Humane Society for the Prevention

Analysis

Humane Society for the Prevention is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1967, 59 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 for the Prevention reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society for the Prevention sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Augustine Humane Society ($1.2m), Red Panda Network ($1.2m) and Liberty Humane Society Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $575k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $678k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 18 employees.