Knox County Humane Society

Analysis

Knox County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Galesburg, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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, Knox County Humane Society reported income of $576k and spending of $616k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $817k to $576k (-29%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 478%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Knox 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 72nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thompson River Animal Care Shelter ($576k), Anderson County Humane Society Inc ($576k) and Trio Animal Foundation ($575k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $215k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 8 employees.