Humane Society of Amherst County

Analysis

Humane Society of Amherst County is a registered charity in United States, based in Amherst, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 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 2024, Humane Society of Amherst County reported income of $206k and spending of $259k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $222k to $206k (-7.1%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of Amherst County sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the City of Buffalo Animal Shelter ($206k), Puplandia Dog Rescue ($206k) and Arkansas Thoroughbred Retirement and Rehabilitation Foundation Inc ($206k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $146k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.