Mendocino Coast Humane Society

Analysis

Mendocino Coast Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Bragg, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Mendocino Coast Humane Society reported income of $887k and spending of $897k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $370k to $887k (+140%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mendocino Coast Humane Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries Inc ($887k), Animal Friends of Connecticut Inc ($888k) and North American Butterfly Association Inc ($887k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $314k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 29 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.