Butler County Humane Society

Analysis

Butler County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Renfrew, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 2023, Butler County Humane Society reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $1.1m (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Butler County Humane Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Snip Collier Inc ($1.1m), Mountain View Humane ($1.1m) and Underdog Animal Rescue and Rehab ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $608k. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 38 employees.