Animal-related nonprofits: pay, overhead and reserves by state
7,777 animal-related organizations with revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026. Median program share 90.2%, management and general 7.4%, fundraising 0.0%, reserves 11.7 months; 31.7% report paying at least one officer or key employee.
Source: IRS Form 990 / 990-EZ e-file releases (public domain) joined with the Exempt Organizations Business Master File for NTEE codes; one latest return per EIN; universe = revenue USD 100k-5M, latest Form 990 or 990-EZ e-filed in 2025-2026, expenses above zero, 50 states + DC. Medians over filers reporting the field; management and fundraising shares count Form 990 filers only (990-EZ has no split). Data as of 2026-10-31.
Medians here (bar) vs all 226,109 filers nationally (mark):
| Revenue band | Filers | Pay anyone | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD 100k-250k | 3,442 | 15% | $13,914 | $28,900 | $45,000 |
| USD 250k-500k | 1,747 | 29% | $24,962 | $43,998 | $63,351 |
| USD 500k-1M | 1,234 | 43% | $42,302 | $60,000 | $81,757 |
| USD 1M-5M | 1,354 | 67% | $71,271 | $97,462 | $131,623 |
Top officer = the highest reportable compensation from the organization among the officers, directors, key and highest-compensated employees listed on Form 990 Part VII or 990-EZ Part IV (title and amount only, never a name). Percentiles cover filers that pay anyone; a dash means fewer than 10 of them. Benefits and deferred pay excluded.
By state
States with 20 or more filers link to a page with the full band table and bars.
| State | Filers | Program median | Reserves (mo) | Top pay median, 500k-1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 95 | 92.8% | 12.1 | — |
| Alaska | 39 | 85.0% | 12.1 | — |
| Arizona | 205 | 88.3% | 10.7 | $60,000 |
| Arkansas | 65 | 96.2% | 14.6 | — |
| California | 924 | 89.9% | 9.3 | $75,000 |
| Colorado | 233 | 89.0% | 9.4 | $51,169 |
| Connecticut | 86 | 93.0% | 9.8 | — |
| Delaware | 28 | 88.5% | 10.8 | — |
| District of Columbia | 25 | 80.7% | 8.6 | — |
| Florida | 517 | 90.7% | 9.6 | $56,351 |
| Georgia | 203 | 89.0% | 8.4 | $81,000 |
| Hawaii | 44 | 91.1% | 8.0 | — |
| Idaho | 57 | 86.0% | 24.3 | — |
| Illinois | 246 | 89.4% | 13.9 | $63,000 |
| Indiana | 152 | 91.6% | 14.6 | $45,750 |
| Iowa | 79 | 91.1% | 19.0 | — |
| Kansas | 70 | 91.7% | 18.3 | — |
| Kentucky | 86 | 84.8% | 15.6 | — |
| Louisiana | 68 | 96.0% | 12.3 | — |
| Maine | 68 | 87.6% | 21.6 | — |
| Maryland | 144 | 89.5% | 15.8 | $65,859 |
| Massachusetts | 157 | 86.8% | 15.7 | $82,120 |
| Michigan | 189 | 87.5% | 12.3 | $46,400 |
| Minnesota | 143 | 88.6% | 15.1 | $71,738 |
| Mississippi | 50 | 93.9% | 6.3 | — |
| Missouri | 132 | 92.3% | 12.7 | — |
| Montana | 63 | 89.9% | 23.0 | — |
| Nebraska | 46 | 93.4% | 16.2 | — |
| Nevada | 71 | 94.6% | 10.6 | — |
| New Hampshire | 45 | 88.5% | 14.5 | — |
| New Jersey | 169 | 90.3% | 10.7 | — |
| New Mexico | 64 | 91.8% | 11.1 | — |
| New York | 421 | 90.4% | 11.6 | $77,750 |
| North Carolina | 270 | 93.5% | 11.2 | $56,875 |
| North Dakota | 27 | 94.7% | 23.2 | — |
| Ohio | 248 | 92.0% | 15.2 | $48,430 |
| Oklahoma | 77 | 89.9% | 6.7 | — |
| Oregon | 148 | 90.0% | 10.2 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 311 | 88.2% | 13.0 | $54,058 |
| Rhode Island | 36 | 84.1% | 17.3 | — |
| South Carolina | 116 | 89.0% | 13.1 | — |
| South Dakota | 28 | 81.8% | 14.5 | — |
| Tennessee | 187 | 92.5% | 11.7 | — |
| Texas | 572 | 92.8% | 9.1 | $44,812 |
| Utah | 59 | 90.3% | 6.0 | — |
| Vermont | 31 | 89.0% | 24.0 | — |
| Virginia | 206 | 89.3% | 13.9 | — |
| Washington | 226 | 88.6% | 12.2 | $67,782 |
| West Virginia | 48 | 91.2% | 9.0 | — |
| Wisconsin | 165 | 85.7% | 19.9 | $56,869 |
| Wyoming | 38 | 89.2% | 24.7 | — |
Paid report
USD 49 one-time: a animal-related organization vs the 10 closest named peers on top officer pay, expense split, reserves and revenue mix, with a filing link per peer; USD 79 adds the one-page comparability data sheet for the board file. Checkout opens shortly; the free lookup and pages work meanwhile.
NTEE group D as assigned in the Business Master File (code list). Codes can lag an organization's real activity; the paid report uses the 3-character code and lets you swap a peer once for free.