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← FORSYTH HUMANE SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FORSYTH HUMANE SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,074,047
Total expenses
$2,853,805
Contributions and grants received
$2,831,924
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$283,869
Investment income
$39,600
Other revenue
-$81,346
Total assets, end of year
$6,916,382
Total liabilities, end of year
$745,990
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,170,392
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,985,820
Management and general expenses
$424,786
Fundraising expenses
$443,199
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,985,820

Program services were 69.6% 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

    $569,037

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,262,887

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $155,819

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Adoption Center

    total $283,869 · related or exempt $283,869

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $39,600 · excluded $39,600

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,500

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,500

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,500 · excluded $13,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,075

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

    $569,037

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $139,200

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$121,125 · excluded -$121,125

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $79,689

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $61,982

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $17,707 · unrelated business $17,707

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $8,572 · excluded $8,572

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,572

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $149,500 · program services $105,934 · management and general $18,676 · fundraising $24,890

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,395,748 · program services $989,010 · management and general $174,364 · fundraising $232,374

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,075 · program services $12,099 · management and general $2,133 · fundraising $2,843

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $170,164 · program services $120,576 · management and general $21,258 · fundraising $28,330

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $119,083 · program services $84,380 · management and general $14,877 · fundraising $19,826

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $53,696 · program services $21,422 · management and general $23,642 · fundraising $8,633

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,322 · program services $926 · management and general $1,022 · fundraising $373

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $79,741 · program services $8,843 · management and general $19,231 · fundraising $51,667

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $63,589 · program services $28,731 · management and general $9,736 · fundraising $25,122

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $128,375 · program services $80,094 · management and general $31,807 · fundraising $16,474

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,299 · program services $12,830 · management and general $27,327 · fundraising $142

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $16,423 · management and general $16,423

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $75,952 · program services $56,964 · management and general $18,988

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,443 · program services $32,713 · management and general $2,243 · fundraising $4,487

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance

    total $74,871 · program services $46,609 · management and general $24,262 · fundraising $4,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: Animal Supplies

    total $218,406 · program services $218,406

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other Animal Expenses

    total $143,657 · program services $143,657

  • 24d · Other expenses: Uncollectible Pledge Expense

    total $18,630 · fundraising $18,630

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $40,831 · program services $22,626 · management and general $12,797 · fundraising $5,408

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $829,874 · end of year $717,175

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $13,316 · end of year $21,795

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $101,109 · end of year $155,168

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,074 · end of year $22,945

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,401 · end of year $6,013

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

    $5,140,868

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

    $908,297

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,971,495 · end of year $4,232,571

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $858,572 · end of year $907,282

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $862,922 · end of year $853,433

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $203,001 · end of year $240,809

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $489,939

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $27,293 · end of year $15,242

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,935,178 · end of year $5,153,981

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $997,291 · end of year $1,016,411

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Our mission is to promote and provide for the humane treatment of cats and dogs in Forsyth County. In support of its mission, the Forsyth Humane Society FHS is committed to achieving a save rate of 90 percent for shelter animals in our county.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To promote and provide for the humane treatment of cats and dogs in Forsyth County. In support of its mission, FHS is committed to achieving a save rate of 90 percent for shelter animals in our county.

  • Adoption Center The FHS operates a shelter dedicated to the care and placement of homeless and unwanted dogs and cats. During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, FHS successfully placed 1,999 animals into loving homes. The organization ensures that every animal adopted through the center is spayed or neutered, up-to-date on all necessary vaccinations, and receives appropriate medical care during its stay.

    Expenses $1,912,249 · Revenue $283,869

  • Community outreach/education FHS offers a variety of educational programs emphasizing responsible pet ownership and per safety awareness for children and young adults at area schools, summer camps, and through faith based organizations. FHS supports subsidized spay/neuter surgeries with outreach to targeted areas in our community. Through our pet food pantry, FHS distributes donated per food to families in need.

    Expenses $73,571

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Neff

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $154,327
    From this org
    $142,478
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,849
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lexi Haggard

    Treasurer Through July 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lyndsey Fredricks

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christy Campbell

    Treasurer Effective Oct 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Ramm

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bethany Fay

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elliot Strunk

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Demmitt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Martin King

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Romaine Sargent

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Manetta Braunstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margery Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keisha Redd

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Parker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natalie Broyhill

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Burchell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Collins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
12 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202620199349300322

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