Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley Inc

Analysis

Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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, Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley Inc reported income of $729k and spending of $1.0m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $729k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polk County Bully Project ($729k), Tautphaus Park Zoological Society Inc ($729k) and NW Hearts United ($729k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $574k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 45 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.