Bucks County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Bucks County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Lahaska, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1941, 85 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 September 2023, Bucks County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.0m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $2.7m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bucks County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marine Protection Alliance Inc ($2.7m), Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Amimals ($2.7m) and Humane Society of Rock Island County ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $661, net assets of $14.0m. It reported 58 employees.