Espanola Valley Humane Society

Analysis

Espanola Valley Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Espanola, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1993, 33 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, Espanola Valley Humane Society reported income of $23.9m and spending of $4.4m, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $23.9m (+812%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 433%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Espanola Valley Humane Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas State Aquarium Association ($22.9m), Akron Zoological Park ($23.9m) and San Francisco Zoological Society ($22.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $25.1m against liabilities of $361k, net assets of $24.8m. It reported 97 employees.