Beatrice Humane Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SHELTER, PROTECT, AND PLACE LOST AND HOMELESS COMPANION ANIMALS IN GAGE COUNTY AND TO BE AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE
- Income
- $708,256
- Spending
- $732,516
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 48%
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 60
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 13% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $463,240 spent. THE BEATRICE HUMANE SOCIETY IS A NO-KILL ANIMAL SHELTER SERVING BEATRICE, GAGE COUNTY AND BEYOND. WE PROVIDE SHELTER TO ANIMALS IN NEED SO THEY CAN RECOVER AND BE REUNITED WITH THEIR ORIGINAL FAMILY OR PLACED FOR ADOPTION WITH NO TIME LIMITS. IN 2024 WE HAD 1424 ADOPTIONS, AND ASSISTED 1630 ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER, WITH AN AMAZING SAVE RATE OF 97.8%. THIS MEANS LESS THAN 2.2% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIMALS ENTERING THE SHELTER MEDICALLY OR BEHAVIORALLY NEEDED EUTHANASIA. WE TAKE OUR COMMITMENT TO LIFESAVING SERIOUSLY AND EACH YEAR WE WORK TO HELP MORE AT-RISK ANIMALS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A RINGWORM TREATMENT SUITE TO HOUSE AND TREAT CATS LOCALLY AND AS TRANSFERS FROM OTHER SHELTERS, ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE BEST TRAINERS IN NEBRASKA TO ASSIST OUR BEHAVIORALLY VULNERABLE DOGS, EMPOWERED OUR FOSTER PARENTS TO HELP US ADOPT OUT OUR ANIMALS AND CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH LINCOLN PETSMARTS TO EXTEND OUR LIFESAVING MISSION THROUGH ADOPTION. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO KEEPING PETS IN THEIR HOMES THROUGH PET RETENTION ASSISTANCE AND OUR PET FOOD BANK. THROUGH THIS WE AIM TO BE THE BEST RESOURCE WE CAN BE FOR THE PETS AND PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE BEATRICE HUMANE SOCIETY IS A NO-KILL ANIMAL SHELTER SERVING BEATRICE, GAGE COUNTY AND BEYOND. WE PROVIDE SHELTER TO ANIMALS IN NEED SO THEY CAN RECOVER AND BE REUNITED WITH THEIR ORIGINAL FAMILY OR PLACED FOR ADOPTION WITH NO TIME LIMITS. IN 2024 WE HAD 1424 ADOPTIONS, AND ASSISTED 1630 ANIMALS THROUGH THE SHELTER, WITH AN AMAZING SAVE RATE OF 97.8%. THIS MEANS LESS THAN 2.2% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIMALS ENTERING THE SHELTER MEDICALLY OR BEHAVIORALLY NEEDED EUTHANASIA. WE TAKE OUR COMMITMENT TO LIFESAVING SERIOUSLY AND EACH YEAR WE WORK TO HELP MORE AT-RISK ANIMALS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A RINGWORM TREATMENT SUITE TO HOUSE AND TREAT CATS LOCALLY AND AS TRANSFERS FROM OTHER SHELTERS, ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE BEST TRAINERS IN NEBRASKA TO ASSIST OUR BEHAVIORALLY VULNERABLE DOGS, EMPOWERED OUR FOSTER PARENTS TO HELP US ADOPT OUT OUR ANIMALS AND CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH LINCOLN PETSMARTS TO EXTEND OUR LIFESAVING MISSION THROUGH ADOPTION. WE ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO KEEPING PETS IN THEIR HOMES THROUGH PET RETENTION ASSISTANCE AND OUR PET FOOD BANK. THROUGH THIS WE AIM TO BE THE BEST RESOURCE WE CAN BE FOR THE PETS AND PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- $250,791 spent. IN MAY OF 2023, WE OPENED THE DOORS OF OUR PUBLIC FACING LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC. WE HAVE KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS THAT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PREVENTATIVE CARE HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE INCOME RESTRICTED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PROPORTIONALLY THEY PROVIDE A LARGER NUMBER OF STRAYS, SURRENDERS AND PET RETENTION ASSISTANCE REQUESTS THAN OTHER PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. BY PROVIDING THEM ASSISTANCE TO GET PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY CARE SUCH AS SPAYS AND NEUTERS, WE