Jacksonville Humane Society Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Florida leaders in lifesaving: jhs is a no-kill shelter and we work in partnership with our municipal city shelter, animal care and protective services, to strive towards making jacksonville a no kill community. In 2024, 89% of the animals who entered a shelter in jacksonville left alive. The jacksonville humane society's (Florida) leaders in lifesaving program provides training and support to animal welfare organizations throughout the state of Florida while inspiring collaborative solutions that engage the hearts, hands and minds of local communities to unite and save the lives of shelter animals. According to the most recent data for 2024, 353,582 pets entered Florida shelters, 310,042 left alive and 41,507 did not. The jacksonville humane society (jhs) is dedicated to changing this and decreasing shelter deaths by continuing our statewide effort to unite, inspire and engage communities to create solutions that save lives. Our program, Florida leaders in lifesaving, will accomplish this by decreasing intake, increasing live outcomes and supporting community needs. Jhs knows from our experience in turning jacksonville into a lifesaving community that success comes from collaboration. By building collaborative efforts within each community, jhs seeks to inspire, unite and engage organizations to continue lifesaving impacts. Our goal is to set each area up for success and then support them on their road to sustainable lifesaving practices, so that they can one day mentor others, too. With your assistance, this collaborative lifesaving effort will create measurable impacts in the state of Florida, and most importantly, save lives.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 89%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.86 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.2%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.77; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.6%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings