East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Analysis

East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1957, 69 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, East Bay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported income of $12.2m and spending of $10.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.4m to $12.2m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, East Bay 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bideawee Inc ($12.1m), Wildlife Protection Solutions ($12.2m) and Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($12.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $345k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.4m. It paid $158k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $41.8m against liabilities of $6.8m, net assets of $35.0m. It reported 103 employees.