Stark County Humane Society

Analysis

Stark County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1954, 72 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, Stark County Humane Society reported income of $2.7m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $905k to $2.7m (+201%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Stark County 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 Homefarm at Undermountain Inc ($2.7m), Kissimmee Valley Livestock Show ($2.7m) and Ventana Wildlife Society ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 9.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $706k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $4,218, net assets of $9.1m. It reported 112 employees.