Spartanburg Humane Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE SPARTANBURG HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CARE TO LOST AND UNWANTED PETS WHILE RAISING COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING COMPANION ANIMALS.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 6.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 36%
- Employees
- 53
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $124,167, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 43% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 55 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a 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
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 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 June 30, 2025, 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 (3)
- $1.0 million spent. OUR FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT WOULD BE OUR STEADFAST ENDEAVOR TO KEEP OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE BETWEEN 99% - 100% ANNUALLY. IN 2011, OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS LESS THAN 10%, SO WITH HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY, STRONG DISCIPLINE AND DEDICATION BY OUR STAFF, AND OUR BOARD STANDING FIRMLY BEHIND US, WE HAVE MADE DRASTIC CHANGES. THESE INCLUDE OUR INTAKE MEDICAL PROCEDURES, STRENGTHENED OUR VETERINARY TRAINING FOR THE ENTIRE STAFF, AND ESTABLISHED A CULTURE OF CARING THAT REQUIRES EVERYONE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP IN EVERY ANIMAL IN OUR BUILDING. WE KEEP A RATHER LONG WAITING LIST TO ENTER OUR FACILITY BECAUSE WE DO NOT EUTHANIZE FOR SPACE. BUT UNLIKE MOST SHELTERS IN THE COUNTRY, WE REMAIN AN OPEN ADMISSION FACILITY FOR ALL ANIMALS - YOUNG, OLD, SICK AND HEALTHY. WE NEVER DISCRIMINATE AGAINST BREED, AGE OR HEALTH CONDITIONS. OUR FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT WOULD BE OUR STEADFAST ENDEAVOR TO KEEP OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE BETWEEN 99% - 100% ANNUALLY. IN 2011, OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS LESS THAN 10%, SO WITH HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY, STRONG DISCIPLINE AND DEDICATION BY OUR STAFF, AND OUR BOARD STANDING FIRMLY BEHIND US, WE HAVE MADE DRASTIC CHANGES. THESE INCLUDE OUR INTAKE MEDICAL PROCEDURES, STRENGTHENED OUR VETERINARY TRAINING FOR THE ENTIRE STAFF, AND ESTABLISHED A CULTURE OF CARING THAT REQUIRES EVERYONE TO TAKE OWNERSHIP IN EVERY ANIMAL IN OUR BUILDING. WE KEEP A RATHER LONG WAITING LIST TO ENTER OUR FACILITY BECAUSE WE DO NOT EUTHANIZE FOR SPACE. BUT UNLIKE MOST SHELTERS IN THE COUNTRY, WE REMAIN AN OPEN ADMISSION FACILITY FOR ALL ANIMALS - YOUNG, OLD, SICK AND HEALTHY. WE NEVER DISCRIMINATE AGAINST BREED, AGE OR HEALTH CONDITIONS.
- $494,446 spent. OUR NEXT GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS OUR COMMITTMENT TO ADOPTING HEALTHY ANIMALS INTO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE TREATING DOGS WHO ARE HEARTWORM POSITIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER INTAKE IN ORDER TO BEGIN THEIR "NEW" LIVES HEALTHY AND READY FOR PERMANENT HOMES. HEARTWORM DISEASE IS DEADLY AND IS CAUSED BY A SINGLE MOSQUITO BITE TO AN UNPROTECTED DOG. TRADITIONALLY, HEARTWORM POSITIVE DOGS ARE EUTHANIZED IN MOST SHELTERS BECAUSE OF EXPENSE, AND THEY WERE EUTHANIZED AT THE SPARTANBURG HUMANE SOCIETY IN THE PAST. BUT NOW WE ARE TESTING THEM IMMEDIATELY AND STARTING EVERY DOG THAT ENTERS THE SHELTER ON PREVENTION AND SCHEDULING THEM FOR TREATMENT WHEN NECESSARY, BUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BOTH OF THESE MEASURES ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE BUT CRITICAL TO THE LIFE OF THE ANIMALS, SO WE JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO RAISE THE MONEY CONTINUALLY SINCE OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOT FULLY BOUGHT INTO HEARTWORM PREVENTION. WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED THE LEVEL OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RESULTS FOR ALL ANIMALS THAT ENTER THE SHELTER. WE HAVE INSTITUTED AN ADDITIONAL STEP IN THE VETERINARY CARE FOR EACH ANIMAL TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS RECEIVED THE CORRECT CORE VACCINES AND PREVENTION EVEN WHEN WE ARE AT FULL CAPACITY. WE TEST ALL CATS FOR BOTH FELINE AIDS AND FELINE LEUKEMIA, SO WE ARE ABLE TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE CATS THEY ARE CONSIDERING FOR ADOPTION. WE ARE 100% COMMITTED TO PUTTING HEALTHY, HAPPY ANIMALS INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ILLNESSES, WE WANT TO FULLY PREPARE POTENTIAL ADOPTERS FOR THE CONTINUED CARE THAT THEY WILL NEED. ALL ANIMALS LEAVE OUR FACILITY FULLY VACCINATED UP TO THEIR AGE, MICROCHIPPED, SPAYED/NEUTERED, AND WITH SIX MONTHS OF HEARTWORM PREVENTION. OUR GOAL IS TO START THESE