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Colorado animal shelters

There are 626 animal shelters and animal welfare organizations in Colorado. Combined, these Coloradan animal shelters employ 2,204 people, earn more than $152 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $229 million.
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Animal shelters by major Colorado cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Denver
 
253
 
$44,077,414
Colorado Springs
 
87
 
$32,643,057
Fort Collins
 
46
 
$22,150,238
Boulder
 
45
 
$21,555,943
Greeley
 
37
 
$5,469,074
Pueblo
 
21
 
$1,811,876
Grand Junction
 
12
 
$2,002,520
Showing 7 of 7 metros

Job trends for Colorado animal shelters

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
66
1-10
 
50
11-25
 
18
26-100
 
17
101 to 1,000
 
5
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of animal shelters in Colorado

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
188
$250k to $1M
 
62
$1M to $5M
 
25
$5M to $25M
 
5
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of animal shelters in Colorado

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1-20 of 626

Noco Humane

Larimer Humane Society fosters safe and compassionate relationships between animals and people, caring for thousands of animals and responding to calls for service.
Revenue
$11.2m
Assets
$33.3m
Employees
102
EIN
84-0611804
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Humane Society of Boulder Valley

Boulder's Humane Society offers adoptions, behavior/training, and veterinary services including medical care and spay/neuter surgeries for shelter animals.
Revenue
$7.1m
Assets
$17.1m
Employees
146
EIN
84-0152768
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Maxfund

Maxfund provides medical care for homeless pets and administers a state-wide spay/neuter program, located in Denver, CO.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
147
EIN
84-1116882
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Longmont Humane Society

Longmont Humane Society cares, serves, and educates to improve the lives of companion animals. Its program includes providing an animal shelter and adoption services, offering veterinary services, and educating the community.
Revenue
$5.3m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
144
EIN
84-0645455
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

HSPPR compassionately cares for animals, supports safe communities, and provides adoption services, veterinary care, and low-income family pet spay/neuter.
Revenue
$21.5m
Assets
$30.2m
Employees
375
EIN
84-0410111
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Haus

Animal Haus feeds Colorado pets to keep them with their families through emergency pet food and pet food banks. Located in Boulder.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
17
EIN
45-4210185
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary

Pepper's Senior Dog Sanctuary provides a compassionate, forever home for senior dogs in Littleton, CO, supervised by veterinarians.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$2.9m
Employees
27
EIN
83-3612767
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mamco

Moms and Mutts Colorado Rescue for Pregnant and Nursing supports animal protection and welfare, operates from Englewood, CO, and generated $1,512,878 in total revenues last year.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$-327,163
Employees
0
EIN
82-2066308
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cat Care Society

Cat Care Society provides cage-free shelter, healthcare, and adoption services for abused, abandoned, and neglected cats in Lakewood, CO.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
54
EIN
84-0869447
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Friends Alliance (FCCRSNC)

FCCRSNC is dedicated to the well-being of all cats and dogs in our community with emphasis on preventing pet overpopulation and on the sheltering and placement of surrendered or abandoned cats into loving, permanent homes.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$6.2m
Employees
87
EIN
20-4969731
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Mill Dog Rescue

Rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes discarded breeding dogs. Provides veterinary care and educates the public about commercial dog breeding. Located in Colorado Springs.
Revenue
$3.8m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
66
EIN
26-0574783
IRS type
501(c)(3)

La Plata County Humane Society (LPCHS)

La Plata County Humane Society (LPCHS) is an open-admission animal shelter serving La Plata and surrounding counties. It handles more than 3,000 animals every year.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
90
EIN
23-7274035
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Evergreen Animal Protective League

EAPL shelters, cares for, and fosters dogs and cats while finding them permanent homes. They also provide spaying/neutering assistance to those in need.
Revenue
$928.3k
Assets
$1.4m
Employees
5
EIN
74-2204391
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies

Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies rescues and places dogs, provides veterinary services, cares for and trains rescued dogs, educates dog owners and the public.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$4.8m
Employees
4
EIN
84-1430940
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Journey Home Animal Center

Provides medical care and adoption services to abandoned animals at Rifle Animal Shelter, plus community spay/neuter and animal medical care programs.
Revenue
$1.3m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
0
EIN
84-1500637
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Mountain Valley Horse Rescue

Mountain Valley Horse Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes abused equines while educating the community to reduce horse abuse and neglect.
Revenue
$1.0m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
6
EIN
20-3009675
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rezdawg Rescue

Rezdawg Rescue, Inc. strives to address the needs of stray companion animals in the four corners region of the us by providing Rescue, relocation, spaying/neutering, fostering and adoption.
Revenue
$926.6k
Assets
$810.2k
Employees
11
EIN
46-1412023
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Street Dog Coalition

The Street Dog Coalition provides free veterinary care to pets of the homeless and those at risk of homelessness.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$1.0m
Employees
7
EIN
81-0793989
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ark-Valley Humane Society

Compassionate, open-admission animal shelter in Buena Vista, CO. Mission: ensure the welfare of companion animals through care.
Revenue
$1.1m
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
14
EIN
84-1161648
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Second Chance Humane Society

Second Chance Humane Society is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Ridgway, CO whose mission is: Saving Animal's Lives and Promoting Responsible Pet Parenting & the Human-Animal Bond.
Revenue
$1.8m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
78
EIN
84-1266231
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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