Paws Humane Society

Analysis

Paws Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockford, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1990, 36 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, Paws Humane Society reported income of $257k and spending of $227k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $191k to $257k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Paws Humane Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota South East Regionchapters of Delta Waterfowl Foundat ($257k), Safe Harbor Animal Coalition Inc ($258k) and Misfit Hounds ($257k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $7,109, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 3 employees.