ANIMALS OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT IN THEIR NEW HOME. OUR NEXT GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IS OUR COMMITTMENT TO ADOPTING HEALTHY ANIMALS INTO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE TREATING DOGS WHO ARE HEARTWORM POSITIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER INTAKE IN ORDER TO BEGIN THEIR "NEW" LIVES HEALTHY AND READY FOR PERMANENT HOMES. HEARTWORM DISEASE IS DEADLY AND IS CAUSED BY A SINGLE MOSQUITO BITE TO AN UNPROTECTED DOG. TRADITIONALLY, HEARTWORM POSITIVE DOGS ARE EUTHANIZED IN MOST SHELTERS BECAUSE OF EXPENSE, AND THEY WERE EUTHANIZED AT THE SPARTANBURG HUMANE SOCIETY IN THE PAST. BUT NOW WE ARE TESTING THEM IMMEDIATELY AND STARTING EVERY DOG THAT ENTERS THE SHELTER ON PREVENTION AND SCHEDULING THEM FOR TREATMENT WHEN NECESSARY, BUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BOTH OF THESE MEASURES ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE BUT CRITICAL TO THE LIFE OF THE ANIMALS, SO WE JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO RAISE THE MONEY CONTINUALLY SINCE OUR COMMUNITY HAS NOT FULLY BOUGHT INTO HEARTWORM PREVENTION. WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED THE LEVEL OF PREVENTATIVE MEDICATIONS FOR SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM RESULTS FOR ALL ANIMALS THAT ENTER THE SHELTER. WE HAVE INSTITUTED AN ADDITIONAL STEP IN THE VETERINARY CARE FOR EACH ANIMAL TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS RECEIVED THE CORRECT CORE VACCINES AND PREVENTION EVEN WHEN WE ARE AT FULL CAPACITY. WE TEST ALL CATS FOR BOTH FELINE AIDS AND FELINE LEUKEMIA, SO WE ARE ABLE TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE CATS THEY ARE CONSIDERING FOR ADOPTION. WE ARE 100% COMMITTED TO PUTTING HEALTHY, HAPPY ANIMALS INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ILLNESSES, WE WANT TO FULLY PREPARE POTENTIAL ADOPTERS FOR THE CONTINUED CARE THAT THEY WILL NEED. ALL ANIMALS LEAVE OUR FACILITY FULLY VACCINATED UP TO THEIR AGE, MICROCHIPPED, SPAYED/NEUTERED, AND WITH SIX MONTHS OF HEARTWORM PREVENTION. OUR GOAL IS TO START THESE ANIMALS OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT IN THEIR NEW HOME.
- $7,599 spent. OUR THIRD CORE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS OUR STRONG EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. WE KNOW OUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS UPON THE STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF OUR FUTURE PET PARENTS. WE HAVE CREATED A JR. VET PROGRAM TO BROADEN THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR HEALTHY AND HAPPY PETS. WE ARE TEACHING THEM HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, HOW TO IDENTIFY PARASITES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRITICAL PREVENTIONS THAT HELP TO KEEP OUR PETS HEALTHY AND LEAD LONG LIVES. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO CALCULATE MEDICATIONS BASED ON WEIGHT; THEY LEARN HOW TO STITCH WOUNDS WITH REAL SUTURE AND BANANAS; THEY LEARN HOW TO DRAW BLOOD (IN A VERY CREATIVE WAY WITHOUT A NEEDLE); AND THEY LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY USE A MICROSCPE TO IDENTIFY PARASITES IN FECAL MATTER. WE WANT ALL STUDENTS TO GO HOME AND QUERY THEIR PARENTS ABOUT CURRENT VACCINES, ANNUAL HEARTWORM TESTS AND MONTHLY HEARTWORM AND FLEA PREVENTIONS. WE KNOW OUR YOUNG MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE FUTURE OF PET PARENTING. OUR THIRD CORE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS OUR STRONG EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. WE KNOW OUR FUTURE AND THE FUTURE OF PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS UPON THE STRONG KNOWLEDGE OF OUR FUTURE PET PARENTS. WE HAVE CREATED A JR. VET PROGRAM TO BROADEN THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR HEALTHY AND HAPPY PETS. WE ARE TEACHING THEM HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, HOW TO IDENTIFY PARASITES, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CRITICAL PREVENTIONS THAT HELP TO KEEP OUR PETS HEALTHY AND LEAD LONG LIVES. STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO CALCULATE MEDICATIONS BASED ON WEIGHT; THEY LEARN HOW TO STITCH WOUNDS WITH REAL SUTURE AND BANANAS; THEY LEARN HOW TO DRAW BLOOD (IN A VERY CREATIVE WAY WITHOUT A NEEDLE); AND THEY LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY USE A MICROSCPE TO IDENTIFY PARASITES IN FECAL MATTER. WE WANT ALL STUDENTS TO GO HOME AND QUERY THEIR PARENTS ABOUT CURRENT VACCINES, ANNUAL HEARTWORM TESTS AND MONTHLY HEARTWORM AND FLEA PREVENTIONS. WE KNOW OUR YOUNG MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE FUTURE OF PET PARENTING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 January 1964.
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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