New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Analysis

New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1938, 88 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reported income of $3.1m and spending of $6.2m, spending 199% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $21.0m to $3.1m (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Student Legal Defense Network ($3.1m), Missouri Protection and Advocacy ($3.1m) and Women Enabled International ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $434k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $41.4m against liabilities of $6.1m, net assets of $35.3m. It reported 36 employees.