Kentucky Humane Society

Analysis

Kentucky Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1945, 81 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 September 2023, Kentucky Humane Society reported income of $10.6m and spending of $9.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $11.5m to $10.6m (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Kentucky Humane Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montgomery County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($10.6m), Wags Pet Clinic Inc ($10.7m) and Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $25.7m against liabilities of $738k, net assets of $25.0m. It reported 175 employees.