Humane Society of Ventura County

Analysis

Humane Society of Ventura County is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1966, 60 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, Humane Society of Ventura County reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.5m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.5m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 28% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Humane Society of Ventura County sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kootenai Humane Society Inc ($2.5m), Suncoast Humane Society Inc ($2.5m) and Paw Placement of Northern Arizona ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $45.4m against liabilities of $300k, net assets of $45.1m. It reported 38 employees.