Public Charity

WATAUGA HUMANE SOCIETY

WATAUGA HUMANE SOCIETY is a Public Charity headquartered in BOONE, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.1M revenue, $1.4M expenses, $4.7M total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $768K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237128331 BOONE, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.4M
Total Assets$4.7M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$768K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE WATAUGA HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: A WELL-EQUIPPED AND APPROPRIATELY STAFFED FACILITY WHERE THE CITIZENS OF WATAUGA COUNTY CAN BRING UNWANTED OR ABANDONED ANIMALS; RELIEF OF SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS; PROVISIONS OF FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE AND LOVE TO HOMELESS ANIMALS WHILE THEY AWAIT PERMANENT HOMES; ASSISTANCE WITH CONTROL OF UNWANTED ANIMALS BY OFFERING LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES; EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNERSHIP AND CARE.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy Lea
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Ashlee Yepez
DIRECTOR Carole Cheek
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT BEG 02/2025 Courtney Taylor
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 09/2024 Justin Vander
VICE PRESIDENT Kristan Cockerill

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Top Grant Purposes

ENVIRONMENT & ANIMALS
$160,065 6 grants
GENERAL USE AND/OR SPECIAL FUND/PROJECT
$149,000 1 grant
GENERAL SUPPORT
$147,206 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$75,675 5 grants
PROGRAMS
$50,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.1M $1.4M $4.7M
2024 $997K $1.3M $5.0M
2023 $969K $1.1M $5.3M
2022 $2.3M $966K $5.5M
2021 $1.1M $760K $4.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $1.1M, with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

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