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Columbus, OH animal organizations

There are 310 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater Columbus Ohio metro area. Combined, these Columbus metro animal organizations employ 1,475 people, earn more than $180 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $523 million.
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Types of animal organizations in Columbus

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
 
202
 
$39,888,228
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
 
29
 
$16,411,264
Animal services organizations
 
15
 
$584,844
Animal professional societies
 
13
 
$30,899,368
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
 
12
 
$0
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
 
10
 
$15,176,473
Veterinary organizations
 
10
 
$1,768,112
Animal alliances and advocates
 
6
 
$0
Endangered species protection organizations
 
3
 
$821,359
Zoos and acquariums
 
2
 
$88,819,571
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Job trends for Columbus, OH animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
41
1-10
 
17
11-25
 
7
26-100
 
12
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of animal organizations in Columbus

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
73
$250k to $1M
 
28
$1M to $5M
 
10
$5M to $25M
 
5
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of animal organizations in Columbus

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Gigi's Shelter for Dogs

Gigi's Shelter for Dogs provides veterinary care, housing, and logistics support to the Capital Area Humane Society, and rescues underfunded shelters' dogs.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$50.4m
Employees
53
EIN
81-4422755
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Columbus Zoological Park Association

The Columbus Zoological Park Association is a nonprofit organization that promotes the health and welfare of all its animals, practices and advances conservation efforts, and provides educational opportunities for the community.
Revenue
$88.8m
Assets
$314.1m
Employees
346
EIN
31-4390844
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Wilds

A cutting-edge conservation center in Powell, OH, The Wilds preserves endangered animals and educates the public on their importance.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$31.6m
Employees
308
EIN
31-1113570
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Columbus Humane

Columbus Humane advances animal welfare by sheltering and rehoming pets, expanding affordable veterinary care and pet food access, and leading cruelty investigations.
Revenue
$7.8m
Assets
$17.2m
Employees
107
EIN
31-4379492
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United States Trotting Association

The United States Trotting Association promotes harness racing, provides member services, maintains records, and ensures integrity and welfare for Standardbred horses.
Revenue
$11.5m
Assets
$18.0m
Employees
63
EIN
31-4370196
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Shelter Outreach Services of Ohio

Shelter Outreach Services of Ohio provides affordable veterinary care and spay/neuter programs to improve animal welfare for low-income families in Columbus.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.1m
Employees
49
EIN
71-1018725
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fairfield Area Humane Society

Fairfield Area Humane Society rescues and shelters abused animals, provides veterinary care, investigates cruelty, supports fostering, and strengthens community pet welfare through education.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
37
EIN
31-0952036
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ohio Veterinary Medical Association

The Ohio Veterinary Medical Association unites veterinarians, advancing knowledge, fostering community, supporting lifelong learning, and ensuring optimal animal care through education and outreach.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
7
EIN
31-4425770
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Ohio Quarter Horse Association

The Ohio Quarter Horse Association promotes the breed through shows, youth programs, and resources while fostering community engagement and member experiences.
Revenue
$13.1m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
6
EIN
34-1034161
IRS type
501(c)(5)

Ohio Wildlife Center

Ohio Wildlife Center is a wildlife rehabilitation and education center in Powell, OH, dedicated to supporting native Ohio wildlife.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$5.6m
Employees
35
EIN
31-1182372
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Health Organization

Animal Health Organization delivers affordable veterinary care, food, and resources to keep animals healthy and happy while preventing overcrowding in shelters.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$71.7k
Employees
31
EIN
82-1260951
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Licking County Humane Society

Licking County Humane Society rescues animals and envisions a world where all are treated humanely, improving lives. They serve multiple jurisdictions.
Revenue
$3.3m
Assets
$8.2m
Employees
87
EIN
31-6062704
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cat Welfare Association

Columbus-based Cat Welfare Association cares for stray felines, finding suitable homes and subsidizing low-cost spay/neutering driving down Ohio's feral cat population.
Revenue
$3.1m
Assets
$8.4m
Employees
26
EIN
31-6049232
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Humane Society of Delaware County (HSDC)

HSDC is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Delaware, OH whose mission is: Adoptions of unwanted animals sterilization of pets to prevent overpopulation.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
51
EIN
31-0956829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

CHA Animal Shelter

CHA Animal Shelter shelters and cares for homeless cats and dogs, while reducing pet overpopulation through spay/neuter, education, and community outreach.
Revenue
$860.7k
Assets
$2.0m
Employees
18
EIN
51-0166864
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stockhands Horses for Healing

Stockhands Horses for Healing is an equine assisted therapy program located in Delaware, OH that helps improve core strength, coordination, flexibility, confidence and calmness in children, adults and veterans with physical disabilities.
Revenue
$1.7m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
13
EIN
46-5760727
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Animal Shelter Society

To house, feed, and care for the area's abandoned cats and dogs until they are adopted by responsible owners.
Revenue
$819.9k
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
35
EIN
31-6040909
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Medvet Charitable Foundation

The Medvet Charitable Foundation provides financial relief and quality care for veterinary patients, while offering continuing education for veterinary medicine employees.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
0
EIN
31-1671780
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Central Ohio's Programs for Animal Welfare

To provide accessible veterinary care to low-income families. Low-cost veterinary care and animal rescue services. Non-profit veterinary clinic and animal rescue. Charitable veterinary clinic and animal rescue. Veterinary clinic and animal rescue.
Revenue
$776.0k
Assets
$33.7k
Employees
19
EIN
85-2798839
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Never Lost K9S

Never Lost K9S is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Johnstown, OH that was founded in 2017.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
81-4909795
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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