Humane Society of West Michigan

Analysis

Humane Society of West Michigan is a registered charity in United States, based in Walker, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1951, 75 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 June 2024, Humane Society of West Michigan reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.8m to $2.5m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of West Michigan 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 MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals ($2.5m), South Florida Wildlife Center Inc ($2.5m) and Suncoast Humane Society Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 69 employees.