Illinois animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in Illinois
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There are 1,243 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in Illinois. Combined, these Illinoisan animal organizations employ 5,030 people, earn more than $528 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	815	2,294	$192,450,043	$428,312,879
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations	129	173	$18,384,513	$118,464,020
Animal services organizations	77	8	$3,802,010	$6,081,829
Animal professional societies	53	1,808	$197,404,105	$704,002,281
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	40	3	$4,186,118	$12,609,774
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	36	133	$8,200,670	$22,687,805
Veterinary organizations	20	76	$7,184,402	$9,753,511
Animal alliances and advocates	19	0	$411,370	$1,530,145
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	14	7	$-108,608	$121,338,626
Endangered species protection organizations	10	0	$170,723	$403,870

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Animal organizations by major Illinois cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Chicago	721	4,093	$463,294,819	$2,024,996,848
St. Louis, MO	77	218	$12,819,089	$19,601,652
Davenport, IA	41	69	$6,703,392	$19,799,508
Peoria	40	155	$8,196,320	$27,281,032
Rockford	39	38	$2,131,899	$4,576,092
Springfield, IL	29	67	$6,851,877	$17,313,631
Champaign	26	62	$4,606,035	$19,986,536
Carbondale	24	48	$3,063,867	$4,146,206
Bloomington, IL	23	59	$4,288,047	$9,558,432
Kankakee	15	24	$1,363,737	$747,315

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Job trends for Illinois animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	168
1-10	68
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 Brookfield Zoological Chicago, Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, PAWS Chicago, and Anti-Cruelty.

Sizes of animal organizations in Illinois

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	347
$250k to $1M	101
$1M to $5M	47
$5M to $25M	6
$25M to $100M	2
$100M+	2

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Brookfield Zoological Chicago, Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoological Society, PAWS Chicago, and Anti-Cruelty earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Illinois animal organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 15.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Illinois animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 39.8% 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

$50.5m

Assets

$254.0m

Employees

546

EIN

36-2512404

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Brookfield Zoological Chicago

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

$108.0m

Assets

$317.2m

Employees

791

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

$47.0m

Assets

$150.1m

Employees

254

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

$102.0m

Assets

$780.1m

Employees

659

EIN

36-2167918

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

$6.1m

Assets

$10.7m

Employees

EIN

36-6002114

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)

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

$6.3m

Assets

$5.8m

Employees

110

EIN

36-6164626

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

$6.2m

Assets

$24.0m

Employees

EIN

36-2235155

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Anti-Cruelty

The Anti-Cruelty Society fosters a community where animals thrive, providing shelter, veterinary care, and support for pet owners in need.

Revenue

$14.0m

Assets

$58.1m

Employees

215

EIN

36-2179814

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal House Shelter

Animal House Shelter rescues, rehabilitates, and finds homes for neglected and abused animals. The shelter has rescued and placed over 48000 dogs and other pets. Currently, the shelter houses and cares for over 200 dogs and 50 cats.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$4.4m

Employees

EIN

36-4483106

IRS type

501(c)(3)

One Tail at A Time NFP

One Tail at A Time NFP rescues and fosters vulnerable pets, places them in forever homes, and supports owners with grants, mutual aid, and veterinary care.

Revenue

$4.8m

Assets

$2.5m

Employees

EIN

26-2125306

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Protective League of Springfield and Sangamon County (APL)

The Animal Protective League is a non-profit 501C(3) organization dedicated to caring for ill, injured and abused homeless animals and coordinating the adoption of those animals by responsible pet owners.

Revenue

$5.3m

Assets

$13.6m

Employees

EIN

23-7095476

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

$4.4m

Assets

$9.5m

Employees

EIN

23-7165004

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

$4.6m

Assets

$5.4m

Employees

EIN

45-2094195

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions

Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions rescues and cares for senior dogs and cats, providing adoption, foster, and sanctuary programs.

Revenue

$2.0m

Assets

$2.6m

Employees

EIN

20-2476194

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

$2.8m

Assets

$2.0m

Employees

116

EIN

37-1489618

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy

The Brooks Institute is a national independent think tank that primarily funds animal welfare. The institute pursues a paradigm shift in how animals are regarded and protected under the law. It made one grant last year.

Revenue

$2.6m

Assets

$466.1k

Employees

EIN

82-3382181

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Save-A-Pet

No-kill shelter in Grayslake, IL dedicated to finding loving homes for cats and dogs while promoting humane treatment of animals.

Revenue

$3.4m

Assets

$10.0m

Employees

EIN

23-7304570

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

$2.4m

Assets

$263.2k

Employees

EIN

26-0215886

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

$4.6m

Assets

$28.0m

Employees

EIN

36-2229588

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.

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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

Brookfield Zoological Chicago

PAWS Chicago

Shedd Aquarium

Orphans of the Storm

Tree House Humane Society

Anderson Humane

Animal Welfare League

Anti-Cruelty

Animal House Shelter

One Tail at A Time NFP

Animal Protective League of Springfield and Sangamon County (APL)

South Suburban Humane Society

Spay Illinois Pet Well Clinics

Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions

Wright-Way Rescue

Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy

Save-A-Pet

National Animal Welfare Society (NAWS)

National Anti-Vivisection Society

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