Tennessee animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in Tennessee
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There are 5,680 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in Tennessee. Combined, these Tennessean animal organizations employ 4,630 people, earn more than $667 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.

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Types of animal organizations in Tennessee

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations	4,747	1,037	$400,529,294	$516,076,676
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations	703	1,401	$88,475,045	$191,552,660
Animal services organizations	58	258	$15,837,252	$15,552,684
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	35	2	$-9,221	$214,204
Animal professional societies	32	41	$9,620,767	$22,954,284
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	29	89	$9,116,687	$32,406,927
Animal alliances and advocates	19	0	$0	$0
Veterinary organizations	14	60	$3,603,721	$3,472,755
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	13	18	$19,865,595	$15,264,446
Zoos and acquariums	10	1,813	$128,715,992	$350,754,522

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Animal organizations by major Tennessee cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Memphis	4,767	1,457	$401,676,081	$398,603,529
Nashville	300	1,002	$117,745,150	$312,391,070
Knoxville	149	620	$45,669,888	$110,456,121
Chattanooga	70	718	$53,107,525	$112,626,108
Kingsport	38	71	$2,561,364	$9,256,503
Morristown	31	54	$3,224,920	$4,419,787
Johnson City	31	117	$4,050,808	$14,226,842
Clarksville	27	14	$1,143,784	$783,451
Cleveland, TN	17	14	$860,210	$996,361
Jackson, TN	16	12	$1,679,878	$1,078,904

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Job trends for Tennessee animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	112
1-10	41
11-25	31
26-100	19
101 to 1,000	10
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Tennessee animal organizations is driven by large organizations like Ducks Unlimited - National Headquarters, Memphis Zoo, Nashville Zoo, Tennessee Aquarium, and Knoxville Zoological Gardens.

Sizes of animal organizations in Tennessee

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	243
$250k to $1M	80
$1M to $5M	23
$5M to $25M	11
$25M to $100M	4
$100M+	1

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Ducks Unlimited - National Headquarters, Ducks Unlimited - Group Return, Nashville Zoo, Tennessee Aquarium, and Memphis Zoo earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Tennessee animal organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.1% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Tennessee animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 45.3% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal organizations in Tennessee

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1-20 of 5,680

Elephant Sanctuary

To provide captive elephants with individualized care, the companionship of a herd, and the opportunity to live out their lives in a safe haven dedicated to their well-being.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$100.4m

Employees

EIN

62-1587327

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tennessee Aquarium

The Tennessee Aquarium mission is to carry out environmental research and conservation projects needed to help ensure the health and long-term sustainability of regional natural resources, and especially aquatic ecosystems.

Revenue

$31.5m

Assets

$85.5m

Employees

346

EIN

58-1837154

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Ducks Unlimited - National Headquarters

Ducks Unlimited, Inc. conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and and manages wetlands and associated habitats for north america's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. Ducks unlimited,inc.

Revenue

$302.2m

Assets

$342.6m

Employees

772

EIN

13-5643799

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo promotes conservation and species protection, engaging visitors through innovative exhibits, research programs, and community education initiatives that inspire environmental understanding.

Revenue

$47.4m

Assets

$178.2m

Employees

474

EIN

62-1411210

IRS type

501(c)(3)

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

AALAS educates professionals on responsible laboratory animal care and use through resources and certification programs.

Revenue

$5.7m

Assets

$17.5m

Employees

EIN

36-2445901

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Knoxville Zoological Gardens

Knoxville Zoological Gardens promotes education, conservation, and enjoyment through engaging exhibits and research, attracting over 591,000 visitors in 2023.

Revenue

$16.5m

Assets

$64.7m

Employees

289

EIN

62-1034633

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Project K9 Hero

Project K9 Hero provides lifetime medical care and education on retired police and military working dogs. Located in Whitwell, TN.

