Brown County Humane Society

Analysis

Brown County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Brownwood, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 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 September 2022, Brown County Humane Society reported income of $314k and spending of $373k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2022, income fell from $530k to $314k (-41%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Brown County Humane Society sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society Human Friend of Georgia Inc ($314k), Lap Dog Rescue of New Mexico ($314k) and Copper Horse Crusade ($314k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $158k. At year end it held assets of $433k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $386k. It reported 28 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.