Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue
Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue reported $17.9 million in revenue and $9.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.55 went to program services, $7.64 to management and general costs and $8.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $163,952 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 139% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.5MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$72.60 $13M
- Program service revenue$19.61 $3.5M
- Investment income$7.79 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$141K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.6% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.6% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.8% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.2% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 19.8% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $163,952 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.73% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 48.2 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseKhs is kentucky's largest animal adoption agency, finding loving homes for 5,254 in 2025. This includes 5,034 cats, dogs, and horses who were adopted at our main campus, east campus, willow hope farm and our adoption partner, purrfect day cafe. Another 220 animals found homes through partner transfers
Fern creek and eastpoint pet resorts - boarding, groming, and day care of owned pets, proceeds from operations support the mission of khs and care for companion animals
Our s.n.I.p. Clinic provides high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter surgeries to reduce the number of animals in shelters and remove financial barriers that may prevent caring pet owners from spaying or neutering their pet. In 2025, the s.n.I.p. Clinic performed 9,735 surgeries, 42% of which were free or discounted, including free surgeries for pit bulls to help address breeds overpopulation
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,952 | $0 | $0 | $163,952 |
| VET SERVICE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,764 | $0 | $0 | $142,764 |
| COO Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,984 | $0 | $0 | $140,984 |
| VET SERVICE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,708 | $0 | $0 | $127,708 |
| VP OF ANIMAL WELFARE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,757 | $0 | $0 | $102,757 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5175
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,297
Private foundation grants it received
40 private foundations reported grants to Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue totaling $955K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue spent in FY2025, $83.55 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue reported that 83.6% of its $9.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.6% to management and general and 8.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $163,952, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue get its money?
Of $17.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 73.2% came from contributions and grants and 19.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kentucky Humane Society - Animal Rescue a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-0463938 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202630799349300123 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202540639349300914 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202441599349300209 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202302429349301555 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021 (amended), object 202320239349301132 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202112289349302841 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-0463938: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.