Humane Animal Rescue

Analysis

Humane Animal Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1926, 100 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Humane Animal Rescue reported income of $12.0m and spending of $12.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $12.0m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. 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, Humane Animal Rescue sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ($12.0m), Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($12.1m) and Los Angeles S P C a ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $308k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.0m. It paid $391k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $20.1m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $17.9m. It reported 197 employees.