Chautauqua County Humane Society

Analysis

Chautauqua County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Fluvanna, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1957, 69 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, Chautauqua County Humane Society reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. 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, Chautauqua County Humane Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A New Leash on Life ($2.0m), Honor Santuary Inc ($2.0m) and Florida Poodle Rescue Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $729k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 45 employees.