Tree House Humane Society

Analysis

Tree House Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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, Tree House Humane Society reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.3m to $3.9m (-26%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. 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, Tree House Humane Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utica Zoological Society ($3.9m), Equine Advocates Incorporated ($3.9m) and Niagara Aquarium Foundation Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $9.9m against liabilities of $372k, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 56 employees.