Adams County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Adams County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Gettysburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Adams County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $921k and spending of $648k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $857k to $921k (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Adams County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Caribena de Varamientos -Caribbean Stranding Network Inc- ($921k), Houston K-911 Rescue ($921k) and Petworks Animal Services Inc ($920k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $299k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $767, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 15 employees.