Geauga County Humane Society

Analysis

Geauga County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Novelty, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1983, 43 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, Geauga County Humane Society reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.4m to $3.4m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Geauga County Humane Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association ($3.3m), Bridge Clinic Inc ($3.4m) and The International Snow Leopard Trust ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $118k, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 40 employees.