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San Diego animal organizations

There are 551animal-focused nonprofit organizations in the greater San Diegometro area, including the cities of San Diego, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, and Poway. Combined, these San Diego metro animal organizationsemploy 6,136 people, earn more than $614 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $1 billion.
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Types of animal organizations in San Diego

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
343
$139,922,643
Wildlife conservation and protection organizations
68
$40,000,548
Animal services organizations
48
$4,088,595
Wildlife sanctuaries and refuges
19
$7,970,574
Organizations supporting multiple animal nonprofits
14
$5,149
Endangered species protection organizations
12
$14,921,262
Animal professional societies
11
$2,133,150
Animal alliances and advocates
10
$31,667
Zoos and acquariums
5
$413,948,827
Veterinary organizations
5
$1,114,914
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Job trends for San Diego animal organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
76
1-10
35
11-25
6
26-100
6
101 to 1,000
4
1,000+
1
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Sizes of animal organizations in San Diego

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
154
$250k to $1M
46
$1M to $5M
14
$5M to $25M
6
$25M to $100M
1
$100M+
1
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of animal organizations in San Diego

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San Diego Humane Society and SPCA

San Diego Humane Society and SPCA promotes humane treatment, supports animal welfare, and provides vital services for pets and families across San Diego County.
Revenue
$67.2m
Assets
$125.7m
Employees
788
EIN
95-1661688
IRS type
501(c)(3)

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance unites wildlife care, science, and education to drive global conservation efforts and inspire passion for nature.
Revenue
$411.0m
Assets
$954.8m
Employees
4,297
EIN
95-1648219
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS)

Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) is dedicated to the rescue and shelter of abandoned companion animals, encouraging adoptions into loving homes, and promoting humane ideals through education and community outreach.
Revenue
$9.8m
Assets
$30.9m
Employees
112
EIN
95-2151583
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Helen Woodward Animal Center

Helen Woodward Animal Center educates on animal care, offers pet adoption programs, and runs an equine therapy program. Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA.
Revenue
$24.3m
Assets
$76.2m
Employees
253
EIN
23-7228287
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute

HSWRI provides scientific solutions to ocean health and marine life challenges. Research focuses on disease prevention, ecosystem health, and sustainable seafood.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$8.5m
Employees
54
EIN
95-2304740
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Marine Mammal Foundation

NMMF protects marine mammals, people, shared oceans through science, service, education. Respected experts researching health, welfare, conservation. Located in San Diego.
Revenue
$14.5m
Assets
$4.4m
Employees
170
EIN
26-1501109
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lions Tigers and Bears

A no-kill, non-profit sanctuary in Alpine, CA, dedicated to providing care and education for rescued exotic animals.
Revenue
$6.4m
Assets
$11.3m
Employees
37
EIN
33-0938499
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

IATTC manages tuna fishing in the Eastern Pacific through scientific measures and funds on-board observers to ensure stock sustainability.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$9.7m
Employees
48
EIN
95-1657183
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Seal-Nsw Family Foundation

Seal-Nsw Family Foundation supports Navy Seals and their families worldwide through bereavement and family resiliency programs. Located in Carlsbad, CA.
Revenue
$2.5m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
3
EIN
27-1963880
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Shelter To Soldier

Shelter To Soldier rescues and trains dogs for U.S. veterans who need a service dog due to medical retirement.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$1.1m
Employees
33
EIN
46-0906020
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Frosted Faces Foundation

Frosted Faces Foundation rescues senior animals from shelters, provides medical treatment, and finds them loving homes.
Revenue
$2.3m
Assets
$3.0m
Employees
6
EIN
47-1274069
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Foundation For Animal Care and Education

Foundation for Animal Care and Education provides financial assistance to pet owners for critical veterinary care, negotiating discounts and paying for necessary treatments.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$1.7m
Employees
9
EIN
20-5333261
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Living Coast Discovery Center

The Living Coast Discovery Center inspires care and exploration of the living Earth by connecting people with coastal animals, plants and habitats.
Revenue
$2.6m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
67
EIN
33-0750177
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wings of Rescue

Wings of Rescue flies large scale transports of at-risk shelter pets from disaster areas and overcrowded shelters to brick and mortar shelters where there is empty kennel space and where no local shelter pets are displaced by their flights.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$2.5m
Employees
2
EIN
45-3343408
IRS type
501(c)(3)

California Labradors Retrievers and More Rescue

We will Rescue Labradors and Retrievers, Mixed and Pure Breed, Young and Old, and as we can other breeds in need. We will provide a soft bed, safety, medical care, training, and love to rehabilitate these amazing dogs giving them a new chance at life.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$494.8k
Employees
0
EIN
45-1589323
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Animal Pad

The Animal Pad rescues dogs of all breeds by providing them with shelter and care, placing them in foster homes, and ultimately finding them loving forever families.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$2.2m
Employees
0
EIN
45-4902841
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Providing rescue service to animals

Villa Chardonnay Horses with Wings protects and promotes animal welfare in Julian, CA. It generated $1,289,179 in revenues last year.
Revenue
$1.9m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
0
EIN
27-0666624
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Faunalytics

Faunalytics empowers animal advocates with research and analysis to reduce animal suffering, partnering with nonprofits to provide research support.
Revenue
$1.2m
Assets
$1.8m
Employees
6
EIN
01-0686889
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Ark Antiques

The Ark Antiques: Resale store benefiting animal charities with cash contributions to various organizations. Located in La Jolla, CA.
Revenue
$833.2k
Assets
$269.1k
Employees
11
EIN
82-0563895
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Msacl

MSACL facilitates clinical analysis using mass spectrometry and advanced technologies through networking, education, and growth opportunities.
Revenue
$922.9k
Assets
$679.7k
Employees
4
EIN
26-4812173
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.
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