Auburn Valley Humane Society

Analysis

Auburn Valley Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 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, Auburn Valley Humane Society reported income of $6.3m and spending of $5.4m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $6.3m (+254%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Auburn Valley Humane Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Farming Association ($6.3m), Santa Barbara Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anima ($6.3m) and Minnesota Zoo Foundation ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $692k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $656k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 99 employees.