Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society

Analysis

Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society reported income of $5.5m and spending of $4.9m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $5.5m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staten Island Zoological Society Inc ($5.5m), Columbus Humane ($5.6m) and Friends of Animals Inc ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $537k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 78 employees.