Brazoria County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Brazoria County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Jackson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 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 January 2024, Brazoria County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from January 2019 to January 2024, income grew from $938k to $1.5m (+60%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Brazoria County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County ($1.5m), Helping Animals Live and Overcomeinc ($1.5m) and Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals I ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $742k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $705k, net assets of $1.4m.