The mission of the SPCA of Tompkins County is to protect companion animals. We are a no-kill shelter dedicated to preventing animal cruelty and overpopulation. We promote responsible pet stewardship by providing education, counseling and training to nurture and enhance the human-animal bond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 160 volunteers and 35 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $128K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$306K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +14%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +9%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -12%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.5M Management & general 22% · $480K Fundraising 9% · $207K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$115,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Bouderau’s $115K as Executive Dir. is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Bouderau$115,000$125,192$122,500$112,000$110,923

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Tompkins County SPCA executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects companion animals through rescue, adoption, and education to prevent cruelty and overpopulation.

Questions for Tompkins County SPCA

Tap to ask. Tompkins County SPCA sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Tompkins County SPCA answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To prevent cruelty to animals by operating a shelter and by servicing the community's needs of stray animal control.

$1.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$465K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$480K
Fundraisingcol D$207K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$939K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$306K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$112K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$465K
Investment incomeLn 3$24K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$560
SavingsLn 2$938K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$939K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$306K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
VolunteersI 6160
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$939K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$205K$306K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$80K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$827K$200K$108K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$110K$80K$21K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$2K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$38$125$7K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$5K$44K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K$2K$39K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$130K$115K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$831$33K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$521K$394K$57K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.5M$480K$207K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$2.2M−$266K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.0M−$326K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.8M−$196K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.7M$207K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.6M−$57K$2.5M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,943,109 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,233,051$1,446,332
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $449,970$465,391
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,643$23,941
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,653$7,445
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,709,317$1,943,109
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,216,614$1,366,803
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $77,727$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $741,039$842,592
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,035,380$2,209,395
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$326,063−$266,286
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,943,109 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$112,291
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,334,041
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,495
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,446,332
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $465,391$465,391
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,476$21,476
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,465$2,465
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$7,445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $467,856 · Excluded from tax $21,476$1,943,109
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,209,395 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,500 · Management $34,500$115,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $827,415 · Management $200,077 · Fundraising $107,691$1,135,183
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,015$7,015
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,598 · Management $20,566 · Fundraising $9,441$109,605
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,614 · Management $29,777$31,391
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $38 · Management $125 · Fundraising $6,967$7,130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,206 · Management $43,711 · Fundraising $3,226$52,143
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,822 · Management $39,020$40,842
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $114,754 · Management $15,648$130,402
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $831 · Management $33,485 · Fundraising $8,708$43,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $394,155 · Management $56,514 · Fundraising $70,563$521,232
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,428$16,428
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,522,361 · Management $480,438 · Fundraising $206,596$2,209,395
Part X · Balance sheet $2,270,268 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $595$560
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,044,521$938,469
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,174$14,950
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,125$9,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,324,583$1,261,274
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,014$46,014
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,436,012$2,270,268
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $118,786$213,534
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $86,649$92,443
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $205,435$305,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,230,577$1,964,291
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,230,577$1,964,291
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,436,012$2,270,268
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,964,291 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,943,109
XI-2 Total expenses$2,209,395
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$266,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,230,577
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,964,291

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.