Portsmouth Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Portsmouth Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portsmouth, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1968, 58 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, Portsmouth Humane Society Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $700k to $1.3m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Portsmouth Humane Society Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Pleasant Animal Shelter Inc ($1.3m), Elephant Aid International ($1.3m) and Animal Network Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $664k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $691k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 37 employees.