Humane Society of Greater Kansas City

Analysis

Humane Society of Greater Kansas City is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1935, 91 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 December 2023, Humane Society of Greater Kansas City reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $2.0m (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 39%. 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, Humane Society of Greater Kansas City sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Human Animal Bond Research Foundation ($2.0m), Potter Park Zoological Society ($2.0m) and Foster Parrots Ltd ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $971k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 49 employees.