Northwoods Humane Society

Analysis

Northwoods Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Wyoming, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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, Northwoods Humane Society reported income of $764k and spending of $882k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $764k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hub City Humane Society ($764k), Forever Paws Animal Shelter ($766k) and Furry Friends Rockin Rescue Inc ($764k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $486k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $77k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 33 employees.