Metro East Humane Society

Analysis

Metro East Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Edwardsville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Metro East Humane Society reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $858k to $1.5m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Metro East Humane Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of the Piedmont Inc ($1.5m), Animal Charities of America ($1.5m) and Athens Area Humane Society of Clarke County and SPCA Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $601k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 35 employees.