Aberdeen Area Humane Society

Analysis

Aberdeen Area Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Aberdeen, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 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 March 2024, Aberdeen Area Humane Society reported income of $542k and spending of $457k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $313k to $542k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Aberdeen Area Humane Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium ($542k), Calaveras Humane Society ($542k) and Meoowzresq Inc ($541k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $175k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $210k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 12 employees.