Western Hills Humane Society

Analysis

Western Hills Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Spearfish, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1985, 41 years ago. 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, Western Hills Humane Society reported income of $187k and spending of $180k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $216k to $187k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Hills Humane Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Library System ($187k), Ddi Ngi LLC ($187k) and Old Saybrook Fire Company No 1 Inc ($187k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $2,358, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 21 employees.