South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1949, 77 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, South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $7.2m and spending of $6.9m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.4m to $7.2m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Carolina 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 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Animal Hospital ($7.2m), Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter Inc ($7.2m) and SPCA of Westchester Inc ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $618k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 151 employees.