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Cleveland, OH animal organizations

There are 277 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater Cleveland Ohio metro area, including the cities of Cleveland and Elyria. Combined, these Cleveland metro animal organizations employ 449 people, earn more than $50 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $143 million.
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Types of animal organizations in Cleveland

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
 
185
 
$30,796,422
Animal services organizations
 
24
 
$1,425,205
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
 
22
 
$891,339
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
 
10
 
$0
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
 
7
 
$314,224
Veterinary organizations
 
7
 
$1,318,565
Animal alliances and advocates
 
6
 
$0
Animal professional societies
 
5
 
$1,301,526
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit
 
5
 
$47,312
Endangered species protection organizations
 
2
 
$0
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Job trends for Cleveland, OH animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
25
1-10
 
10
11-25
 
4
26-100
 
6
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of animal organizations in Cleveland

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
68
$250k to $1M
 
20
$1M to $5M
 
5
$5M to $25M
 
2
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of animal organizations in Cleveland

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The Cleveland Animal Protective League

The Cleveland Animal Protective League fosters compassion, provides shelter and care for homeless animals, and combats animal cruelty through various outreach programs.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$45.7m
Employees
131
EIN
34-0714644
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cleveland Zoological Society

Cleveland Zoological Society connects people with wildlife, supports the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and secures private funds for education, conservation, and animal care programs.
Revenue
$13.3m
Assets
$35.4m
Employees
26
EIN
34-0816490
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)

The National Electrical Contractors Association, founded in 1901, represents, promotes, and advances the interests of the electrical contracting contracting industry, of all its branches, and of the public it serves.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
3
EIN
34-0684427
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Rescue Village

Rescue Village provides shelter, meals, and care to homeless animals while inspiring people to build a more humane community.
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
40
EIN
23-7358431
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friendship Animal Protective League

Friendship apl receives companion animals through cruelty investigations, rescue from high volume shelters and direct owner surrender. The staff and volunteers care for the animals until they are adopted into a new home.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$5.2m
Employees
31
EIN
34-6529498
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Medina Cty Soc for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals

To prevent Cruelty To, and the neglect of Animals, enforce the application of laws, and distribute relative information To the general public.
Revenue
$892.8k
Assets
$2.3m
Employees
23
EIN
34-1507786
IRS type
501(c)(3)

PetFix Northeast Ohio

PetFix Northeast Ohio is a 501.c.3 non-profit organization dedicated to ending pet overpopulation in our region by promoting the importance of spay/neuter and making spay/neuter surgeries affordable and accessible.
Revenue
$929.3k
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
30
EIN
20-2205609
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lake Humane Society

Lake Humane Society advocates for and protects companion animals in Lake County, with a focus on shelter medicine and innovative programs.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
34
EIN
34-1246277
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northeast Ohio SPCA

Northeast Ohio SPCA: Animal shelter focused on adoption, spay/neuter services and humane education to eliminate euthanasia of healthy animals.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
55
EIN
04-3767472
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Berea's Animal Rescue Fund (ARF)

ARF is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Columbia Station, OH whose mission is: To better the lives of stray and abandoned animals.
Revenue
$830.1k
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
23
EIN
34-1621423
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Rescue Village Foundation

The Rescue Village Foundation supports and ensures future stability of Geauga County Humane Society, dba Rescue Village. Located in Chesterland, OH.
Revenue
$478.0k
Assets
$18.4m
Employees
0
EIN
45-3337618
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cleveland Farmed Animal Save

Cleveland Farmed Animal Save is an animal alliances or advocate in Lakewood, OH that was founded in 2018.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
82-2147673
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pathways for Pets

Pathways for Pets is an animal services organization in Mentor, OH that was founded in 2014.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
46-5072321
IRS type
501(c)(3)

A Dogs Heart Sanctuary

A Dogs Heart Sanctuary is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in N Ridgeville, OH that was founded in 2025.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
33-3517433
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Middleburg Heights Animal Shelter

Friends of Middleburg Heights Animal Shelter is an organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofit in Grafton, OH that was founded in 2025.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
39-2450472
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Northeast Ohio Collie Rescue

Northeast Ohio Collie Rescue rescues and cares for Collies in need, assisting with veterinary care and providing foster homes with supplies.
Revenue
$82.0k
Assets
$75.6k
Employees
N/A
EIN
52-1922306
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Waterloo Alley Cat Project

Have a number of stray and alley cats which we care for and feed. Expenses are for food and veterinary fees. We also provide shelter for the cats. Care for and feed stray alley cats.
Revenue
$45.8k
Assets
$4,815
Employees
N/A
EIN
61-1849310
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Western Reserve Dalmatian Club

AKC Dalmatian breed club in Ohio that hosts events for exhibitors and members, including Sent Trials, Puppy Matches, and Specialty Shows.
Revenue
$2,795
Assets
$5,355
Employees
N/A
EIN
34-1850609
IRS type
501(c)(7)

Tiffanys No Animal Left Behind

Tiffanys No Animal Left Behind is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Doylestown, OH that was founded in 2024.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
87-3524178
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary

Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Medina, OH that was founded in 2021.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
87-0932801
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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