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Pennsylvania animal shelters

There are 1,168 animal shelters and animal welfare organizations in Pennsylvania. Combined, these Pennsylvanian animal shelters employ 3,281 people, earn more than $231 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $510 million.
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Animal shelters by major Pennsylvania cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
Philadelphia
 
305
 
$94,543,362
Pittsburgh
 
247
 
$39,866,454
Harrisburg
 
71
 
$6,719,374
Allentown
 
68
 
$7,574,787
Scranton
 
60
 
$6,449,897
York
 
45
 
$9,838,593
Lancaster
 
38
 
$11,539,648
Reading
 
37
 
$11,429,955
East Stroudsburg
 
29
 
$2,797,133
Youngstown, OH
 
19
 
$1,680,361
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Job trends for Pennsylvania animal shelters

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
133
1-10
 
50
11-25
 
40
26-100
 
34
101 to 1,000
 
5
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of animal shelters in Pennsylvania

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
283
$250k to $1M
 
111
$1M to $5M
 
40
$5M to $25M
 
9
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of animal shelters in Pennsylvania

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1-20 of 1,168

Animal Friends

Animal Friends' vision is to ensure the well being of companion animals, while ending overpopulation, abuse and unwarranted euthanasia.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$29.1m
Employees
163
EIN
25-0951565
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brandywine Valley Spca

Chester County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals's mission is to put the "human" back in humane animal treatment and advocate on their behalf.
Revenue
$18.4m
Assets
$27.5m
Employees
315
EIN
23-1381030
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Care and Control Team

ACCT Philly provides shelter, care, life-saving efforts, and animal control services to Philadelphia while finding live exits for animals.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
167
EIN
45-3985637
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh

ARL shelters & finds homes for abandoned animals, reunites pets with caregivers, educates the community & runs a successful wildlife rehabilitation center.
Revenue
$10.8m
Assets
$18.9m
Employees
181
EIN
25-0325750
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind

Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind is an animal shelter or animal welfare organization in Warrington, PA whose mission is: The organization raises funds to train Guide dogs and teach Blind individuals how to use Guide dogs.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$33.0m
Employees
6
EIN
23-2519029
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Providence Animal Center

Providence Animal Center offers life-affirming rescue, medical care, treatment, protection, and placement of companion animals that forever upholds the critical importance of the human-animal bond.
Revenue
$7.7m
Assets
$9.2m
Employees
102
EIN
23-1440112
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society saves homeless and at-risk pets through rescue, foster care, adoption, spay/neuter, and affordable veterinary services that keep pets with families.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$6.4m
Employees
85
EIN
26-3862631
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Women's Animals Center

Women's Animal Center advocates for homeless animals, offering veterinary care, adoption services, and community education to promote humane treatment and lifelong companionship.
Revenue
$4.0m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
62
EIN
23-1352585
IRS type
501(c)(3)

International Council for Animal Welfare

International Council for Animal Welfare advances evidence-based animal welfare globally by partnering with multinational companies, promoting transparency, and driving cage-free progress for hens.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
5
EIN
99-4617541
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Morris Animal Refuge

Philadelphia's Morris Animal Refuge provides high-quality care and adoption for homeless and unwanted animals, plus community support programs.
Revenue
$2.0m
Assets
$7.7m
Employees
27
EIN
23-1352237
IRS type
501(c)(3)

1love4animals

To help at-risk animals: dogs and cats pulled from high-kill shelters (often requiring emergency medical care), dogs and puppies rescued from puppy mills, animals devastated by natural disasters, or left homeless by personal tragedy or loss of habitat. Th....
Revenue
$2.9m
Assets
$4.1m
Employees
4
EIN
82-2314784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

York County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (YCSPCA)

The York County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is dedicated to providing long-term human and animal services to residents of York County through programs that find permanent, loving homes for displaced and stray animals,.
Revenue
$5.8m
Assets
$10.8m
Employees
79
EIN
23-1399588
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Pennsylvania (HSBC)

Humane PA empowers communities to care for animals, providing vet clinics, shelters and disaster relief, adoption services, and affordable veterinary care.
Revenue
$5.2m
Assets
$13.4m
Employees
63
EIN
23-1384936
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The American Anti-Vivisection Society

American Anti-Vivisection Society ends animal use in science through education, advocacy, alternatives development, cruelty-free certification, and sanctuary support for former lab animals.
Revenue
$4.1m
Assets
$40.0m
Employees
16
EIN
23-0341990
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Spayed Club

The Spayed Club is a nonprofit committed to solving dog and cat overpopulation in the Philadelphia area and beyond through education and a low-cost spay/neuter program.
Revenue
$1.5m
Assets
$12.6m
Employees
24
EIN
23-2822590
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Melody Sanders Executive Director

Pet Pantry of Lancaster County provides pet food, litter and vet services, preventing families from surrendering pets due to hardship.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
16
EIN
45-4701712
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Allegheny Spay and Neuter Clinic

Allegheny Spay and Neuter Clinic promotes responsible pet ownership by providing low-cost spay and neuter services and education on animal welfare.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$575.7k
Employees
51
EIN
13-4354828
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Cat Collaborative

The Cat Collaborative is a non-profit organization that advocates Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to humanely address community cat populations.
Revenue
$808.8k
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
1
EIN
87-4344838
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Little Longears Mini Donkey Rescue

Little Longears Mini Donkey Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and shelters abused or unwanted donkeys, offering safe haven for owners needing to surrender their animals.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$2.7m
Employees
37
EIN
46-4921857
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Canine Partners for Life (CPL)

The mission of Canine Partners for Life is to increase the independence and quality of life of individuals with physical, developmental, and cognitive disabilities or who are in other situations of need.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$6.8m
Employees
30
EIN
23-2580658
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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