Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 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, Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $12.1m and spending of $9.0m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $12.1m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Animal Rescue ($12.0m), Bideawee Inc ($12.1m) and Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $278k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $28.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $27.2m. It reported 131 employees.