Calaveras Humane Society

Analysis

Calaveras Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Altaville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1979, 47 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 June 2023, Calaveras Humane Society reported income of $542k and spending of $688k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $559k to $542k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Calaveras Humane Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aberdeen Area Humane Society ($542k), Helping Our Pets Everywhere ($542k) and Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium ($542k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $215k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $3,065, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 20 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.