Tennessee animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in Tennessee
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There are 5,746 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in Tennessee. Combined, these Tennessean animal organizations employ 4,852 people, earn more than $806 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	4,786	1,156	$544,681,702	$638,155,155
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations	722	1,442	$92,255,336	$195,950,899
Animal services organizations	58	255	$13,237,609	$17,275,801
Animal professional societies	36	32	$9,903,264	$23,093,452
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	35	2	$54,760	$205,570
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	31	85	$9,861,193	$34,407,316
Animal alliances and advocates	20	0	$0	$0
Veterinary organizations	16	56	$5,107,796	$4,383,195
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	13	18	$19,865,595	$15,264,446
Zoos and acquariums	10	1,891	$120,847,365	$360,675,603

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Animal organizations by major Tennessee cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Memphis	4,772	1,569	$551,203,815	$516,337,785
Nashville	341	1,071	$101,382,872	$321,283,614
Knoxville	154	610	$49,203,248	$113,578,664
Chattanooga	71	750	$56,209,035	$115,873,326
Kingsport	40	71	$2,832,222	$9,594,862
Morristown	32	74	$2,412,012	$3,745,600
Johnson City	31	117	$3,947,950	$14,893,764
Clarksville	30	9	$1,247,688	$787,724
Cleveland, TN	18	13	$804,512	$1,012,395
Jackson, TN	16	10	$1,699,524	$1,204,689

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Job trends for Tennessee animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	115
1-10	39
11-25	29
26-100	23
101 to 1,000	9
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	242
$250k to $1M	81
$1M to $5M	26
$5M to $25M	10
$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 7.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Tennessee animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 55.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal organizations in Tennessee

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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

$34.2m

Assets

$92.5m

Employees

366

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

$443.6m

Assets

$459.6m

Employees

889

EIN

13-5643799

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

$5.3m

Assets

$17.3m

Employees

EIN

36-2445901

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Nashville Zoo

Nashville Zoo protects species globally, supports conservation efforts, and educates visitors through innovative programs while providing exceptional animal care.

Revenue

$35.9m

Assets

$182.7m

Employees

529

EIN

62-1411210

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)

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

$6.6m

Assets

$7.4m

Employees

EIN

62-6047188

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

$8.0m

Assets

$7.0m

Employees

144

EIN

45-5326778

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)

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)

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

$6.8m

Assets

$2.3m

Employees

146

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

$5.6m

Assets

$14.1m

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

$4.6m

Assets

$11.8m

Employees

EIN

23-7236238

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)

Horse Plus Humane Society

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

Revenue

$3.2m

Assets

$2.7m

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

$2.5m

Assets

$17.9m

Employees

EIN

45-5084188

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Bobwhite and Grassland Initiative Foundation

The National Bobwhite and Grassland Initiative Foundation restores the habitat of bobwhite quails and associated species. It preserves and protects wildlife, with Penny Barnhart at the helm.

Revenue

$2.4m

Assets

$1.0m

Employees

EIN

88-2274233

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga Tennessee

Chattanooga's Humane Educational Society educates the public about animal care, and with a successful adoption program, reduces the number of homeless animals.

Revenue

$2.9m

Assets

$9.8m

Employees

EIN

62-0478240

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

$4.3m

Assets

$6.1m

Employees

EIN

62-0672999

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

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Nashville Zoo

Project K9 Hero

Tennessee Wildlife Federation

Young-Williams Animal Center of East Tennessee (YWAC)

Knoxville Zoological Gardens

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF)

Memphis Zoo

Friends of the Zoo

Tiger Haven

Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County

Washington County-Johnson City Animal Control Center

Horse Plus Humane Society

Old Friends Senior Dogs Sanctuary

National Bobwhite and Grassland Initiative Foundation

Humane Educational Society of Chattanooga Tennessee

Nashville Humane Society

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