Hill Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Hill Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Fredericksbrg, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (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, Hill Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $1.2m and spending of $625k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $603k to $1.2m (+96%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hill Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 85th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Petfinder Foundation ($1.2m), Pixies and Paws Rescue Inc ($1.2m) and Lab Rescue of LRCP Incorporated ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 19 employees.