Humane Society of Wilkes

Analysis

Humane Society of Wilkes is a registered charity in United States, based in N Wilkesboro, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Humane Society of Wilkes reported income of $251k and spending of $190k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $330k to $251k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of Wilkes sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ellies Rainy Day Fund Inc ($251k), Purrfect Match Cat Adoptions ($251k) and Paws Assisting Veterans ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.