The Cleveland Animal Protective League

Analysis

The Cleveland Animal Protective League is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1948, 78 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, The Cleveland Animal Protective League reported income of $9.2m and spending of $9.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.0m to $9.2m (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. 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, The Cleveland Animal Protective League 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 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naples Zoo Inc ($9.2m), Bubye Valley Conservation Research ($9.2m) and Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc ($9.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $323k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $44.5m against liabilities of $468k, net assets of $44.0m. It reported 126 employees.