Humane Society of Greenwood

Analysis

Humane Society of Greenwood is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwood, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1959, 67 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, Humane Society of Greenwood reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $822k to $1.0m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of Greenwood sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Almost There a Mom Pups Rescue ($1.0m), Panhandle Humane Society ($1.0m) and Live Like Roo Foundation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $494k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 46 employees.

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.