Washington Humane Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide low cost and free spay and neuter surgeries for cats and dogs
- Income
- $43,529
- Spending
- $40,432
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $37,356 spent. WHS provides low cost and free spay neuter services for pet owners or cat or dog caretakers for anyone within driving distance of our location. We average 800 spay neuters of cats and dogs per year including our separate trap,neuter,vaccinate,return program for unowned cats. We schedule an average of 4 events per month using the services of 3 to 4 Veterinarians.
- $2,220 spent. WHS provides community support to pet owners in our area who are unable to provide food routine or emergency care for their pets. Our area of 46,000 people has approximately 10,000 people who have income below the Federal Poverty Level. Their pets are part of their family and they are overwhelmed when they cannot afford to care for them. We receive an average of five requests per month for assistance. We have helped 15 families with various needs from a bag of kitten chow to a leg amputation for a dog hit by a car.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on March 15, 2017.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 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 April 2017.
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 October 21, 2026.
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