Cedar Valley Humane Society

Analysis

Cedar Valley Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cedar Rapids, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1966, 60 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, Cedar Valley Humane Society reported income of $2.3m and spending of $928k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $866k to $2.3m (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cedar Valley Humane Society sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation Inc ($2.3m), Critters Without Litters Inc ($2.3m) and Frosted Faces Foundation Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $364k. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 16 employees.