Polk County Humane Society

Analysis

Polk County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bolivar, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Polk County Humane Society reported income of $339k and spending of $335k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $219k to $339k (+54%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Polk County Humane Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association Inc ($339k), Committed Alliance to Strays ($339k) and Down the Stretch ($339k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $146k. At year end it held assets of $302k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $302k. It reported 10 employees.