1. Directory of nonprofits
  2. Locations
  3. District of Columbia
  4. Washington DC
  5. Washington DC animal shelters

Washington DC animal shelters

There are 452animal shelters and animal welfare organizations in the greater Washington DCmetro area, including the cities of Washington DC, Bethesda, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Alexandria, Arlington, and Reston within the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia. Combined, these Washington DC metro animal sheltersemploy 2,647 people, earn more than $466 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $881 million.
Skip to:
Related directory pages:

Job trends for Washington DC animal shelters

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
79
1-10
28
11-25
12
26-100
17
101 to 1,000
6
1,000+
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of animal shelters in Washington DC

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
142
$250k to $1M
32
$1M to $5M
26
$5M to $25M
6
$25M to $100M
5
$100M+
1
Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Directory of animal shelters in Washington DC

Want to add filters to this list, or drill down on results in detail? Open in the Cause IQ search interface
1-20 of 452

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

IFAW works to improve the welfare of wild and domestic animals throughout the world by reducing commercial exploitation of animals, protecting wildlife habitats, and assisting animals in distress.
Revenue
$35.2m
Assets
$55.0m
Employees
180
EIN
31-1594197
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Society International (HSI)

Humane Society International is one of the only international animal protection organizations in the world working to protect all animals.
Revenue
$29.0m
Assets
$5.7m
Employees
42
EIN
52-1769464
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Welfare Institute

Animal Welfare Institute promotes the welfare of all animals and seeks to reduce animal suffering caused by people through its program. Its mission is to reduce animal suffering caused by people. It is located in Washington, DC.
Revenue
$11.4m
Assets
$26.2m
Employees
28
EIN
13-5655952
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Humane Society of the United States

National organization fighting to end animal cruelty and build a more compassionate future. Rescues and cares for animals in crisis.
Revenue
$175.0m
Assets
$454.7m
Employees
644
EIN
53-0225390
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Humane - First To Serve

American Humane - First To Serve: promoting animal welfare, heroic dog awards, and rescue teams responding to natural disasters, cruelty, neglect.
Revenue
$25.9m
Assets
$36.2m
Employees
111
EIN
84-0432950
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Rescue Alliance

Humane Rescue Alliance protects animals in DC & NJ from cruelty. It operates animal shelters and provides medical attention, lost/found services, adoptions, & humane euthanasia.
Revenue
$26.2m
Assets
$50.7m
Employees
349
EIN
53-0219724
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alley Cat Allies

Alley Cat Allies is the global engine of change for cats. They protect and improve cats' lives through their innovative, cutting-edge programs. They are seen around the world as a champion for the humane treatment of all cats.
Revenue
$17.9m
Assets
$22.2m
Employees
15
EIN
52-1742079
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Warrior Canine Connection (WCC)

Warrior Canine Connection is a pioneering organization that utilizes clinically based Canine Connection Therapy to help wounded Warriors reconnect with life, their families, their communities, and each other.
Revenue
$5.6m
Assets
$15.9m
Employees
64
EIN
45-2981579
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Virginia Equine Alliance

The purpose of the Virginia Equine Alliance is to sustain, promote, and expand the horse breeding and horse racing industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Revenue
$28.8m
Assets
$25.8m
Employees
23
EIN
47-2280629
IRS type
501(c)(6)

Last Chance Animal Rescue

Last Chance is a non-profit corporation that rescues and cares for abandoned pets and places them in good homes in Maryland, Washington, dc, and northen Virginia. Their Animal clinic provides high quality, high volume, low cost spay and neuter services.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$8.6m
Employees
141
EIN
52-2328626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Humane League

We exist to end the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action and leave animals off their plates.
Revenue
$18.5m
Assets
$19.7m
Employees
114
EIN
04-3817491
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fauquier Spca

Fauquier Spca rescues and rehomes animals, educates about spaying/neutering. Located in Warrenton, VA.
Revenue
$2.4m
Assets
$8.4m
Employees
55
EIN
54-6052515
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Humane Education Society

NHES fosters kindness to animals in children & adults through humane education, advocacy, animal adoption center, spay program, and alliance partnerships.
Revenue
$2.8m
Assets
$4.2m
Employees
65
EIN
54-0618244
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue

Rescues homeless animals from euthanasia and finds them loving homes through a volunteer-powered adoption program. Educates on responsible pet ownership.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$9.8m
Employees
31
EIN
30-0559037
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Virginia Incorporated

To inspire compassion for all living things, to provide shelter to animals in need, and to promote adoptions, animal welfare, and responsible pet ownership in our community.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$8.0m
Employees
67
EIN
54-0796610
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Animal Welfare League of Arlington

To improve the lives of animals & help all companion animals find compassionate and permanent homes. Improving the lives of animals and people by providing resources, care, and protection.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
63
EIN
54-0603502
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Homeward Trails Animal Rescue (HT)

Homeward Trails seeks to find permanent adoptive homes in the Mid-Atlantic Region for dogs and cats from high-kill shelters or whose owners can no longer care for them.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$2.4m
Employees
87
EIN
32-0086330
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Montgomery County Humane Society

To create a supportive environment in which all animals are valued and appreciated for their role in human and social wellbeing while addressing overpopulation and mistreatment of animals and reducing reliance on institutional sheltering.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
43
EIN
52-6044968
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Alley Cat Rescue

ACRs programs promote better care for community cats through trap-neuter-return. Local programs include placing unwanted cats in new homes, running a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, and providing support for local feral cat caretakers.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$2.6m
Employees
20
EIN
52-2279100
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Humane Society Legislative Fund

Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) is a social welfare organization that works to pass animal protection laws at the state and federal levels, to educate the public about animal protection issues, and to support humane candidates for office.
Revenue
$5.4m
Assets
$10.0m
Employees
21
EIN
59-3786428
IRS type
501(c)(4)
Want more insights on animal shelters in Washington DC?
There's a whole lot more to Cause IQ than what you see here. Additional filters, personnel information, peer benchmarking, Salesforce integration, vendor lists, etc. Access all the information your company needs in one place, already collected.
Schedule a demo
Over 200 customers use Cause IQ to grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients.
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.
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2024 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy