Mercer County Humane Society

Analysis

Mercer County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 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, Mercer County Humane Society reported income of $137k and spending of $104k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $205k to $137k (-33%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mercer County Humane Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volusia Turtle Patrol Inc ($137k), Rocdog Inc ($137k) and Foreclosed Upon Pets Inc ($137k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $511k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $511k.