Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Warwick, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1934, 92 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, Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.6m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $4.5m (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals ($4.5m), Hearts Alive Village ($4.5m) and Animal Equality ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $16.3m. It reported 53 employees.