National Humane Education Society

Analysis

National Humane Education Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Charles Town, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 June 2023, National Humane Education Society reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $2.8m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, National Humane Education Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Help for Animals Inc ($2.8m), Wolf Conservation Center Inc ($2.8m) and Particular Council of Lansing Society of Saint Vincent de Paul ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $919k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $963k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 65 employees.