Kalamazoo County Humane Society

Analysis

Kalamazoo County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1976, 50 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, Kalamazoo County Humane Society reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.7m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.9m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Kalamazoo County Humane Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monroe County Friends of Animals ($1.9m), Altered Tails ($1.9m) and Humane Ohio ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $956k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 48 employees.