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$3.1m

Employees

EIN

81-1770909

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Young-Williams Animal Center of East Tennessee (YWAC)

To serve the community through innovative approaches to sheltering, adopting, the spaying/neutering of animals and public education about animal welfare.

Revenue

$8.5m

Assets

$8.4m

Employees

141

EIN

45-5326778

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Tennessee Wildlife Federation is a wildlife conservation or protection organization in Nashville, TN whose mission is: Leading the conservation, sound management and wise use of Tennessee's Wildlife and great outdoors.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$8.2m

Employees

EIN

62-6047188

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF)

TWRF's mission is our commitment to habitat conservation. All species of Tennessee wildlife and fish must have quality habitat to live and thrive in.

Revenue

$19.8m

Assets

$14.4m

Employees

EIN

62-1806324

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nashville Humane Society

Nashville Humane Society rescues at-risk pets, finds responsible homes, promotes humane treatment, and supports community families through various programs and resources.

Revenue

$5.0m

Assets

$5.7m

Employees

EIN

62-0672999

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Memphis Zoo

Memphis Zoo is a zoos or acquarium in Memphis, TN whose mission is: The Memphis Zoo's mission is to connect people with wildlife.

Revenue

$25.8m

Assets

$9.0m

Employees

560

EIN

23-7236155

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Friends of the Zoo

Friends of the Zoo supports the operations of Chattanooga Zoo with the aim to educate and entertain visitors in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Revenue

$6.4m

Assets

$3.7m

Employees

143

EIN

58-1661267

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tiger Haven

To rescue those great cats who have been abused, confiscated, or are in danger of being destroyed for lack of a suitable home, and to provide them with a permanent home and stress-free environment.

Revenue

$5.2m

Assets

$12.2m

Employees

EIN

62-1536897

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County

Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County rescues and adopts animals, promotes humane treatment through education, and provides a spay-neuter program.

Revenue

$2.7m

Assets

$11.4m

Employees

EIN

23-7236238

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Horse Plus Humane Society

Largest US horse welfare org, rescuing from slaughter pipeline. Also accepts surrenders, seizures & transfers, and buys horses in danger.

Revenue

$2.2m

Assets

$2.1m

Employees

EIN

20-1156396

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Old Friends Senior Dogs Sanctuary

Old Friends Senior Dogs Sanctuary provides loving homes, veterinary care, and support for over 500 senior dogs, promoting adoption and fostering networks.

Revenue

$4.5m

Assets

$21.8m

Employees

107

EIN

45-5084188

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Washington County-Johnson City Animal Control Center

Animal Control Center enforces laws, runs shelter in Johnson City, TN. Adoption and spay/neutering programs available.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$6.0m

Employees

EIN

58-1661479

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Global Sanctuary for Elephants

Global Sanctuary for Elephants protects and rescues captive elephants worldwide, while raising awareness and promoting positive change.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$2.5m

Employees

EIN

46-3564818

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mckamey Animal Center

Saving animals. Helping people. - to create a culture of compassionate Care, community engagement & advocacy for animals by providing programs & education that support people & companion animals. To eliminate Animal over population, cruelty, and neglect.

Revenue

$3.8m

Assets

$5.7m

Employees

110

EIN

01-0824858

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.

Tennessee animal organizations

Types of animal organizations in Tennessee

Animal organizations by major Tennessee cities

Job trends for Tennessee animal organizations

Sizes of animal organizations in Tennessee

Directory of animal organizations in Tennessee

Elephant Sanctuary

Tennessee Aquarium

Ducks Unlimited - National Headquarters

Nashville Zoo

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Knoxville Zoological Gardens

Project K9 Hero

Young-Williams Animal Center of East Tennessee (YWAC)

Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF)

Nashville Humane Society

Memphis Zoo

Friends of the Zoo

Tiger Haven

Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County

Horse Plus Humane Society

Old Friends Senior Dogs Sanctuary

Washington County-Johnson City Animal Control Center

Global Sanctuary for Elephants

Mckamey Animal Center

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