Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wake County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
560891732
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Raleigh, NC, USA
Phone
9197722326
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,082,073
Expenses
$7,495,332
Assets
$23,366,943
Liabilities
$1,162,774

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLY JANZEN (PRESIDENT / CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • KIMBERLY JANZEN (PRESIDENT / CEO): $176,722 total reported compensation
  • MONDAMIN LAMB (VP OF DEVELOPMENT): $108,944 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Located in raleigh, nc, the spca of wake county works in over half the state of North Carolina through collaborative partnerships that save pets and help people. Significant activities include: decreasing the number of animals entering animal shelters, increasing the number of animals leaving these shelters, and changing the hearts and minds of our community to value all companion animals. Our mission is to transform the lives of pets and people through protection, care, education, and adoption. Our vision is to create a humane community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Sheltering, care and adoption: between july 2024 and june 2025, the spca of wake county took in a total of 3,896 homeless pets. A commitment to collaboration between spca wake and area animal shelters created a lifesaving shelter transfer program, and 2,544 pets were transferred from partner shelters into spca wake's care during fy25. These transferred pets reduce shelter pet euthanasia regionally and positively impact each shelter's capacity for care. Diversion program: an additional 1,342 pets were taken in from individuals to prevent those pets from entering the already overburdened animal shelter system. A robust foster care program allows spca wake to respond quickly to emergency pet intake needs, whether from partner shelters or disaster relief efforts. Approximately 54% of all incoming animals were cared for in a volunteer foster home for a brief time.spca wake's veterinary and behavior resources make it one of the few shelters in nc that can treat and rehabilitate a large volume of sick, injured or behaviorally challenged pets. This safety net program is especially helpful in eliminating euthanasia as the only option for injured pets at area shelter partners operating with limited resources. Innovative adoption programming rehomed 3,797 pets in fy25 and spca wake's live release rate was 97.39%. Spca wake will never euthanize a pet due to lack of space and is committed to saving every animal taken in. Spca wake only euthanizes pets that are too ill or too behaviorally unsound to be rehabilitated and adopted. Matching loving families with shelter pets is the heart of what spca wake does daily

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 79.1%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.12; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73% of revenue deployed · 79.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $177K · 21 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $205K reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.