Humane Society of Blue Ridge

Analysis

Humane Society of Blue Ridge is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Ridge, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, Humane Society of Blue Ridge reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $764k to $1.1m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. 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, Humane Society of Blue Ridge sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Valley Humane Society Inc ($1.1m), Friends of the Alexandria Zoo ($1.1m) and Westminster Adoption Group and Services Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $606k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $341k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 55 employees.