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New York City animal organizations

There are 1,717 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater New York City metro area, including the cities of New York, Jersey City, Lakewood, Newark, New Brunswick, and White Plains within the states of New York and New Jersey. Combined, these New York City metro animal organizations employ 9,192 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.
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Types of animal organizations in New York City

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
 
1,204
 
$792,462,547
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
 
178
 
$500,241,736
Animal services organizations
 
69
 
$117,377,090
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
 
67
 
$2,020,689
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
 
43
 
$26,246,712
Animal alliances and advocates
 
30
 
$612,386
Veterinary organizations
 
29
 
$101,011,589
Animal professional societies
 
19
 
$11,826,384
Endangered species protection organizations
 
19
 
$10,361,540
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit
 
13
 
$21,111,128
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Job trends for New York City animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
265
1-10
 
88
11-25
 
37
26-100
 
37
101 to 1,000
 
8
1,000+
 
2
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Sizes of animal organizations in New York City

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
505
$250k to $1M
 
121
$1M to $5M
 
62
$5M to $25M
 
18
$25M to $100M
 
5
$100M+
 
2
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Directory of animal organizations in New York City

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World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)

WSPA is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in New York, NY whose mission is: WSPA's mission is to engaged people sharing our news and campaigns around the world.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$14.9m
Employees
31
EIN
04-2718182
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Kennel Club

AKC promotes purebred dogs, responsible ownership, and breeding for type and function through registration, education, and advocacy.
Revenue
$99.6m
Assets
$264.4m
Employees
506
EIN
13-4923060
IRS type
501(c)(4)

North Shore Animal League America

As the leader in the no-kill movement, North Shore Animal League America is committed to saving and rehabilitating the lives of homeless animals and educating the public about the joys and responsibilities of rescue.
Revenue
$46.4m
Assets
$61.5m
Employees
430
EIN
11-1666852
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (ASPCA)

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals protects animals, promotes adoptions, advocates for welfare laws, and provides vital veterinary services.
Revenue
$446.1m
Assets
$724.8m
Employees
1,399
EIN
13-1623829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wildlife Conservation Society

Wildlife Conservation Society protects global biodiversity through habitat conservation, scientific research, and community engagement, ensuring wildlife thrives in healthy ecosystems worldwide.
Revenue
$345.5m
Assets
$1.2b
Employees
2,895
EIN
13-1740011
IRS type
501(c)(3)

AKC Reunite (AKC)

AKC Reunite is committed to Pet Identification, specifically ensuring pets have two forms of ID, a collar or pet id tag and a microchip (or tattoo), to aid in their quick identification and return home if they get lost.
Revenue
$9.6m
Assets
$25.5m
Employees
55
EIN
13-3904402
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons

ARF rescues and cares for cats and dogs, collaborates with East Hampton to be no-kill community, promotes animal welfare.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$29.9m
Employees
40
EIN
23-7400663
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Trust for Governors Island

Nonprofit managing 150-acre Governors Island; provides ferry, security and maintenance services. Mission is to transform island into a cultural and commercial destination.
Revenue
$66.1m
Assets
$385.9m
Employees
108
EIN
27-2683349
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Humane Society of New York

For over 100 years, the Humane Society of New York has been a presence in New York City, caring for animals in need when illness, injury or homelessness strikes.
Revenue
$8.3m
Assets
$46.9m
Employees
46
EIN
13-1624041
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Staten Island Zoological Society

Staten Island Zoological Society educates children and adults about zoology, operates a zoological park, and maintains a zoological garden.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$4.0m
Employees
55
EIN
13-5680691
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wildlife Alliance

Wildlife Alliance empowers communities to protect forests and wildlife, develop sustainable livelihoods, and enforce conservation laws through ranger patrols.
Revenue
$9.2m
Assets
$30.8m
Employees
3
EIN
52-1934148
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bideawee

Bideawee fosters the human-animal bond by rescuing, caring for, and placing homeless pets while providing expert medical care and memorial services.
Revenue
$14.4m
Assets
$49.4m
Employees
119
EIN
13-1655210
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Stephen and Christine Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC)

The Animal Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital for companion animals and an institute for veterinary education and research.
Revenue
$96.7m
Assets
$225.7m
Employees
729
EIN
13-5505367
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Panthera

Panthera is the only organization in the world that is devoted exclusively to the conservation of the world's 40 wild cat species and their ecosystems.
Revenue
$24.7m
Assets
$19.7m
Employees
63
EIN
20-4668756
IRS type
501(c)(3)

SPCA of Westchester

The SPCA of Westchester not only serves as the sole cruelty prevention and intervention agency for Westchester County, but is also the only organization providing the comprehensive services of a spay/neuter clinic.
Revenue
$7.3m
Assets
$22.0m
Employees
71
EIN
13-1740069
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Paws of War

Paws of War rescues shelter dogs to serve and provide independence to veterans, while offering supportive services through War Torn Pups and VETS TO VETS.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
17
EIN
46-5113396
IRS type
501(c)(3)

People for Animals

People for Animals provides compassionate care, affordable veterinary services, and crisis support, while advocating for animal welfare and engaging in humane education.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$3.1m
Employees
68
EIN
22-2331492
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals International (SPCAI)

SPCAI's mission is to help keep military families together and animals out of shelters, Operation Military Pets provides financial assistance to military families for pet relocation costs.
Revenue
$23.9m
Assets
$6.6m
Employees
16
EIN
87-0773320
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Flatbush Cats

Flatbush Cats addresses Brooklyn's cat overpopulation by providing affordable veterinary care, a spay-neuter clinic, and support for rescue volunteers and fosters.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$8.1m
Employees
30
EIN
82-4466710
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The James Beard Foundation

The James Beard Foundation is a nonprofit organization that celebrates, supports, and elevates America's food culture. They engage in education impact programs to establish a more sustainable food system.
Revenue
$21.1m
Assets
$13.0m
Employees
60
EIN
13-2752108
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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