Great Plains SPCA

Analysis

Great Plains SPCA is a registered charity in United States, based in Merriam, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 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, Great Plains SPCA reported income of $5.2m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $5.2m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Great Plains SPCA 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Binder Park Zoological Society Inc ($5.2m), Great Lakes Fishery Trust Inc ($5.3m) and Low Cost Spay-Neuter Clinic Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $234k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 72 employees.