Mercer County Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Mercer County Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrodsburg, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1973, 53 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 June 2024, Mercer County Humane Society Inc reported income of $53k and spending of $61k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1,024 to $53k (+5087%), an average of +168% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 2688%. Over the whole period it spent 190% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mercer County Humane Society Inc sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newfoundland Club of New England Charitable Fund Inc ($53k), Claws and Paws Rescue Inc ($53k) and Northeast Kansas Animal Welfare Foundation ($53k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $425k against liabilities of $993, net assets of $424k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.