Have a Heart Humane Society

Analysis

Have a Heart Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tehachapi, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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, Have a Heart Humane Society reported income of $227k and spending of $237k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $176k to $227k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Have a Heart Humane Society sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lazy B Equine Rescue of Utah ($227k), A R K Humane Society Ltd ($227k) and A Time 4 Paws ($227k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $16k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8,000. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $64k. It reported 2 employees.

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.