High Plateau Humane Society

Analysis

High Plateau Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Alturas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 years ago. 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 2023, High Plateau Humane Society reported income of $178k and spending of $199k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $207k to $178k (-14%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, High Plateau Humane Society sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Contra Costa County Historical Society Inc ($178k), Cat-Coalition for Appropriate Transportation ($178k) and PTA New York Congress ($178k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $267k against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $123k.