Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society

Analysis

Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Buellton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 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, Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society reported income of $1.6m and spending of $669k, leaving 58% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $536k to $1.6m (+194%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 283%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soul Dog Rescue ($1.6m), West Valley Humane Society Inc ($1.6m) and Safe Haven for Cats ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 25 employees.