Freeborn County Humane Society

Analysis

Freeborn County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Albert Lea, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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, Freeborn County Humane Society reported income of $171k and spending of $210k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $187k to $171k (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Freeborn County Humane Society sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leftover Pets Inc ($171k), Odysea Aquarium Foundation Inc ($171k) and Trevors Animal Rescue ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $253k against liabilities of $1,962, net assets of $251k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.