Harbor Humane Society

Analysis

Harbor Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in West Olive, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1957, 69 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, Harbor Humane Society reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.4m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. 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, Harbor Humane Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Welfare Society of Monroe ($2.4m), American Saddlebred Horse and Breeders Association Inc ($2.4m) and Hart for Animals Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $330k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 82 employees.