Humane Pennsylvania

Analysis

Humane Pennsylvania is a registered charity in United States, based in Reading, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1950, 76 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, Humane Pennsylvania reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.0m to $5.0m (-0.7%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Pennsylvania sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopkins County Animal Protection League Inc ($5.0m), Nashville Humane Association ($5.0m) and Animal Welfare League of Arlington Va Incorporated ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $479k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $12.7m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 77 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.