Wayne County Humane Society INC

Tax-deductible

Wooster, OH501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 38-2016098Revenue $573K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwchs.org1161 Mechanicsburg Rd, 44691-2778 · Wooster, OHTax-exempt since Nov 1973Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Finding committed, permanent homes for companion animals in our community; measurably reducing companion animal overpopulaton; educating and promoting Humane values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 20 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $211K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$573K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$629K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$889K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$573K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$613K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$641K
FY2024$573K
Expenses
$629K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$587K
FY2021$451K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$629K
Net assets
$889K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$745K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$944K
FY2024$889K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $404K Management & general 36% · $225K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Shelter Director
$48,430Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Carhart’s $48K as Shelter Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Finds permanent homes for pets, reduces overpopulation, and promotes humane values.

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1 program · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

All expenses are related to the operation of an animal shelter serving the greater wooster and surrounding wayne county areas as provided in its mission statement.

$404Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$211K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$573K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$629K
Ln 25
Programscol B$404K
Managementcol C$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$889K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$402K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Other incomeLn 4–11$156
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$573K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$533K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$889K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$438K$533K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$280K$270K
Total assetsLn 16$955K$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$0
Net assetsLn 32$944K$889K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$29K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$278K$167K$111K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$830$554
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$18K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$41K$39K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$699$699
OccupancyLn 16$35K$21K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$32K$19K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$97K
All other expensesLn 24e$200$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$629K$404K$225K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $573K$629K−$56K$889K 990 PDF
FY2023 $641K$479K$162K$944K 990 PDF
FY2022 $482K$477K$5K$751K 990 PDF
FY2021 $510K$451K$59K$745K 990 PDF
FY2020 $613K$587K$26K$698K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $573,347 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $377,292$402,084
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $184,418$143,876
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,238$27,231
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,774$156
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $640,722$573,347
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $274,227$356,891
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,355$272,232
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,582$629,123
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $162,140−$55,776
Part VI · Governance 15 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $573,347 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$96,580
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,504
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$402,084
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,876$143,876
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,190$21,190
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $6,041$6,041
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $52$52
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $104$104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,876 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,387$573,347
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $629,123 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,058 · Management $19,372$48,430
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,609 · Management $111,073$277,682
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $830 · Management $554$1,384
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,637 · Management $11,758$29,395
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,970$38,970
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,877$3,877
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,728 · Management $1,776$40,504
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,075 · Management $2,050$5,125
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,650 · Management $3,766$9,416
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $699$699
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,052 · Management $14,035$35,087
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,412 · Management $12,941$32,353
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,618 · Management $3,746$9,364
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,637$96,637
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $200$200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $404,306 · Management $224,817 · Fundraising $0$629,123
Part X · Balance sheet $888,753 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,621$74,248
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $58,169$7,152
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$4,567
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $279,617$269,980
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $438,404$532,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $955,310$888,753
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,260$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $481,992$340,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $462,058$548,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $944,050$888,753
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $955,310$888,753
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $888,753 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$573,347
XI-2 Total expenses$629,123
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,776
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$944,050
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,980
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$19,501
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$888,753

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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