According to its own 2011 tax return, The Humane Society of the United States received donations of $122 million for the year and used $38 million or 31% on salaries, compensation, and employee benefits with 19 individuals listed as receiving compensation between $100,000 and $300,000.<\/p>\n
Additionally, $50 million or 41% of donations received were spent on marketing and advertising, fundraising, and educational materials while only $6.7 million was actually reported as being given or granted to animal organizations.<\/p>\n
However, a further look by Humanewatch.org into these organizational grants made by HSUS found that little more than $300,000 of the $6.7 million found its way to \u201chands on pet shelters\u201d where the organization was involved with the \u201cdaily care, adoption, and\/or rehabilitation of dogs, cats, rabbits and horses.\u201d<\/p>\n
The $300,000 granted by HSUS during 2011 represented less than \u00bd of 1 percent (.5%) of the $122 million in donations received by HSUS during the year.<\/p>\n
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Here’s the simplified version:<\/p>\n
Donate $100 of your hard-earned money to HSUS to help animals.<\/p>\n
$31 goes to salaries and benefits.<\/p>\n
$41 goes to marketing, advertising, fundraising. This includes “public policy advocacy” (i.e., lobbying).<\/p>\n
$6.70 apparently goes to animal organizations. However, it seems that of that $6.70, only FIFTY CENTS actually makes it to hands-on animal helpers.<\/p>\n
Out of your pocket: ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Into a real shelter or rescue group’s bank account: FIFTY CENTS.<\/p>\n
I cannot comprehend the idea of a charitable organization being allowed to function this way and still maintain its charitable status. In fact, this should be a criminal offence.<\/p>\n
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