SPCA of Texas
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE SPCA OF TEXAS IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EVERY ANIMAL EXCEPTIONAL CARE AND A LOVING HOME.
- Income
- $18.7 million
- Spending
- $20.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 18.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 240
- Volunteers
- 5,655
- Highest pay
- $282,658, president, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 30% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $10.0 million spent. ANIMAL SHELTERS, REHABILITATION AND ADOPTIONS: FOUNDED IN 1938, THE SPCA OF TEXAS IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES TWO ANIMAL SHELTERS AND A RESCUE CENTER: THE DALLAS ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN WEST DALLAS, THE ELLIS COUNTY ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN WAXAHACHIE, AND THE RUSSELL E. DEALEY ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER IN WEST DALLAS, TEXAS. THESE FACILITIES PROVIDE SHELTER, REHABILITATION, AND CARE FOR ANIMALS IN NEED, WHICH COME TO THE SPCA OF TEXAS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING STRAYS FROM UNINCORPORATED DALLAS COUNTY AND ELLIS COUNTY, RESCUED BY AND AWARDED TO THE SPCA OF TEXAS IN CASES OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT, TRANSFERRED FROM MUNICIPAL SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS, SURRENDERED BY THEIR OWNERS, AND TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER SHELTERS IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTERS. THE SPCA OF TEXAS DOES NOT PLACE TIME LIMITS ON ANIMALS ACCEPTED BY ITS SHELTERS AND DOES NOT EUTHANIZE ANIMALS FOR LACK OF SPACE. THE SHELTERS ALSO SERVE AS ADOPTION CENTERS WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN MEET AND ADOPT PETS. ADOPTABLE SHELTER PETS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED, VACCINATED, MICROCHIPPED, AND KEPT HEALTHY AND HAPPY BY SPCA OF TEXAS SHELTER VETERINARIANS, MEDICAL STAFF, BEHAVIOR STAFF, SHELTER STAFF, AND DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. TOGETHER WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR MOBILE AND OFFSITE ADOPTIONS, AND GENEROUS PARTNERSHIPS WITH NORTH TEXAS MEDIA, THE SPCA OF TEXAS TRASFERRED TO OTHER SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND FOUND LOVING HOMES FOR MORE THAN 7,000 ANIMALS IN 2024. THE SPCA OF TEXAS' FOSTER DEPARTMENT PLACED MORE THAN 2,200 ANIMALS INTO TEMPORARY CARE IN 2024.
- $4.2 million spent. PUBLIC VETERINARY CLINICS AND PET RESOURCE CENTER: THE SPCA OF TEXAS OPERATES ONE LOW-COST VETERINARY CLINIC, THE MYRON K. MARTIN SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC IN WEST DALLAS. THE CLINIC PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES AT LOW COSTS SO EVERYONE CAN AFFORD TO CARE FOR THEIR PET. SPCA OF TEXAS VETERINARIANS AND MEDICAL TEAMS SPAY OR NEUTER, VACCINATE, AND MICROCHIP EVERY ADOPTABLE ANIMAL IN ITS ANIMAL SHELTERS, AND ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN NEED WITH FREE OR LOW-COST SERVICES THROUGH ITS RUSSELL H. PERRY PET RESOURCE CENTER, AT THE CLINIC, AND MOBILE VACCINE CLINICS. IN ADDITION, THE PET RESOURCE CENTER PARTNERS WITH INDIVIDUALS, OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE FREE FOOD AND OTHER SERVICES TO UNDER-RESOURCED PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. IN 2024, THE SPCA OF TEXAS' VETERINARY AND PET RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAMS HELPED MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR PETS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM BY PROVIDING MORE THAN 7,500 WELLNESS VISITS, MORE THAN 10,000 SPAY OR NEUTER SURGERIES, AND ALMOST 200,000 POUNDS OF FREE FOOD.
- $895,976 spent. ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS UNIT: THE SPCA OF TEXAS FIELDS A TEAM OF TWO FULL TIME HUMANE INVESTIGATORS, A CHIEF INVESTIGATOR, A CASE MANAGER, A CASE COORDINATOR, AND A VETERINARIAN WHO RESCUED MORE THAN 900 ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY AND NEGLECT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS COUNTIES IN 2024. THE INVESTIGATORS WORK WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO INVESTIGATE CRUELTY AND RESCUE ANIMALS FROM ABUSIVE AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS, GATHERING EVIDENCE, AND BRINGING THE CASES TO TRIAL. TYPICAL CASES INCLUDE PUPPY MILLS, ANIMAL HOARDING, ANIMAL FIGHTING, AND ABANDONED, STARVING AND/OR INJURED ANIMALS. IN ADDITION, THE SPCA OF TEXAS PARTNERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT UPON REQUEST TO PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE AND FORENSIC VETERINARY SERVICES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS PURSUING ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
- $885,536 spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES BEYOND THE ABOVE THREE AREAS: MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, CALL CENTER, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (VOLUNTEER).
- (Expenses $ 885,536 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 4,953) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES BEYOND THE ABOVE THREE AREAS: MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, CALL CENTER, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (VOLUNTEER).
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1940.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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