Oklahoma Humane Society

Analysis

Oklahoma Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2007, 19 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, Oklahoma Humane Society reported income of $3.7m and spending of $5.3m, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.7m (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Oklahoma Humane Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Focused Conservation Solutions Inc ($3.7m), Polar Bears International ($3.7m) and Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $152k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $709k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 75 employees.