Illinois animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in Illinois
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There are 1,162animal-focused nonprofit organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisananimal organizationsemploy 4,819 people, earn more than $483 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $2 billion.

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Types of animal organizations in Illinois

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations	767	2,710	$188,633,931	$482,899,409
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations	122	167	$32,834,491	$113,542,234
Animal services organizations	91	38	$6,475,703	$9,703,577
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	35	0	$3,942,324	$12,052,893
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	33	123	$7,435,123	$20,871,522
Animal professional societies	27	4	$4,290,515	$12,911,795
Animal alliances and advocates	19	0	$218,825	$1,021,270
Veterinary organizations	14	1	$489,693	$1,865,579
Zoos and acquariums	13	1,899	$245,873,389	$1,242,279,167
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	11	0	$30,782	$342,075

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Animal organizations by major Illinois cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Chicago	681	3,884	$426,668,395	$1,729,755,240
St. Louis, MO	70	199	$12,019,935	$18,320,536
Davenport, IA	40	70	$6,215,979	$17,586,482
Peoria	39	175	$9,581,717	$26,918,232
Rockford	38	38	$2,177,014	$4,770,613
Springfield, IL	27	65	$4,723,439	$13,609,770
Champaign	22	44	$3,043,562	$18,495,017
Bloomington, IL	21	57	$3,487,218	$8,558,578
Carbondale	20	69	$1,466,393	$2,714,268
Kankakee	16	24	$1,046,894	$506,571

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Job trends for Illinois animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	162
1-10	61
11-25	34
26-100	30
101 to 1,000	8
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Illinois animal organizations is driven by large organizations like Chicago Zoological Society, Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, PAWS Chicago, and The Anti-Cruelty Society.

Sizes of animal organizations in Illinois

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	329
$250k to $1M	116
$1M to $5M	39
$5M to $25M	5
$25M to $100M	4
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Chicago Zoological Society, Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, PAWS Chicago, and The Anti-Cruelty Society earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Illinois animal organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 17.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Illinois animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal organizations in Illinois

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Lincoln Park Zoological Society

The Lincoln Park Zoological Society is created and organized, and shall be operated, exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes.

Revenue

$56.4m

Assets

$264.9m

Employees

541

EIN

36-2512404

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Chicago Zoological Society

The mission of the Chicago Zoological Society is to inspire conservation leadership by connecting people with wildlife and nature. They had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world.

Revenue

$94.3m

Assets

$265.2m

Employees

743

EIN

36-2167016

IRS type

501(c)(3)

PAWS Chicago

To build No Kill communities - starting with a No Kill Chicago - that respect and value the life of every cat and dog. To end the overpopulation of homeless animals through solutions, practices and education.

Revenue

$32.4m

Assets

$124.5m

Employees

258

EIN

36-4219778

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Shedd Aquarium

Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. The aquarium contains 32,000 animals and was for some time the largest indoor aquarium in the world with 5,000,000 US gallons of water.

Revenue

$93.0m

Assets

$703.9m

Employees

612

EIN

36-2167918

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Anti-Vivisection Society

National Anti-Vivisection Society aims to end animal use in research and education, promoting humane science alternatives and raising public awareness.

Revenue

$13.5m

Assets

$25.0m

Employees

EIN

36-2229588

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Anderson Humane

To improve the lives of pets and people through service, education and advocacy. Anderson Animal Shelter is dedicated to the welfare of companion animals and their human caregivers.

Revenue

$5.1m

Assets

$4.0m

Employees

111

EIN

36-6164626

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tree House Humane Society

Empowers caregivers to protect cats through high-quality vet care, shelter services, and partnerships with high-intake shelters. Features a feline leukemia cat cafe.

Revenue

$5.4m

Assets

$11.1m

Employees

EIN

23-7444825

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Anti-Cruelty Society

The Anti-Cruelty Society builds a community where pets and people thrive. They offer humane education, volunteer services, adoption, and fostering.

