Charleston Animal Society
Charleston Animal Society reported $14.3 million in revenue and $11.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.41 went to program services, $3.78 to management and general costs and $13.81 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 69.9% of the total. Government grants made up 23.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $280,761 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 79% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.4% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.8% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 69.9% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 23.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 17.8% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $280,761 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.41% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 38.5 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNo 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) ending unnecessary euthanasia of companion animals, (2) ending overpopulation of companion animals, and (3) ending animal cruelty. In the greater charleston area alone, over 15,000 animals benefit from 15 strategies including (a) finding homes for homeless animals through 5,040…
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 ocean, and america's heartland, to create a place where every healthy and treatable dog and cat has a home. This project is intended to save healthy and treatable animals throughout south carolina as measured by achieving a 10% or less euthanasia rate across sc's 46 counties. Since its inception, upward of 1 million lives have been saved in sc's animal shelters. In 2024, this statewide initiative (1) organized the largest annual statewide dog and…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $268,988 | $0 | $11,773 | $280,761 |
| CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,860 | $0 | $6,961 | $171,821 |
| SENIOR VETERINARIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $149,343 | $0 | $7,262 | $156,605 |
| VICE PRESIDENT AND COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,133 | $0 | $6,235 | $137,368 |
| VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,975 | $0 | $6,932 | $123,907 |
| VETERINARIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,303 | $0 | $5,940 | $121,243 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF HR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,184 | $0 | $5,101 | $106,285 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Charleston Animal Society (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $682K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b23 · 23 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5162
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,053
Private foundation grants it received
44 private foundations reported grants to Charleston Animal Society totaling $455K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Charleston Animal Society's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Charleston Animal Society reported that 82.4% of its $11.7 million in expenses went to program services, 3.8% to management and general and 13.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Charleston Animal Society pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Charleston Animal Society reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $280,761, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Charleston Animal Society get its money?
Of $14.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 69.9% came from contributions and grants (including 23.0% from government grants) and 17.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Charleston Animal Society a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 57-6021863 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202611329349304631 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202541199349301744 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441209349301054 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341179349300124 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211109349300611 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202140829349300804 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041369349301209 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 57-6021863: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.