Watertown Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Watertown Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Watertown, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1969, 57 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, Watertown Humane Society Inc reported income of $794k and spending of $459k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $339k to $794k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Watertown Humane Society Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Chapter of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep ($794k), Lancaster Farm Sanctuary ($795k) and Pet Partners Inc ($793k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $255k. At year end it held assets of $853k against liabilities of $2,650, net assets of $851k. It reported 22 employees.