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The Anti-Cruelty Society

Chicago, Illinois · EIN 36-2179814 · Animal-Related · tax-exempt since 1937

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 62.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended October 2025.

Graded against 1,422 animal-related nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.42.0 months33
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.44
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.65% from one source50
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.84.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.23not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Oct 2025Form 990$15.41M$16.46M−$1.05M$57.58M42.0164C
Oct 2024Form 990$14.01M$16.99M−$2.98M$56.61M40.0215C
Oct 2023Form 990$14.45M$16.81M−$2.37M$53.44M38.1195C
Oct 2022Form 990$13.62M$15.12M−$1.50M$55.21M43.8159C
Oct 2021Form 990$14.21M$12.10M$2.11M$65.54M65.0146D
Oct 2020Form 990$10.81M$13.46M−$2.65M$59.08M52.7141D
Oct 2019Form 990$17.65M$9.60M$8.06M$61.70M77.2137D
Oct 2018Form 990$9.84M$9.35M$484K$51.88M66.6164C
Oct 2017Form 990$9.24M$8.77M$473K$53.77M73.6143C
Oct 2016Form 990$8.57M$8.43M$144K$51.25M73.0156C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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