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Denver animal organizations

There are 452 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater Denver metro area, including the cities of Denver, Aurora, Broomfield, Centennial, Commerce City, and Lakewood. Combined, these Denver metro animal organizations employ 1,953 people, earn more than $266 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $397 million.
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Types of animal organizations in Denver

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
 
266
 
$145,046,026
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
 
59
 
$15,804,308
Animal services organizations
 
44
 
$2,839,163
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
 
19
 
$3,553,905
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
 
16
 
$429,909
Veterinary organizations
 
15
 
$6,306,778
Animal professional societies
 
14
 
$18,368,825
Endangered species protection organizations
 
10
 
$7,273,041
Animal alliances and advocates
 
7
 
$207,401
Zoos and acquariums
 
3
 
$77,223,506
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Job trends for Denver animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
70
1-10
 
25
11-25
 
13
26-100
 
5
101 to 1,000
 
4
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of animal organizations in Denver

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
121
$250k to $1M
 
38
$1M to $5M
 
20
$5M to $25M
 
4
$25M to $100M
 
2
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of animal organizations in Denver

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Humane Colorado

Denver Dumb Friends League ends pet homelessness and suffering by providing comprehensive care for vulnerable pets and offering urgent veterinary services.
Revenue
$92.9m
Assets
$180.3m
Employees
426
EIN
84-0405254
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
$66.0m
Assets
$26.3m
Employees
686
EIN
84-0502539
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Freedom Service Dogs

At Freedom Service Dogs, we unleash the potential of shelter dogs by transforming them into custom-trained, life-changing assistance dogs for people in need. Our clients include children, veterans and active duty military, and other adults.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$11.2m
Employees
78
EIN
84-1068936
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
$10.4m
Employees
123
EIN
84-1155029
IRS type
501(c)(3)

True Companions Animal Shelter

Maxfund provides medical care for homeless pets and administers a state-wide spay/neuter program, located in Denver, CO.
Revenue
$11.3m
Assets
$15.0m
Employees
155
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
$14.8m
Employees
76
EIN
35-1043944
IRS type
501(c)(6)

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
$2.0m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
5
EIN
84-1430940
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
$2.5m
Assets
$3.4m
Employees
17
EIN
84-1522523
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
$3.3m
Assets
$19.4m
Employees
21
EIN
45-5583283
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sarara Institute Sarara Foundation

Sarara Institute supports community-based wildlife and habitat conservation efforts in Kenya and beyond by building off the experience of co-founder Jonathan Bastard, whose family has spent over 20 years working with local communities.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$458.8k
Employees
0
EIN
82-2386824
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
$3.3m
Assets
$4.7m
Employees
41
EIN
84-0869447
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary

Pepper's Senior Dog Sanctuary provides a compassionate, forever home for senior dogs in Littleton, CO, supervised by veterinarians.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
31
EIN
83-3612767
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
$1.2m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
7
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
$1.4m
Assets
$822.8k
Employees
28
EIN
80-0303411
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
$1.1m
Assets
$111.6k
Employees
0
EIN
84-4935765
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Denver Audubon

Audubon Society of Greater Denver advocates for the environment, connecting people with nature through education, conservation and research.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
10
EIN
23-7063701
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
$1.7m
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
9
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
$2.1m
Assets
$103.7k
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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