Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Inc

Analysis

Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1953, 73 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, Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.9m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Berkeley East Bay Humane Society Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toledo Zoological Society Foundation ($3.9m), Veterinary Care Foundation Incorporated ($3.9m) and Alachua County Humane Society Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $296k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $8.5m. It reported 37 employees.