Jacksonville Humane Society

Analysis

Jacksonville Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Jacksonville, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1981, 45 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 December 2022, Jacksonville Humane Society reported income of $6.2m and spending of $5.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $5.3m to $6.2m (+18%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Jacksonville Humane Society sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Aquarium Foundation Inc ($6.2m), Minnesota Zoo Foundation ($6.3m) and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $258k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. It paid $266k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $32.0m against liabilities of $565k, net assets of $31.4m. It reported 140 employees.