Blue Mountain Humane Society

Analysis

Blue Mountain Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Walla Walla, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 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, Blue Mountain Humane Society reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.6m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Blue Mountain Humane Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Mews Animal Foundation Inc ($1.6m), Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium ($1.6m) and Animal Allies ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $820k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 44 employees.