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Denver animal organizations

There are 430animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater Denvermetro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood. Combined, these Denver metro animal organizationsemploy 2,071 people, earn more than $208 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $443 million.
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Types of animal organizations in Denver

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
251
$43,979,637
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
64
$30,237,904
Animal services organizations
45
$3,003,768
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
17
$3,004,785
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
17
$422,272
Veterinary organizations
11
$44,781,340
Endangered species protection organizations
10
$13,186,534
Animal professional societies
9
$23,077,041
Animal alliances and advocates
8
$87,521
Zoos and acquariums
2
$62,595,383
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Job trends for Denver animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
62
1-10
26
11-25
9
26-100
10
101 to 1,000
4
1,000+
0
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Sizes of animal organizations in Denver

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
122
$250k to $1M
36
$1M to $5M
15
$5M to $25M
6
$25M to $100M
2
$100M+
0
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Directory of animal organizations in Denver

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Denver Dumb Friends League

Denver Dumb Friends League ends pet homelessness and suffering by providing comprehensive care for vulnerable pets and offering urgent veterinary services.
Revenue
$25.2m
Assets
$120.2m
Employees
455
EIN
84-0405254
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Morris Animal Foundation (MAF)

Morris Animal Foundation is a nonprofit organization that invests in science to advance animal health. The Foundation is a global leader in funding scientific studies for companion animals, horses and wildlife.
Revenue
$14.4m
Assets
$112.2m
Employees
63
EIN
84-6032307
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wildlife Protection Solutions

Wildlife Protection Solutions conserves endangered species through technology-based protection, safe habitats, breeding programs, relocation efforts, community building, and education.
Revenue
$12.2m
Assets
$20.7m
Employees
18
EIN
45-5583283
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Denver Zoological Conservation Alliance

Denver Zoological Foundation operates as a non-profit organization. They provide animal care, exceeding professional standards for animal welfare and management, veterinary care, behavioral enrichment, and nutrition and staff training.
Revenue
$60.1m
Assets
$32.6m
Employees
683
EIN
84-0502539
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Butterfly Pavilion

The mission of the Butterfly Pavilion is to foster an appreciation of butterflies and other invertebrates while educating the public about the need for conservation of threatened habitats in the tropics and around the world.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$10.7m
Employees
155
EIN
84-1155029
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Maxfund

Maxfund provides medical care for homeless pets and administers a state-wide spay/neuter program, located in Denver, CO.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
147
EIN
84-1116882
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Animal Hospital Association

Veterinary association providing education, membership services and promoting the profession. Mission: Simplify The Journey Towards Excellence For Veterinary Practices.
Revenue
$12.1m
Assets
$15.9m
Employees
73
EIN
35-1043944
IRS type
501(c)(6)

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

ACVIM improves animal and human lives worldwide through veterinary education, medical excellence and the annual FORUM event.
Revenue
$9.9m
Assets
$15.8m
Employees
36
EIN
23-7302718
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary

Pepper's Senior Dog Sanctuary provides a compassionate, forever home for senior dogs in Littleton, CO, supervised by veterinarians.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
27
EIN
83-3612767
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mamco

Moms and Mutts Colorado Rescue for Pregnant and Nursing supports animal protection and welfare, operates from Englewood, CO, and generated $1,512,878 in total revenues last year.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$-327,163
Employees
0
EIN
82-2066308
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Planned Pethood International

PPi reduces animal suffering worldwide through affordable spay/neuter, training vets, and ending economic euthanasia. Located in Conifer, CO.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
51
EIN
84-1522523
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cat Care Society

Cat Care Society provides cage-free shelter, healthcare, and adoption services for abused, abandoned, and neglected cats in Lakewood, CO.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
54
EIN
84-0869447
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Trout Unlimited - Colorado Trout Unlimited

Colorado Trout Unlimited conserves, protects, and restores coldwater fisheries and their watersheds through habitat restoration and public education.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
0
EIN
84-0628113
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pet Care Coalition

Low-cost veterinary care for underprivileged pets. Vaccinations, exams, and surgeries performed by volunteers, strengthening the human-animal bond.
Revenue
$775.9k
Assets
$61.9k
Employees
0
EIN
84-4935765
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Evergreen Animal Protective League

EAPL shelters, cares for, and fosters dogs and cats while finding them permanent homes. They also provide spaying/neutering assistance to those in need.
Revenue
$928.3k
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
5
EIN
74-2204391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

SpayToday Today Neuter Now

SpayToday Neuter Now reduces pet overpopulation by providing no-cost/low-cost spay/neuter procedures, vaccines, and microchips in the Denver metro area.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$877.1k
Employees
25
EIN
80-0303411
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies

Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies rescues and places dogs, provides veterinary services, cares for and trains rescued dogs, educates dog owners and the public.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$4.8m
Employees
4
EIN
84-1430940
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Happy Dog Ranch Foundation

Happy Dog Ranch Foundation provides life-skills training, education, and holistic healing for at-risk youth in Colorado to become self-sustaining citizens.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$919.9k
Employees
8
EIN
45-0900368
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter

Funds care for over 10,000 animals served by Foothills Animal Shelter in Golden, CO. Operates for charitable purposes under 501(c)(3).
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$345.6k
Employees
0
EIN
46-2809962
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lifeline Pet Rescue

Lifeline Pet Rescue rescues dogs from shelters and places them in homes. It also conducts animal rescue public education and owner training spay neuter alliance. Its programs include rescuing dogs.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$538.9k
Employees
9
EIN
84-1232676
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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