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Bridgeport animal organizations

There are 141 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater Bridgeport metro area, including the cities of Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford, and Stratford. Combined, these Bridgeport metro animal organizations employ 499 people, earn more than $45 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $104 million.
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Types of animal organizations in Bridgeport

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
 
96
 
$18,194,521
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
 
16
 
$4,190,031
Animal services organizations
 
7
 
$199,937
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit
 
4
 
$0
Animal professional societies
 
3
 
$259,468
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
 
3
 
$1,165,383
Zoos and acquariums
 
2
 
$21,759,063
Animal research and public policy institutes
 
2
 
$0
Animal alliances and advocates
 
2
 
$0
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for Bridgeport animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
16
1-10
 
5
11-25
 
4
26-100
 
3
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of animal organizations in Bridgeport

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
30
$250k to $1M
 
8
$1M to $5M
 
8
$5M to $25M
 
3
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of animal organizations in Bridgeport

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Friends of Animals

Animal advocacy organization that aims to end animal cruelty and exploitation, promoting low-cost spaying and neutering as the primary solution.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$15.6m
Employees
25
EIN
13-6018549
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Connecticut Zoological Society

Connecticut's beardsley zoo is dedicated to acquainting a diverse public to the delicate balance that exists between living things and their environment.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$23.5m
Employees
107
EIN
23-7068821
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

The Maritime Aquarium inspires people of all ages to appreciate and protect the Long Island Sound ecosystem and the global environment through living exhibits, marine science, and environmental education.
Revenue
$16.5m
Assets
$27.2m
Employees
221
EIN
06-1062912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lucky Dog Refuge

Lucky Dog Refuge is a rescue organization that provides rehabilitation, housing, vetting, and training for dogs in need.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$210.8k
Employees
2
EIN
84-4146698
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pet Animal Welfare Society of CONNECTICUT (PAWS)

To operate as an animal rescue organization, to promote humane treatment, prevent cruelty and relieve suffering among animals and to educate the public and cooperate with other animal welfare associations.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$7.1m
Employees
28
EIN
06-6067445
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS)

Danbury Animal Welfare Society provides animal rescue & adoption for cats and dogs, a Trap Neuter Return program to sterilize feral cats in their community, low-cost spay/neuter for people who need a low-cost alternative, and a variety of other programs.
Revenue
$893.8k
Assets
$3.2m
Employees
29
EIN
06-0945388
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rising Starr Horse Rescue Corporation

Rising Starr rescues and rehabilitates abused horses while educating about equine welfare. They also offer educational classes on equestrian studies.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
12
EIN
47-4027991
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue Incorporated

Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue Incorporated shelters and places homeless dogs and cats. The organization also offers a dog therapy program for nursing home residents.
Revenue
$932.4k
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
18
EIN
06-1604963
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation

The Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation promotes compassion and acceptance for all beings through free veterinary services and STEM-based programming.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$5.9m
Employees
7
EIN
46-1967347
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Feral Care

Feral Care mission is to actively care for and educate people about feral cats in the Puget Sound region.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$896.6k
Employees
15
EIN
38-3746984
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Adopt-A-Dog

Adopt-A-Dog saves dogs by securing homes through adoption events and pet festivals. Based in Greenwich, CT.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$3.9m
Employees
18
EIN
06-1045973
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Eastgate Equine Sanctuary

Eastgate Equine Sanctuary rescues and rehabilitates horses that would have been slaughter-bound, having saved 38 horses during the year.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$28.0k
Employees
0
EIN
46-0851876
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Game Conservancy USA

Game Conservancy USA promotes the conservation of game and conducts research on wildlife management, farming practices, and habitat preservation.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$524.2k
Employees
0
EIN
72-1054351
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Equus Foundation

To improve the quality of life of horses, enable the therapeutic use of horses for those with special needs, foster the horse-human bond, and educate the public on the horse's unique ability to empower, teach and heal.
Revenue
$942.8k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
1
EIN
42-1547242
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hidden Gem Animal Rescue

Hidden Gem Animal Rescue is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Easton, CT that was founded in 2023.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
93-4514128
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Welfare Society

Animal Welfare Society places dogs and cats throughout Litchfield County by running a large shelter in New Milford, CT.
Revenue
$714.9k
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
9
EIN
06-6084293
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Rescue and K9 Charities

Animal Rescue and K9 Charities rescues, rehabilitates, and finds homes for dogs in need. They also provide assistance dogs to veterans and children.
Revenue
$200.3k
Assets
$289.0k
Employees
0
EIN
81-5344869
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arc Corporation

Arc Corporation dedicates itself to conserving and preserving animals worldwide. The corporation raises funds solely for this purpose. The company is located in Weston CT.
Revenue
$105.7k
Assets
$122.9k
Employees
0
EIN
30-1251665
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine

Collection and dissemination of biomedical scientific information on behalf of 400 members via newsletters, conducting annual conference and proceedings. Scientific communication.
Revenue
$270.8k
Assets
$297.8k
Employees
0
EIN
23-7430494
IRS type
501(c)(3)

BlueOceanz

BlueOceanz raises awareness and funds for marine conservation through their organization, which focuses on water resource and wetlands conservation and management.
Revenue
$11.3k
Assets
$23.1k
Employees
N/A
EIN
92-3004791
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "D00: Animal Related: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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