California animal organizations

Name: Top 20 Animal organizations in California
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There are 4,776animal-focused nonprofit organizations in California. Combined, these Californiananimal organizationsemploy 17,486 people, earn more than $2 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $5 billion.

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Types of animal organizations in California

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations	3,123	7,669	$953,614,516	$1,980,857,696
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations	585	2,075	$390,238,608	$620,977,263
Animal services organizations	360	146	$20,365,890	$26,651,280
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges	183	1,129	$126,380,931	$261,713,117
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits	120	0	$649,007	$3,689,547
Animal alliances and advocates	93	2	$1,061,386	$820,988
Animal professional societies	73	71	$24,946,562	$39,929,300
Endangered species protection organizations	67	232	$23,924,910	$46,886,992
Veterinary organizations	63	295	$25,162,503	$18,405,345
Organizations suppporting a single animal nonprofit	34	3	$3,491,414	$21,120,933

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Animal organizations by major California cities

Metro area	Nonprofits	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Los Angeles	1,415	2,452	$485,078,028	$789,262,137
San Diego	535	6,112	$600,188,578	$1,193,971,459
Riverside	520	717	$67,968,846	$102,213,412
San Francisco	459	2,468	$383,416,826	$865,068,249
Sacramento	324	826	$109,828,631	$218,785,705
San Jose	170	314	$31,029,533	$85,814,665
Oxnard	131	284	$48,835,589	$80,360,350
Bakersfield	122	161	$16,310,905	$38,904,989
Santa Rosa	121	539	$50,643,723	$79,812,101
Santa Maria	82	634	$48,031,456	$135,564,557

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Job trends for California animal organizations

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	614
1-10	269
11-25	109
26-100	94
101 to 1,000	29
1,000+	1

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in California animal organizations is driven by large organizations like San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, Monterey Bay Aquarium, San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (SFSPCA), and Conservation Society of California.

Sizes of animal organizations in California

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	1,342
$250k to $1M	379
$1M to $5M	172
$5M to $25M	47
$25M to $100M	10
$100M+	2

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Brunson Foundation, San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, and Aquarium of the Pacific earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in California animal organizations.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 12.9% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in California animal organizations with more than $100 million account for 26.5% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of animal organizations in California

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Conservation Society of California

Oakland Zoo, operated by the Conservation Society of California, inspires respect for the natural world and offers quality visitor experiences.

Revenue

$35.4m

Assets

$99.1m

Employees

379

EIN

94-1687847

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pasadena Humane

The Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA provide care and shelter for animals in eight cities. Their mission is to provide compassionate care for all animals. The SPCA sponsors a program to educate the public on the proper care and handling of animals.

Revenue

$16.4m

Assets

$42.9m

Employees

167

EIN

95-1643344

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Humane Society Silicon Valley

Humane Society Silicon Valley is a California nonprofit that has operated continuously since 1929, focused on companion animal rescue and homelessness prevention.

Revenue

$16.0m

Assets

$63.5m

Employees

172

EIN

94-1196215

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Marin Humane

Marin Humane transforms lives through animal care, education, and advocacy. It offers clinics, adoption services and outreach programs in Novato, CA.

Revenue

$13.5m

Assets

$24.7m

Employees

142

EIN

94-1156562

IRS type

501(c)(3)

WildAid

WildAid reduces demand for illegal wildlife products and promotes conservation globally through awareness campaigns, field programs, and strengthened marine protected areas.

Revenue

$11.1m

Assets

$17.0m

Employees

EIN

20-3644441

IRS type

501(c)(3)

In Defense of Animals

In Defense of Animals defends animal rights and welfare through activism, education, investigations, and rescues. They support other nonprofits caring for animals.

Revenue

$4.3m

Assets

$7.7m

Employees

EIN

68-0008936

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Beagle Freedom Project

Beagle Freedom Project rescues and rehabilitates animals from abusive situations and educates the public on animal cruelty.

