Southern Pines Animal Shelter

Analysis

Southern Pines Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Hattiesburg, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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 December 2023, Southern Pines Animal Shelter reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.0m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Southern Pines Animal Shelter sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Speak Animal Hospital PC ($3.0m), Animal Protection of New Mexico Inc ($3.0m) and Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $456k. It reported 86 employees.