West Suburban Humane Society

Analysis

West Suburban Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Downers Grove, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, West Suburban Humane Society reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.3m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, West Suburban Humane Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Heroes Inc ($2.3m), Champaign County Humane Society Inc ($2.3m) and Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $340k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 16 employees.