Cherryland Humane Society

Analysis

Cherryland Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Traverse City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1967, 59 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, Cherryland Humane Society reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $903k to $2.1m (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cherryland Humane Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Wildlife Refuge Association ($2.1m), Animal Refuge Center Inc ($2.1m) and Animal Welfare Council of the Alleghenies ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $618k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $207k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 21 employees.