Northwoods Humane Society

Analysis

Northwoods Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Hayward, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1989, 37 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 October 2023, Northwoods Humane Society reported income of $690k and spending of $526k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $631k to $690k (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Northwoods Humane Society sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noahs Animal House Foundation ($690k), Action Programs for Animals ($691k) and House Rabbit Society ($689k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $228k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $9,625, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 11 employees.