Washington Area Humane Society

Analysis

Washington Area Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Eighty Four, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1953, 73 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, Washington Area Humane Society reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.3m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Washington Area Humane Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milo Foundation ($2.3m), Spay Neuter Imperative Project California ($2.3m) and Animal Protection Society of Durham ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $800k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 43 employees.