Animal shelter for homeless pets. Polk County Humane Society provides care, medical and nurturing attention so that the animals under our care become appropriate candidates for adoption.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 18 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 $11K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$328K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$343K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$287K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$328K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$219K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$328K
Expenses
$343K
FY2024▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$174K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$289K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$343K
Net assets
$287K
FY2024▼ -5%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$287K

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 Apr 1992.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $343K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina Pou’s $24K as Shelter Manager is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Kristina Pou$24,238$16,506
Lindy Stubbs—$10,115

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Shelters homeless pets, providing care and medical attention for adoption.

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1 program · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Polk County Humane Society provides care, medical and nurturing attention so the animals under our care become appropriate candidates for adoption.

$343Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$328K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$108
Money outPt IX
$343K
Ln 25
Programscol B$343K
Owns and owesPt X
$287K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$163K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$710
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$108
Total revenueLn 12$328K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$170K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$287K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$134K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K$170K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$18K
Net assetsLn 32$302K$287K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$147K$147K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$115K$115K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$343K$343K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $328K$343K−$15K$287K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2024 $339K$335K$4K$302K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 13, 2023 $295K$289K$6K$298K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $286K$270K$17K$293K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2021 $219K$174K$46K$276K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $328,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,179$163,152
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $175,460$165,091
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $137$108
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $338,776$328,351
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 $159,904$162,115
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $175,245$181,255
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $335,149$343,370
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,627−$15,019
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $328,351 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $165,091 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,997
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,155
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$710
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$163,152
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $108 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$108
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $165,199 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$328,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $343,370 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,738$146,738
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,046$3,046
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,331$12,331
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,870$114,870
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,843$5,843
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,465$8,465
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,927$1,927
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,723$14,723
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,995$7,995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,432 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,432
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $343,370 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$343,370
Part X · Balance sheet $305,350 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,743$38,684
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $97,343$95,150
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,330$1,618
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $179,631$169,898
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $302,047$305,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$2,197
X-19 Deferred revenue$16,125
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,322
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $302,047$287,028
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $302,047$305,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $287,028 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$328,351
XI-2 Total expenses$343,370
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,019
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$302,047
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$287,028

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