Tri-Lakes Humane Society

Analysis

Tri-Lakes Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Reeds Spring, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 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, Tri-Lakes Humane Society reported income of $226k and spending of $277k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $300k to $226k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Tri-Lakes Humane Society sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Hillsdale Humane Society ($226k), Hope for Horses ($226k) and Sun Valley Animal Shelter Inc ($226k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $145k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $3,705, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 9 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.