Bakersfield Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals Corp

Analysis

Bakersfield Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1966, 60 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 June 2024, Bakersfield Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals Corp reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $2.6m (+87%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bakersfield Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals Corp sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Arizona Humane Society Inc ($2.6m), Humane Society - Lake County Area ($2.6m) and Fairfield Area Humane Society ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $349k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 38 employees.