Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

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 January 1973, 53 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, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $969k to $1.4m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology ($1.4m), Sweet Paws Rescue ($1.4m) and Big Bones Canine Rescue Service ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $131k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 6 employees.