell is a registered charity in United States, based in Lowell, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1968, 58 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 September 2023, Humane Society-Lowell reported income of $1.2m and spending of $992k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $636k to $1.2m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society-Lowell sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode ($1.2m), Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Martinsville ($1.2m) and Humane Society of Westmoreland County ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $583k. At year end it held assets of $717k against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $659k. It reported 31 employees.