Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc

Analysis

Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 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, Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.6m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of Fairfax County Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nonhuman Rights Project Inc ($1.6m), Animal Care League ($1.7m) and Foothills Animal Rescue Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $178k. It paid $290k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.6m against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $15.5m. It reported 24 employees.