Answer the following questions using the Humane Society as the orginization.

http://www.humanesociety.org/assets/pdfs/financials/hsus-irs-form-990-2015.pdf

Their website

http://www.humanesociety.org/

A. Did the organization turn a profit, sustain a loss, or break even? Was this appropriate given the circumstances the organization is facing?

B. Would you invest, give, or donate to the organization? Why or why not?

C. What is your assessment of the overall financial health of the organization, and what is their economic outlook? (Hint: you might use ratio analysis to form your thoughts and conclusions)

D. How much money was spent on administrative and overhead costs versus program costs? How does this affect the organization's ability to serve it's constituents?

E. What are the positive and negative internal and external factors that have impacted the entity? What is the organization doing to overcome these challenges?

F. What are their streams of revenue and funding structure? How much of that revenue is from fundraising efforts, grants (federal, corporate, and foundations), and charges for program services, etc.? Is the division of revenue streams appropriate based on their mission and goals?

G. How did they get started? What is the catalyst that drove formation of the organization?