Chesapeake Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Chesapeake Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesapeake, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (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, Chesapeake Humane Society Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.7m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Chesapeake Humane Society Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Coalition for Animals ($1.7m), Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force ($1.8m) and Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $929k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 43 employees.