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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LICKING COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,094,755
Total expenses
$3,006,993
Contributions and grants received
$1,010,311
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$825,028
Investment income
$253,305
Other revenue
$1,006,111
Total assets, end of year
$8,081,690
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,499,113
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,582,577
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,371,184
Management and general expenses
$316,777
Fundraising expenses
$319,032
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,371,184

Program services were 78.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $19,740

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $990,571

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $32,926

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LOW-COST CLINICS

    total $349,688 · related or exempt $349,688

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ANIMAL SHELTERING

    total $299,255 · related or exempt $299,255

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HUMANE AGENT

    total $145,562 · related or exempt $145,562

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM

    total $30,523 · related or exempt $30,523

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $67,707 · excluded $67,707

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,186,531

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $999,427 · other assets $1,506

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $187,104 · other assets -$1,506

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $185,598 · related or exempt $185,598

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $178,005

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $19,740

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $15,999

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $162,006

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $851,584

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,073

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $849,511 · related or exempt $849,511

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISC INCOME

    total -$5,406 · excluded -$5,406

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$5,406

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $129,140 · program services $25,828 · management and general $51,656 · fundraising $51,656

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,614,957 · program services $1,485,761 · management and general $80,747 · fundraising $48,449

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,644 · program services $15,417 · management and general $8,770 · fundraising $1,457

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $260,776 · program services $232,396 · management and general $23,779 · fundraising $4,601

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,295 · management and general $1,295

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,786 · management and general $40,786

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $17,260 · management and general $17,260

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,057 · management and general $5,057

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,189 · program services $1,645 · management and general $51 · fundraising $9,493

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,448 · program services $19,913 · management and general $5,690 · fundraising $2,845

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $213,251 · program services $64,119 · management and general $23,972 · fundraising $125,160

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,122 · management and general $1,122

  • 20 · Interest

    total $42,533 · program services $31,899 · management and general $10,634

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $147,461 · program services $110,559 · management and general $22,161 · fundraising $14,741

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,020 · program services $19,212 · management and general $12,808

  • 24a · Other expenses: VETERINARIAN EXPENSES

    total $147,787 · program services $147,787

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $145,435 · program services $143,635 · fundraising $1,800

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $42,990 · program services $32,244 · fundraising $10,746

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $33,319 · program services $26,707 · management and general $6,612

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $66,523 · program services $14,062 · management and general $4,377 · fundraising $48,084

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $203,134 · end of year $193,646

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $38,227 · end of year $263,977

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $80 · end of year $5,120

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $68,680 · end of year $72,895

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,509 · end of year $18,584

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,445,630

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $928,538

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,649,316 · end of year $3,517,092

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,550,270 · end of year $2,667,784

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $46,686 · end of year $46,060

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,176 · end of year $8,125

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,378,353 · end of year $1,288,407

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $144,772 · end of year $201,018

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,710 · end of year $2,284

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,037,973 · end of year $972,462

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,400,752 · end of year $1,323,349

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,829,737 · end of year $4,804,900

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $540,487 · end of year $777,677

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE LICKING COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY RESCUES ANIMALS TO IMPROVE LIVES. THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES, LCHS TOUCHES THE LIVES OF 5,000 ANIMALS AND 10,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE RESCUE ANIMALS TO IMPROVE LIVES...MORE THAN A SHELTER. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE ALL ANIMALS ARE TREATED HUMANELY, PEOPLE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO CARE FOR THEM, AND ALL HAVE A GREATER QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS IS OUR COMMITMENT.

  • ANIMAL SHELTERING: LICKING COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY PLACED 1,699 ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION IN 2024. THE MAJORITY WERE OWNER-SURRENDERED FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS SUCH AS LOSS OF HOME, ILLNESS, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT, DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER, ETC. SOME ANIMALS ARRIVED DUE TO ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND SOME WERE STRAYS. LCHS ALSO ACCEPTS TRANSFERS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST WITH THE OVER-POPULATION ISSUES. WHILE AT LCHS, ANIMALS' HOUSING, MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS ARE MET. LCHS HAS AN OVER 95% LIVE RELEASE RATE.

    Expenses $1,199,132 · Revenue $299,255

  • HUMANE AGENT: THE HUMANE AGENT INVESTIGATES CASES AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS ALWAYS OUR GOAL TO KEEP ANIMALS WITH THEIR PEOPLE. ANIMALS MAY BE CONFISCATED DUE TO CRUELTY. THE ANIMALS ARE CARED FOR AT LCHS UNTIL THE PET IS READY FOR ADOPTION. THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS ARE SERVED BY LCHS HUMANE AGENT: UNINCORPORATED LICKING COUNTY, HEATH, GRANVILLE, PATASKALA, BUCKEYE LAKE, HEBRON, REYNOLDSBURG, JOHNSTOWN, NEWARK, AND UTICA.

    Expenses $277,164 · Revenue $145,562

  • LOW-COST CLINICS: LCHS PROVIDES LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SINCE INCEPTION, 19,501 ANIMALS HAVE BEEN ALTERED. LCHS ALSO OFFERS WELLNESS TO THE PUBLIC AT REDUCED FEES. IN OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PREVENT ANIMALS FROM ENTERING SHELTERS, LCHS BEGAN A NEW PROGRAM IN 2023 THAT PROVIDES FREE VACCINES AND WELLNESS CARE TO THE PETS OF THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION. IT IS CALLED THE BRIGHT SPOT CLINIC. WE ALSO BEGAN THE JT CALLENDAR FUND WHICH PROVIDES SUPPLIES TO THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION INCLUDING SLEEPING BAGS FOR PETS & PEOPLE, PET FOOD, ACCESS TO PET-FRIENDLY WARMING CENTERS AND MORE.

    Expenses $825,889 · Revenue $349,688

  • OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT LCHS MISSION.

    Expenses $68,999 · Revenue $30,523

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Loraine R Ringhiser Carlson

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $129,140
    From this org
    $129,140
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Craig Baldwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brent Dewey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beverly Sue Dodson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marcia Downes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gloria Goodwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heidi Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeremy Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rebekah Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rhonda Hagans MBA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lydia Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurie Murdick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Norris-Berry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Rogers

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bethany Stickradt

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202521269349302742

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