Colonial Capital Humane Society

Analysis

Colonial Capital Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in New Bern, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Colonial Capital Humane Society reported income of $923k and spending of $423k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $923k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 295%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Colonial Capital Humane Society sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumberland County Historical Society and Hamilton Library Assoc ($923k), Saint Johns Communities Foundation Inc ($923k) and Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($923k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $1,841, net assets of $3.0m.