WILL SEE A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS BEING SURRENDERED AND BY INCLUDING MICROCHIPPING IN OUR PACKAGES WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REUNITE THEM WITH THE FAMILIES THAT LOVE THEM EASIER. WE ARE ECSTATIC ABOUT BEING ABLE TO OFFER TRAP, VACCINATE, NEUTER AND RETURN TO THEIR HOME TO THE FERAL CATS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AT A PRICE POINT THAT CITIES, TOWNS AND EVEN INDIVIDUAL OWNERS CAN ACCESS THAT CARE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FORM OF OUTDOOR CAT POPULATION CONTROL AND ARE EXCITED TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES IMPROVE WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE TVNR PROGRAM. FINALLY, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING IN HOUSE SPAYS AND NEUTERS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VETERINARY CARE FOR OUR SHELTER ANIMALS ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE THEM THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE THEY DESERVE WHILE PROVIDING US CRITICAL ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO CARE FOR AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN ALONG THEIR PATH TO ADOPTION. THROUGH OUR SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC, WE PROVIDED CARE FOR 501 COMMUNITY ANIMALS, 1251 SHELTER SURGERIES, 609 SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES FOR OUR RESCUE PARTNERS AND 835 TVNR SURGERIES FOR FERAL CATS. IN TOTAL IN 2024, WE HELPED OVER 3200 SHELTER AND CLIENT OWNED ANIMALS THROUGH OUR LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC. IN MAY OF 2023, WE OPENED THE DOORS OF OUR PUBLIC FACING LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC. WE HAVE KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS THAT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PREVENTATIVE CARE HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE INCOME RESTRICTED FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. PROPORTIONALLY THEY PROVIDE A LARGER NUMBER OF STRAYS, SURRENDERS AND PET RETENTION ASSISTANCE REQUESTS THAN OTHER PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. BY PROVIDING THEM ASSISTANCE TO GET PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY CARE SUCH AS SPAYS AND NEUTERS, WE WILL SEE A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS BEING SURRENDERED AND BY INCLUDING MICROCHIPPING IN OUR PACKAGES WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REUNITE THEM WITH THE FAMILIES THAT LOVE THEM EASIER. WE ARE ECSTATIC ABOUT BEING ABLE TO OFFER TRAP, VACCINATE, NEUTER AND RETURN TO THEIR HOME TO THE FERAL CATS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AT A PRICE POINT THAT CITIES, TOWNS AND EVEN INDIVIDUAL OWNERS CAN ACCESS THAT CARE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE FORM OF OUTDOOR CAT POPULATION CONTROL AND ARE EXCITED TO SEE OUR COMMUNITIES IMPROVE WITH THE ROLLOUT OF THE TVNR PROGRAM. FINALLY, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING IN HOUSE SPAYS AND NEUTERS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL ADVANCED VETERINARY CARE FOR OUR SHELTER ANIMALS ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE THEM THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE THEY DESERVE WHILE PROVIDING US CRITICAL ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO CARE FOR AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN ALONG THEIR PATH TO ADOPTION. THROUGH OUR SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC, WE PROVIDED CARE FOR 501 COMMUNITY ANIMALS, 1251 SHELTER SURGERIES, 609 SURGERIES AND PROCEDURES FOR OUR RESCUE PARTNERS AND 835 TVNR SURGERIES FOR FERAL CATS. IN TOTAL IN 2024, WE HELPED OVER 3200 SHELTER AND CLIENT OWNED ANIMALS THROUGH OUR LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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