Friends Forever Humane Society

Analysis

Friends Forever Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Freeport, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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, Friends Forever Humane Society reported income of $287k and spending of $342k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $220k to $287k (+31%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends Forever Humane Society sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Sumner County ($287k), Marine Animal Rescue Rehabilitation & Release Into the Natural Environ ($287k) and Michigan Doodle Rescue Connect ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $164k. At year end it held assets of $657k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $645k. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.