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Sacramento animal organizations

There are 416 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater Sacramento metro area, including the cities of Sacramento, Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Roseville, and West Sacramento. Combined, these Sacramento metro animal organizations employ 978 people, earn more than $152 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $441 million.
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Types of animal organizations in Sacramento

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
 
264
 
$43,491,490
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
 
55
 
$66,030,131
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
 
28
 
$11,557,789
Animal services organizations
 
19
 
$202,523
Animal professional societies
 
16
 
$24,974,073
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
 
14
 
$169,092
Endangered species protection organizations
 
8
 
$13,640,188
Veterinary organizations
 
8
 
$4,177,666
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit
 
3
 
$2,544
Animal alliances and advocates
 
3
 
$0
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Job trends for Sacramento animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
45
1-10
 
19
11-25
 
8
26-100
 
12
101 to 1,000
 
2
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of animal organizations in Sacramento

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
96
$250k to $1M
 
31
$1M to $5M
 
14
$5M to $25M
 
6
$25M to $100M
 
1
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of animal organizations in Sacramento

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Sacramento Zoological Society

Sacramento Zoological Society powers an AZA-accredited nonprofit zoo, caring for 300+ animals and advancing education, recreation, and conservation to connect people with wildlife.
Revenue
$12.4m
Assets
$27.4m
Employees
155
EIN
94-2861667
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Waterfowl Association

The California Waterfowl Association advocates for waterfowl conservation, restores habitats, educates communities, and promotes hunting through dedicated programs and legislative efforts.
Revenue
$40.1m
Assets
$67.5m
Employees
75
EIN
94-1149574
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Performing Animal Welfare Society

Performing Animal Welfare Society protects, shelters, and rehabilitates abused wildlife, promoting education on captive animal issues and ensuring lifelong care without exploitation.
Revenue
$6.0m
Assets
$41.0m
Employees
39
EIN
94-3005157
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sacramento SPCA

Founded in 1892, the Sacramento SPCA has been providing homeless animals with individual comfort, shelter, and love for more than 127 years.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$35.1m
Employees
148
EIN
94-1312343
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Placer SPCA (Placer SPCA)

The Placer County SPCA enhances companion animal lives, fosters human-animal bonds, and promotes adoption, education, and affordable spay/neuter services.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$32.0m
Employees
77
EIN
94-2607682
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Natomas Basin Conservancy (TNBC)

NB Conservancy preserves Natomas Basin's land, acquires and manages habitat for "special status" species under the plan. Collects mitigation fees.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$142.4m
Employees
11
EIN
68-0344388
IRS type
501(c)(3)

RedRover

RedRover brings animals out of crisis and strengthens the bond between animals and people through emergency sheltering, disaster relief, financial aid, and education.
Revenue
$7.0m
Assets
$8.9m
Employees
25
EIN
68-0124097
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Conservation Farms and Ranches

Preserving the habitat of sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors and aquatic species on staten island, which habitat expenses are supported by agricultural activities.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
26
EIN
27-0038237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Wild Horse Campaign

Protecting and preserving America's wild horses and burros through public awareness, education, advocacy, and humane management.
Revenue
$3.4m
Assets
$5.1m
Employees
22
EIN
47-4016989
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hard Luck Animal Welfare Advocates

Hard Luck Animal Welfare Advocates partners with the city of Stockton to provide veterinary medical care to the community's most vulnerable animals. The organization's mission is to ensure access to medical care for these animals.
Revenue
$2.7m
Assets
$242.2k
Employees
56
EIN
93-1456547
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe (HSTT)

The Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe is dedicated to saving and improving the lives of pets through adoption, community spay/neuter and humane education programs.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$4.8m
Employees
32
EIN
68-0366788
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legal Impact for Chickens

LICS protects farmed animals and poultry through legal action, filing its first lawsuit against Costco for alleged harm caused to chickens.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
5
EIN
87-1596873
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode

Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode promotes low cost spay and neuter services, animal adoptions, and animal rescue. The organization is focused on animal protection and welfare and operates in Diamond Springs, CA.
Revenue
$1.4m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
26
EIN
68-0272499
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care rescues, rehabilitates, and releases injured wildlife while educating the community about their health and safety.
Revenue
$906.2k
Assets
$7.0m
Employees
24
EIN
94-2799765
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Friends of Front Street Shelter

Supports Front Street Animal Shelter with programs and initiatives for stray, abandoned, and abused animals. Strong donor and community support.
Revenue
$907.6k
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
2
EIN
68-0477042
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary

Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary rescues homeless and abused cats and dogs, provides no-kill cage-free care and veterinary services, and finds loving forever homes.
Revenue
$858.2k
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
7
EIN
68-0317260
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gold Country Wildlife Rescue

Rescues, rehabilitates, releases wildlife and promotes public awareness of their role in ecosystems. Educational programs available. Located in Auburn, CA.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$2.0m
Employees
25
EIN
68-0259665
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Spay and Neuter

To provide low cost pet spaying and neutering services, in an effort to reduce the number of pets that are euthanized.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$753.3k
Employees
19
EIN
68-0301201
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wildlife Care Association

Wildlife Care Association rescues and rehabilitates local animals, provides education on caring for wildlife, and offers training classes.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$1.2m
Employees
12
EIN
94-2528504
IRS type
501(c)(3)

NorCal Aussie Rescue

NorCal Aussie Rescue rescues and evaluates Australian Shepherds, cares for them in fosters and a sanctuary, and matches them with appropriate in-state homes.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$925.7k
Employees
1
EIN
26-0076953
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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