Kershaw County Humane Society

Analysis

Kershaw County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Camden, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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 2022, Kershaw County Humane Society reported income of $907k and spending of $1.0m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $743k to $907k (+22%), an average of +10% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Kershaw County Humane Society sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Desert Mountains ($907k), Leave No Paws Behind Inc ($907k) and Paws Lee County Inc ($906k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $574k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 57 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.