American Anti-Vivisection Society

Analysis

American Anti-Vivisection Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Jenkintown, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Anti-Vivisection Society reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, American Anti-Vivisection Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge Clinic Inc ($3.4m), Days End Farm Horse Rescue Inc ($3.4m) and Geauga County Humane Society ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $596k. At year end it held assets of $34.8m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $33.0m. It reported 13 employees.