Dane County Humane Society

Analysis

Dane County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1965, 61 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, Dane County Humane Society reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.0m to $5.8m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dane County Humane Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Robert Potter League for Animals Inc ($5.8m), The Wilderness Project Foundation ($5.8m) and Gulf Coast Humane Society Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $253k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $948k, net assets of $10.0m. It reported 154 employees.