Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Cincinnati, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 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, Hamilton County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.4m to $5.7m (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hamilton County Society for the Prevention 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 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valdez Fisheries Development Assoc ($5.7m), Furkids Inc ($5.7m) and American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Aalas ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. It paid $518k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $26.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $24.7m. It reported 44 employees.