Delaware County Society for the Prev of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Delaware County Society for the Prev of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Media, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1971, 55 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, Delaware County Society for the Prev of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $8.4m and spending of $5.8m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $8.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Delaware County Society for the Prev of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nevada Humane Society Inc ($8.4m), Animal Friends Inc ($8.5m) and Lincoln Childrens Zoo ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $368k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.3m against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 128 employees.