Bulverde Area Humane Society

Analysis

Bulverde Area Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bulverde, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 years ago. 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, Bulverde Area Humane Society reported income of $2.2m and spending of $348k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $181k to $2.2m (+1134%), an average of +87% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 682%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bulverde Area Humane Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Midtown Management Group Inc ($2.2m), St Johns Episcopal School of Odessa ($2.2m) and Kingsley Association ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,240 (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $61k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 26 employees.