Olga and Dorothea Dessin Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Olga and Dorothea Dessin Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Honesdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 years ago. 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, Olga and Dorothea Dessin Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $530k and spending of $436k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $404k to $530k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Olga and Dorothea Dessin Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Church Residences of Tucson Az ($530k), Volunteers of America Inc ($530k) and Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission ($530k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,407 (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $198k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $143k, net assets of $890k. It reported 17 employees.