World Animal Protection

Analysis

World Animal Protection is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, World Animal Protection reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.1m to $5.8m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, World Animal Protection sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Washington County Incorporated ($5.8m), Wenatchee Valley Humane Society Inc ($5.8m) and Furkids Inc ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $348k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.9m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 31 employees.