Florence Area Humane Society

Analysis

Florence Area Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1974, 52 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, Florence Area Humane Society reported income of $408k and spending of $289k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $284k to $408k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Florence Area Humane Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fulton County Regional SPCA Inc ($408k), Wild Horizons Wildlife Orphanage and Sanctuary ($409k) and 4e Kennels Healing Hearts Inc ($408k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $8,638, net assets of $2.2m.