Yancey County Humane Society

Analysis

Yancey County Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Burnsville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 June 2023, Yancey County Humane Society reported income of $511k and spending of $628k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $415k to $511k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Yancey County Humane Society sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Upstate ($511k), International Veterinary Acupuncture Society Inc ($511k) and Town Cats of Morgan Hill ($511k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $244k. It paid $2,976 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $612k, net assets of $734k. It reported 47 employees.