Winona Area Humane Society

Analysis

Winona Area Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Winona, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 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, Winona Area Humane Society reported income of $383k and spending of $440k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $265k to $383k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Winona Area Humane Society sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doodle Rock Rescue ($383k), Compassionate Action for Animals ($383k) and Sale Ranch Sanctuary ($383k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $244k. At year end it held assets of $388k against liabilities of $165k, net assets of $223k.

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.