Virginia animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in Virginia
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There are 1,281 animal-focused nonprofit organizations in Virginia. Combined, these Virginian animal organizations employ 4,712 people, earn more than $765 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.

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Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations	861	2,952	$355,173,922	$543,694,206
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations	146	1,358	$355,125,042	$370,714,665
Animal services organizations	85	10	$6,438,576	$8,246,343
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	45	75	$12,483,786	$37,069,410
Veterinary organizations	28	198	$30,188,581	$19,233,787
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	26	17	$744,014	$315,133
Animal alliances and advocates	26	0	$1,039	$11,770
Animal professional societies	25	5	$3,613,466	$11,133,718
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	16	0	$0	$0
Endangered species protection organizations	14	29	$25,839,899	$14,555,184

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Animal organizations by major Virginia cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Washington DC	438	1,883	$421,440,488	$451,048,354
Virginia Beach	228	1,261	$202,083,323	$245,620,664
Richmond	212	357	$36,751,195	$103,658,400
Roanoke	53	292	$14,565,019	$28,498,828
Charlottesville	49	227	$24,597,086	$33,790,190
Lynchburg	41	150	$10,339,304	$24,113,817
Blacksburg	39	40	$2,983,221	$8,933,904
Winchester	23	70	$3,520,136	$4,830,956
Staunton	23	76	$7,864,639	$17,631,561
Harrisonburg	12	198	$17,219,223	$20,549,942

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Job trends for Virginia animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	143
1-10	73
11-25	29
26-100	32
101 to 1,000	9
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Virginia animal organizations is driven by large organizations like Trout Unlimited, National Wildlife Federation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Foundation to Support Animal Protection (PETA), and Richmond SPCA.

Sizes of animal organizations in Virginia

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	292
$250k to $1M	90
$1M to $5M	55
$5M to $25M	12
$25M to $100M	3
$100M+	3

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like National Wildlife Federation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Trout Unlimited, Virginia Equine Alliance, and Foundation to Support Animal Protection (PETA) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Virginia animal organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 9.4% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Virginia animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 49.2% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal organizations in Virginia

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1-20 of 1,281

American Bird Conservancy (ABC)

American Bird Conservancy's mission is to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.

Revenue

$27.0m

Assets

$22.6m

Employees

180

EIN

52-1501259

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Trout Unlimited

Trout Unlimited unites communities to conserve and restore coldwater fisheries, engaging volunteers in protecting rivers and habitats for future generations.

Revenue

$109.5m

Assets

$60.7m

Employees

508

EIN

38-1612715

IRS type

501(c)(3)

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals's mission is to work through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

Revenue

$110.2m

Assets

$82.0m

Employees

328

EIN

52-1218336

IRS type

501(c)(3)

National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife Federation unites Americans to conserve wildlife and habitats, address environmental challenges, and promote justice through strategic partnerships and science-based solutions.

Revenue

$156.4m

Assets

$178.9m

Employees

501

EIN

53-0204616

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cheetah Conservation Fund

The Cheetah Conservation Fund advances science-based research, education, and conservation to protect wild cheetahs, support coexistence with people, and restore ecosystems.

Revenue

$6.7m

Assets

$3.9m

Employees

EIN

31-1726923

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society conducts direct-action ocean campaigns, confronting illegal fishing and poaching, removing deadly gear, and protecting marine wildlife and habitats worldwide.

Revenue

$15.1m

Assets

$8.4m

Employees

EIN

93-0792021

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Welfare League of Arlington

To improve the lives of animals & help all companion animals find compassionate and permanent homes. Improving the lives of animals and people by providing resources, care, and protection.

Revenue

$5.6m

Assets

$8.2m

Employees

EIN

54-0603502

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Virginia Equine Alliance

The purpose of the Virginia Equine Alliance is to sustain, promote, and expand the horse breeding and horse racing industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Revenue

$33.4m

Assets

$33.7m

Employees

EIN

47-2280629

IRS type

501(c)(6)

Richmond SPCA

The Richmond SPCA, founded in 1891, is a non-profit, no-kill humane organization dedicated to the principle that every life is precious.

Revenue

$13.4m

Assets

$61.0m

Employees

218

EIN

54-0506328

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Foundation to Support Animal Protection (PETA)

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters.

Revenue

$31.0m

Assets

$44.8m

Employees

290

EIN

52-1842274

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lost Dog Rescue Foundation

Rescues dogs and cats from shelters, disasters, and other crises. Leader in animal welfare with adoption program. Located in Falls Church, VA.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$5.6m

Employees

EIN

31-1789600

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fauquier Spca

Fauquier Spca rescues and rehomes animals, educates about spaying/neutering. Located in Warrenton, VA.

Revenue

$2.5m

Assets

$9.5m

Employees

EIN

54-6052515

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Virginia Kincheloe SpayNeuter Clinic Kincheloe South Purring Hearts

Lionhearts is an organization that provides low cost spay/neuter rescue services for cats and dogs. They are located in Fredericksburg, VA and their mission is to improve the lives of animals.

Revenue

$2.1m

Assets

$412.6k

Employees

EIN

54-1952672

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

Rescues homeless animals from euthanasia and finds them loving homes through a volunteer-powered adoption program. Educates on responsible pet ownership.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$10.8m

Employees

EIN

30-0559037

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation

The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Foundation procures and maintains the Aquarium's collections, including its fish and animals, habitats, and interactive exhibits.

Revenue

$5.9m

Assets

$38.9m

Employees

EIN

52-1272309

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wildlife Justice Commission Investigations

Wildlife Justice Commission Investigations combines field evidence and diplomacy, collaborating with law enforcement to disrupt transnational wildlife trafficking networks and hold traffickers accountable.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$285.4k

Employees

EIN

93-3384174

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center

To ensure the preservation of native Wildlife in areas where development has destroyed habitats and endangered Wildlife.

Revenue

$3.2m

Assets

$8.0m

Employees

EIN

54-1996991

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Virginia Zoological Society (VZP)

The Virginia Zoological Park seeks to increase understanding of the world's flora and fauna and to add to the growing body of knowledge about them, to display animals respectfully, in a way that encourages their natural behavior.

Revenue

$5.3m

Assets

$23.0m

Employees

123

EIN

51-0253147

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue (HT)

Homeward Trails seeks to find permanent adoptive homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region for dogs and cats from high-kill shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them.

Revenue

$2.7m

Assets

$2.1m

Employees

EIN

32-0086330

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VBSPCA)

The mission of the Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VBSPCA) to create a more humane and responsible community by decreasing our tolerance for cruelty while increasing our capacity for compassion.

Revenue

$6.1m

Assets

$5.6m

Employees

EIN

54-6061532

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.

Virginia animal organizations

Types of animal organizations in Virginia

Animal organizations by major Virginia cities

Job trends for Virginia animal organizations

Sizes of animal organizations in Virginia

Directory of animal organizations in Virginia

American Bird Conservancy (ABC)

Trout Unlimited

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

National Wildlife Federation

Cheetah Conservation Fund

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Animal Welfare League of Arlington

Virginia Equine Alliance

Richmond SPCA

Foundation to Support Animal Protection (PETA)

Lost Dog Rescue Foundation

Fauquier Spca

Virginia Kincheloe SpayNeuter Clinic Kincheloe South Purring Hearts

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation

Wildlife Justice Commission Investigations

Blue Ridge Wildlife Center

Virginia Zoological Society (VZP)

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue (HT)

Virginia Beach Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VBSPCA)

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