Lehigh County Humane Society

Analysis

Lehigh County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Allentown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 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, Lehigh County Humane Society reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.9m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lehigh County 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 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildlife Conservation Foundation ($2.9m), International Wolf Center ($2.9m) and Aggieland Humane Society ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $8.3m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 95 employees.