Fairfield Area Humane Society

Analysis

Fairfield Area Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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, Fairfield Area Humane Society reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $711k to $2.6m (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Fairfield Area Humane Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mid Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group ($2.6m), Western Arizona Humane Society Inc ($2.6m) and Wildlife Rehabilitation Center ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $914k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 39 employees.