Humane Organization for the Protection & Education for Animals

Analysis

Humane Organization for the Protection & Education for Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Thibodaux, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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 2022, Humane Organization for the Protection & Education for Animals reported income of $87k and spending of $106k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $104k to $87k (-16%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Organization for the Protection & Education for Animals sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rileys Rescue of Brevard Inc ($87k), Miracle Horse Rescue Inc ($87k) and Desert Oasis Rescue Inc ($87k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $50k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $50k.

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.