Kansas Humane Society of Wichita Kansas
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 480554339
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2020
- Location
- Wichita, KS, USA
- Phone
- 3165249196
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,073,050
- Expenses
- $5,578,626
- Assets
- $15,924,193
- Liabilities
- $467,244
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
21 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- AARON WALKER (PRESIDENT/CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- AARON WALKER (PRESIDENT/CEO): $143,303 total reported compensation
- CEDRIC TONEY (PRIOR CFO): $100,246 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Kansas humane society is a community resource for pets and people, dedicated to enhancing the welfare of all companion animals.
What it reported doing in 2024
Shelter program: the Kansas humane society is a non-profit animal welfare organization providing shelter and care for homeless animals, pet adoption services, donor-subsidized spay/neuter services for the pets of low income families, youth education, community outreach, volunteer opportunities and end of life services such as private pet cremation. In fiscal year 2025, khs provided services for 10,664 animals. Of those animals, 2,087 were surrendered by their owners who were no longer able to care for them, and 6,730 were stray animals transferred for adoption from wichita animal services, the Kansas humane society's municipal partner at the murfin animal care campus.of the 10,664 animals served by khs, 6,730 were homeless animals needing shelter and 1,220 visited khs for ancillary services such as spay/neuter or end of life services.of the 10,664 animals needing shelter services, 7,079 were saved through adoption, transfer to regional adoption partners or returned to their owner. In fiscal year 2025, khs' live release rate for canines was 93%; for felines 84%; and overall 89% due to health, behavior or lack of organization resources, 563 animals were euthanized.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 75.8%; rating input score 76
- Fundraising efficiency: $3.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- 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: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -10%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.85; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89.8% of revenue deployed · 75.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $4.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $143K · 21 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $157K reported
- Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 12/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Conflict-of-interest policy not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.