Florida animal shelters

Name: Top 20 Animal shelters in Florida
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There are 2,257 animal shelters and animal welfare organizations in Florida. Combined, these Floridian animal shelters employ 4,271 people, earn more than $401 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $860 million.

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Animal shelters by major Florida cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Miami	553	1,086	$96,105,679	$288,148,654
Tampa	348	413	$41,493,676	$50,533,819
Orlando	192	261	$24,202,694	$53,641,636
Jacksonville, FL	141	331	$25,846,876	$22,319,799
Deltona	103	134	$10,765,937	$8,245,457
North Port	99	439	$47,303,424	$136,366,088
Ocala	77	42	$9,216,754	$25,433,142
Palm Bay	76	93	$5,069,823	$8,562,892
Port St. Lucie	69	254	$26,186,487	$42,090,749
Gainesville, FL	67	140	$12,698,638	$16,429,062

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Job trends for Florida animal shelters

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	247
1-10	81
11-25	34
26-100	43
101 to 1,000	7
1,000+	0

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Florida animal shelters is driven by large organizations like Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Southeastern Guide Dogs, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, SPCA Tampa Bay, and EveryPet (FCNMHP).

Sizes of animal shelters in Florida

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	564
$250k to $1M	145
$1M to $5M	65
$5M to $25M	12
$25M to $100M	1
$100M+	0

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Southeastern Guide Dogs, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, Save the Chimps, and EveryPet (FCNMHP) earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Florida animal shelters.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 29.5% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Florida animal shelters with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal shelters in Florida

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1-20 of 2,257

Tri County Humane Society

No-Kill pet rescue organization. Saves animals in South Florida and beyond. Offers pre/post-pet passing services. Always at capacity, with cats/dogs waiting for adopters.

Revenue

$7.4m

Assets

$32.6m

Employees

EIN

65-0719233

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League

The Mission of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches, Incorporated is to provide shelter to lost, homeless and unwanted animals, to provide spay and neuter and other medical services for companion animals.

Revenue

$16.0m

Assets

$161.0m

Employees

168

EIN

59-0637811

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Southeastern Guide Dogs

Founded in 1982, Southeastern Guide Dogs employs the latest in canine development and behavior research to create and nurture partnerships between visually impaired individuals and extraordinary guide dogs.

Revenue

$26.7m

Assets

$106.5m

Employees

230

EIN

59-2252352

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation

Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation Center provides permanent sanctuary for rescued primates from entertainment, research, or exotic pet trade.

Revenue

$6.8m

Assets

$21.9m

Employees

EIN

65-0444725

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando

Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando, Inc. educates, shelters, places, and heals pets and their families with compassionate, responsible care maintained to the very highest professional standards.

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$26.9m

Employees

EIN

59-0637883

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Save the Chimps

Save the Chimps is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing permanent sanctuary for the lifelong care of chimpanzees rescued from research laboratories, the entertainment industry, and the pet trade.

Revenue

$14.5m

Assets

$19.0m

Employees

114

EIN

65-0789748

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Big Dog Ranch Rescue

To be a leader in the national animal welfare movement, through compassionate, innovative rescue practices and transformative educational programs.

Revenue

$18.6m

Assets

$22.9m

Employees

496

EIN

26-3184971

IRS type

501(c)(3)

SPCA Florida

SPCA Florida exists to eliminate animal suffering and to enhance the human-animal bond by engaging the entire community in the welfare and wellbeing of animals.

Revenue

$8.4m

Assets

$12.9m

Employees

118

EIN

59-1939655

IRS type

501(c)(3)

SPCA Tampa Bay

SPCA Tampa Bay operates a For-All animal shelter, caring for over 8,000 animals annually while promoting community collaboration and prioritizing animal welfare.

Revenue

$8.6m

Assets

$10.9m

Employees

148

EIN

59-0715928

IRS type

501(c)(3)

EveryPet (FCNMHP)

The mission of First Coast No More Homeless Pets (FCNMHP) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that ends the killing of dogs and cats in shelters in their community, northeast Florida and the nation.

Revenue

$9.4m

Assets

$7.7m

Employees

139

EIN

01-0709158

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Orcat

Orcat provides care and treatment for feral/stray cats. The organization offers program services such as spaying, neutering, and miscellaneous treatments for over 300 stray/feral cats per year while providing humane control.

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$7.4m

Employees

EIN

65-0125916

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Gulf Coast Humane Society

Gulf Coast Humane Society cares for pets by offering safe refuge, medical care, facilitating adoptions, and community outreach in Fort Myers.

Revenue

$7.2m

Assets

$16.7m

Employees

EIN

59-0806978

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alaqua Animal Refuge

No-kill animal refuge providing shelter and adoption services, along with a dog park and therapy dog program. Located in Freeport, FL.

Revenue

$7.8m

Assets

$13.9m

Employees

EIN

02-0806313

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Fluff Animal Rescue

Fluff Animal Rescue saves and rehomes pets, fights overcrowding through community education and assistance, and protects animals via foster-based sanctuary programs.

Revenue

$2.3m

Assets

$2.1m

Employees

EIN

81-1076289

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Flagler Humane Society

Flagler Humane Society is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Palm Coast, FL whose mission is: Flagler County Humane Society provides animal shelter and control services in Palm Coast, Florida.

Revenue

$3.6m

Assets

$2.5m

Employees

EIN

59-2247034

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Cape Coral Animal Shelter Corporation

Cape Coral Animal Shelter Corporation offers adoption, medical care, education and training to prevent animal cruelty and abandonment in Cape Coral, FL.

Revenue

$3.1m

Assets

$8.7m

Employees

EIN

81-3632884

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Clay County Humane Society

Clay County Humane Society promotes humane treatment of animals through education, advocacy, low-cost veterinary services, and programs supporting community compassion and animal welfare.

Revenue

$4.4m

Assets

$2.1m

Employees

EIN

59-1894727

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Animal Rescue Coalition

To end the killing of homeless dogs and cats by means of a proactive spay- neuter program, comprehensive adoption effort, feral cat program and various other initiatives designed to recognize the profound benefits to people of Animal companionship.

Revenue

$2.8m

Assets

$2.6m

Employees

EIN

65-0950292

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Friends of Strays

Friends of Strays shelters, cares for homeless animals, promotes responsible pet guardianship, and achieved the highest adoption rate in its history.

Revenue

$2.3m

Assets

$5.6m

Employees

EIN

59-2156540

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Petluv Nonprofit Spay and Neuter Clinic

Petluv provides low-cost spay/neuter services, shelter/vet care for abandoned animals, and feral cat neutering. Over 11k animals altered in 2022.

Revenue

$2.8m

Assets

$821.9k

Employees

EIN

59-3353094

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 "D20: Animal Protection and Welfare" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.

Florida animal shelters

Animal shelters by major Florida cities

Job trends for Florida animal shelters

Sizes of animal shelters in Florida

Directory of animal shelters in Florida

Tri County Humane Society

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League

Southeastern Guide Dogs

Center for Orangutan and Chimpanzee Conservation

Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando

Save the Chimps

Big Dog Ranch Rescue

SPCA Florida

SPCA Tampa Bay

EveryPet (FCNMHP)

Orcat

Gulf Coast Humane Society

Alaqua Animal Refuge

Fluff Animal Rescue

Flagler Humane Society

Cape Coral Animal Shelter Corporation

Clay County Humane Society

Animal Rescue Coalition

Friends of Strays

Petluv Nonprofit Spay and Neuter Clinic

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