Chemung County Humane Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Chemung County Humane Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmira, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1955, 71 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, Chemung County Humane Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $679k to $1.3m (+94%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Chemung County Humane Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spaytoday ($1.3m), Humane Society of the New Braunfels Area ($1.3m) and Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue Network ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $459k. It paid $88k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 28 employees.