Animal Defense League

Analysis

Animal Defense League is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1947, 79 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, Animal Defense League reported income of $7.1m and spending of $6.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $7.1m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Defense 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Humane Society of Boulder Valley Inc ($7.1m), SPCA of Westchester Inc ($7.2m) and Mississippi Aquarium ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $460k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $317k, net assets of $10.1m. It reported 142 employees.