Tompkins County SPCA

Analysis

Tompkins County SPCA is a registered charity in United States, based in Ithaca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 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, Tompkins County SPCA reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.0m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.7m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Tompkins County SPCA sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Puget Sound Goat Rescue and Adoption ($1.7m), National Cat Protection Society ($1.7m) and Detroit Dog Rescue ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $992k. It paid $78k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 40 employees.