Blue Ridge Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Blue Ridge Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mills River, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1952, 74 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 June 2023, Blue Ridge Humane Society Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.8m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Blue Ridge Humane Society Inc 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute for Bird Populations ($2.8m), Lever Foundation Inc ($2.8m) and Little Guild of St Francis for the Welfare of Animals Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $6.0m.