Northwestern Pennsylvania Humane Society

Analysis

Northwestern Pennsylvania Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1960, 66 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, Northwestern Pennsylvania Humane Society reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.1m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Northwestern Pennsylvania 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 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Refuge Center Inc ($2.1m), Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation ($2.1m) and Cherryland Humane Society ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $963k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 36 employees.