EIN 57-6021863

Charleston Animal Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
138
Year formed
1874
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Charleston Animal Society prevents animal cruelty and strives to create no-kill communities, serving as a model for national and international organizations.
Total revenues
$10,137,367
2022
Total expenses
$9,946,369
2022
Total assets
$25,617,908
2022
Num. employees
138
2022

Program areas at Charleston Animal Society

No kill charlestonin 2013, Charleston Animal Society built the first community in the southeast where every healthy and treatable dog and cat has a home. We call it a no kill community. This project is intended to continually save all healthy and treatable dogs and cats in Charleston county through 3 impact areas: (1) eradicating unnecessary euthanasia of companion animals, (2) eliminating overpopulation of companion animals, and (3) preventing Animal cruelty. Over 15,000 animals benefit from 15 strategies including (a) finding homes for homeless animals through 5,263 adoptions, (b) containing outbreaks of deadly diseases through 24,903 vaccinations, (c) sheltered unwanted and stray animals through 172,975 days of care, (d) preventing the births of unplanned litters through 9,379 spay/neuter sterilizations, (e) fostering the most at-risk animals through 174,490 round-the-clock days of in-home Animal care & rehabilitation, (f) providing permanent refuge for threatened community cats through 50,133 days of sanctuary care, (g) growing children into humanitarians through 22,160 compassion education lessons, and (h) preventing/responding to Animal cruelty through 337 cruelty-assisted law enforcement cases, and (i) helping families care for their pets through a cadre of assistance and 17,197 months of critical pet food.
Paw it forwardthis project is intended to elevate the field of Animal welfare's lifesaving capacity. In 2021, (a) 89 animals were rescued from harm's way due to hurricanes, (b) 2,406 hours of training were provided to Animal care and control professionals, (c) 1,600 pounds of food were distributed to Animal shelters in need, (d) 700 lessons in veterinary care were provided to children to inspire them to learn science, and 3,430 hours veterinary medical care training were provided to veterinary medical students.
No kill south carolinain 2016, this project was launched to build the first no kill state in the southern united states, from atlantic to pacific oceans, and most of america's heartland, to create a place where every dog and cat has a home this project is intended to save healthy and treatable animals throughout south carolina as measured by achieving less than 10% euthanasia rate in each of sc's 46 counties. Since its inception, there have been 30,000 fewer euthanasia's in sc's Animal shelters. In 2021, this statewide initiative (1) organized the largest annual statewide dog and cat adoption event in the country resulting in 1,723 adoptions, various (2) emergency shelter rescues transports, (3) shelter health consultations, and (4) assistance with large cruelty law enforcement operations, all of which resulted in a statewide canine euthanasia rate of 8% and feline euthanasia rate of 14%.

Who funds Charleston Animal Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Rachael Ray FoundationAn Unrestricted Grant To Further the Donee's Exempt Purpose$215,000
The Rodney and Vicki Mott FoundationUnrestricted$125,000
Petsmart CharitiesAccess To Care, Adoptions, Field Initiatives$92,500
...and 65 more grants received totalling $874,420

Personnel at Charleston Animal Society

NameTitleCompensation
Joe ElmoreChief Executive Officer$251,888
Joe Elmore, CAWAPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Joy HuberChief Financial Officer$105,848
Sean HawkinsChief Advancement Officer$137,919
De Daltorio, ChesChief Education Officer
...and 45 more key personnel

Financials for Charleston Animal Society

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$6,965,386
Program services$1,717,801
Investment income and dividends$366,791
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$216,054
Net income from fundraising events$841,455
Net income from gaming activities$29,880
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$10,137,367

Form 990s for Charleston Animal Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-04-27990View PDF
2021-122022-04-20990View PDF
2020-122021-05-20990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-12-23990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 27, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 12 new grant, including a grant for $215,000 from The Rachael Ray Foundation
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $92,500 from Petsmart Charities
July 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 40 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from The Rachael Ray Foundation
July 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAnimal organizationsAnimal sheltersCharities
Issues
Animals
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2455 Remount Rd
North Charleston, SC 29406
Metro area
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
County
Charleston County, SC
Website URL
charlestonanimalsociety.org/ 
Phone
(843) 747-4849
Facebook page
CharlestonAnimalSociety 
Twitter profile
@adoptatcas 
IRS details
EIN
57-6021863
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1874
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D20: Animal Protection and Welfare
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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