Revenue

$14.4m

Assets

$54.9m

Employees

195

EIN

36-2179814

IRS type

501(c)(3)

White Oak Conservation Foundation

The White Oak Conservation Foundation is a private foundation that has funded the Okapi Conservation Project. The Okapi is a large antelope that is facing extinction, and the Foundation seeks to preserve its habitat and promote its survival.

Revenue

$6.1m

Assets

$55.6m

Employees

EIN

46-4249512

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Orphans of the Storm

Deerfield animal shelter providing care and support for homeless dogs and cats from Lake and Northern Cook County, IL.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$7.9m

Employees

EIN

36-6002114

IRS type

501(c)(3)

One Tail at A Time NFP

Chicago non-profit no-kill dog rescue lowering euthanasia rates, providing education on humane treatment of companion animals and veterinary services.

Revenue

$3.3m

Assets

$1.6m

Employees

EIN

26-2125306

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Hinsdale Humane Society

Hinsdale Humane Society promotes animal welfare through adoption, education, and community involvement, ensuring compassionate care for all animals in need.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$5.9m

Employees

EIN

36-2441177

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics

Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics provides affordable veterinary care, including spay-neuter surgeries, serving over 25,000 pets annually to promote pet health and welfare.

Revenue

$2.8m

Assets

$2.1m

Employees

EIN

45-2094195

IRS type

501(c)(3)

South Suburban Humane Society

The South Suburban Humane Society is dedicated to promoting the well-being of animals in Chicago's south suburbs.

Revenue

$4.8m

Assets

$10.4m

Employees

110

EIN

23-7165004

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Animal Welfare Society (NAWS)

Our mission is to end pet homelessness, suffering, and unnecessary pet euthanasia, and to serve pets in need, and to promote treating all animals with respect and dignity.

Revenue

$2.0m

Assets

$213.4k

Employees

EIN

26-0215886

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wright-Way Rescue

Wright-Way Rescue Inc. aims to solve the pet overpopulation problem through adoption and education, offering programs that support this mission.

Revenue

$3.0m

Assets

$1.8m

Employees

137

EIN

37-1489618

IRS type

501(c)(3)

West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS)

The West Suburban Humane Society is dedicated to operating an animal shelter for the purpose of finding, safe, permanent, compatible homes through adoption of domestic dogs and cats.

Revenue

$2.3m

Assets

$6.1m

Employees

EIN

23-7355420

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Welfare League

Animal Welfare League promotes humane treatment of animals, maintains shelters, provides adoption programs, vet services, and spay/neuter services for limited-income pet owners.

Revenue

$4.2m

Assets

$20.7m

Employees

EIN

36-2235155

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bright Promises Foundation (BPF)

Creates opportunities for Illinois children to reach their full potential by assisting other organizations to find and implement solutions to problems children confront. We monitor these programs and share the knowledge we gain with others.

Revenue

$1.5m

Assets

$6.3m

Employees

EIN

36-2182047

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Second City Canine Rescue

The purpose of the corporation shall be to promote animal welfare, to provide care to animals in need, and to place animals from shelters into permanent homes.

Revenue

$1.1m

Assets

$1.6m

Employees

EIN

45-3336498

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.

Illinois animal organizations

Types of animal organizations in Illinois

Animal organizations by major Illinois cities

Job trends for Illinois animal organizations

Sizes of animal organizations in Illinois

Directory of animal organizations in Illinois

Lincoln Park Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society

PAWS Chicago

Shedd Aquarium

National Anti-Vivisection Society

Anderson Humane

Tree House Humane Society

The Anti-Cruelty Society

White Oak Conservation Foundation

Orphans of the Storm

One Tail at A Time NFP

Hinsdale Humane Society

Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics

South Suburban Humane Society

National Animal Welfare Society (NAWS)

Wright-Way Rescue

West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS)

Animal Welfare League

Bright Promises Foundation (BPF)

Second City Canine Rescue

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