Pickens County Humane Society

Analysis

Pickens County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberty, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1972, 54 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, Pickens County Humane Society reported income of $557k and spending of $417k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $330k to $557k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pickens County Humane Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havaheart Rescue ($556k), Great River Rescue ($557k) and North Beach Progressive Animal Welfare Society ($555k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $211k. At year end it held assets of $192k against liabilities of $6,019, net assets of $186k. It reported 27 employees.