Humane Society and Animal Rescue of Muskegon County

Analysis

Humane Society and Animal Rescue of Muskegon County is a registered charity in United States, based in Muskegon, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Humane Society and Animal Rescue of Muskegon County reported income of $730k and spending of $856k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $695k to $730k (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society and Animal Rescue of Muskegon County sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dog Star Rescue Inc ($730k), Planned Pethood Inc ($730k) and Tautphaus Park Zoological Society Inc ($729k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $429k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 24 employees.