Revenue

$2.6m

Assets

$3.6m

Employees

EIN

55-0882647

IRS type

501(c)(3)

San Diego Humane Society and SPCA

San Diego Humane Society and SPCA provides shelter, adoptions, and rehabilitation for animals while inspiring compassion and advancing their welfare.

Revenue

$67.2m

Assets

$125.7m

Employees

788

EIN

95-1661688

IRS type

501(c)(3)

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

International conservation nonprofit with two San Diego-based parks, dedicated to saving species by uniting animal care and science.

Revenue

$392.4m

Assets

$870.9m

Employees

4,317

EIN

95-1648219

IRS type

501(c)(3)

California Trout

California Trout safeguards California's waters and wild fish, protects river ecosystems, establishes strong fish populations, and supports the local economy.

Revenue

$20.9m

Assets

$13.2m

Employees

EIN

23-7097680

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Brunson Foundation

Animal welfare foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Offers grants to animal welfare organizations and provides temporary animal shelter.

Revenue

$88.5m

Assets

$90.2m

Employees

EIN

95-4531132

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Sacramento Zoological Society

Since its inception, Sacramento Zoological Society has served as the fund-raising organization for the zoo, providing funds for animal care, education and conservation programs.

Revenue

$13.2m

Assets

$24.4m

Employees

142

EIN

94-2861667

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation

ARF saves cats and dogs from public shelters, promotes human-animal bonds, provides outreach programs and a veterinary clinic.

Revenue

$13.8m

Assets

$83.5m

Employees

101

EIN

68-0240341

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Performing Animal Welfare Society

Performing Animal Welfare Society shelters and cares for abused, abandoned, and retired exotic animals while educating the public about animal abuse.

Revenue

$5.6m

Assets

$29.0m

Employees

EIN

94-3005157

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Aquarium of the Pacific

Founded in June 1998, the Aquarium of the Pacific is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Aquarium of the Pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the Pacific Ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Revenue

$51.7m

Assets

$84.6m

Employees

339

EIN

33-0532354

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA)

The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association is the official support organization for the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. The organization oversees membership, visitor amenities, publications, website, volunteers, and concessions transfers to the zoo.

Revenue

$26.8m

Assets

$51.2m

Employees

127

EIN

95-2369545

IRS type

501(c)(3)

The Marine Mammal Center

Marine mammal rescue, rehabilitation, and education center located in Sausalito, CA advancing global ocean conservation since 1975.

Revenue

$22.6m

Assets

$50.2m

Employees

127

EIN

51-0144434

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Bay Ecotarium

To protect, restore and inspire conservation of the san francisco Bay and its watershed - from the sierra to the sea.san francisco's largest watershed conservation group, bay.orBayorgrg is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that speaks not just for the Bay, local....

Revenue

$10.0m

Assets

$4.8m

Employees

101

EIN

90-0401015

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Revive and Restore

Revive and Restore enhances biodiversity through genetic rescue of endangered or extinct species, by promoting biotechnologies in conservation practice.

Revenue

$9.7m

Assets

$14.3m

Employees

EIN

81-4576399

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pets in Need

Pets in Needs mission is to rescue dogs and cats who would otherwise be killed in public humane societies and SPCAs, and place them in new, loving homes.

Revenue

$5.8m

Assets

$15.2m

Employees

EIN

94-6139667

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.

California animal organizations

Types of animal organizations in California

Animal organizations by major California cities

Job trends for California animal organizations

Sizes of animal organizations in California

Directory of animal organizations in California

Conservation Society of California

Pasadena Humane

Humane Society Silicon Valley

Marin Humane

WildAid

In Defense of Animals

Beagle Freedom Project

San Diego Humane Society and SPCA

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

California Trout

The Brunson Foundation

Sacramento Zoological Society

Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation

Performing Animal Welfare Society

Aquarium of the Pacific

Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA)

The Marine Mammal Center

Bay Ecotarium

Revive and Restore

Pets in Need

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