Safehaven Humane Society

Analysis

Safehaven Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Tangent, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 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, Safehaven Humane Society reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.5m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Safehaven Humane Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Pinellas Inc ($3.5m), Windham County Humane Society ($3.5m) and Wings of Rescue Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $147k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 65 employees.