Nonprofit · EIN 23-1365196
BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Tax-exempt · LAHASKA, PA 18931
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,358,842 | $3,645,861 | $712,981 | $15,785,041 | $67 | $15,784,974 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,875,630 | $3,190,808 | $684,822 | $15,631,261 | $552 | $15,630,709 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,655,802 | $2,996,367 | -$340,565 | $14,047,325 | $661 | $14,046,664 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,096,610
- of which government grants
- $19,483
- Program service revenue
- $225,056
- Investment income
- $1,051,125
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $767,799
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$18,089
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,502
- Other revenue
- -$13,949
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $180,633
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,768,571
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,351,631
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,516
- Occupancy
- $94,286
- Travel
- $8,065
- Depreciation
- $318,446
- Program services (functional)
- $3,123,490
- Management and general (functional)
- $372,800
- Fundraising (functional)
- $149,571
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,631,261
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,785,041
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $67
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,784,974
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,385,687
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,505,145
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $15,496,923
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $288,051
- Gross receipts
- $4,837,091
- Employees
- 61
- Volunteers
- 271
- Year formed
- 1912
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA REIDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $158,637 | $17,397 |
| HILLARY CAUSANCHI VMD | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,721 | $6,107 |
| MARIA WIRTHS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DEHAVEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ATKINSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDIMARIE MAUGLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANINA BOBAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT D JAMES ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL JUDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYCE SANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNE MAGEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHADE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SZARKO JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD WEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA REIDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $145,849 | $16,646 |
| HILLARY CAUSANCHI VMD | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,430 | $5,374 |
| MARIA WIRTHS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DEHAVEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ATKINSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDIMARIE MAUGLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANINA BOBAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA GALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H JOSEPH PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHADE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD WEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNE MAGEE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA REIDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $140,510 | $15,654 |
| HILLARY CAUSANCHI VMD | VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,282 | $5,384 |
| MARIA WIRTHS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DEHAVEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE HARTSHORNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDIMARIE MAUGLE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA BOBRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN ATKINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANINA BOBAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA GALE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD WEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| H JOSEPH PHILLIPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHADE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 277, LAHASKA, PA 18931-0277
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARIA WIRTHS, 1665 STREET ROAD, NEW HOPE, PA 18938
- Signed the 990
- MARIA WIRTHS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 794-7425
- Website
- WWW.BUCKSCOUNTYSPCA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLP
Mission
THE BUCKS COUNTY SPCA ASSISTS ANIMALS IN NEED AND PREVENTS SUFFERING THROUGH RESCUE, RE-HOMING,CRUELTY INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
Program accomplishments
- ANIMAL SHELTERING, RESCUE, AND RE-HOMING: IN 2025, THERE WERE 885 ADOPTIONS OF CATS, DOGS, SMALL AND FARM ANIMALS FROM BCSPCA'S TWO SHELTERS IN LAHASKA AND QUAKERTOWN. MOST OF THESE ANIMALS WERE SURRENDERED OR LOST PETS WHO NEEDED OUR HELP TO FIND A NEW HOME. SOME WERE INJURED STRAY ANIMALS RESCUED THROUGH OUR 24-HOUR EMERGENCY HOTLINE, THE REST WERE RESCUED THROUGH OUR HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS OR TRANSFERRED IN FROM OTHER AGENCIES. ALL OF THESE ANIMALS RECEIVED NECESSARY FOOD, SHELTER, AND MEDICAL CARE, INCLUDING NEUTERING, VACCINATIONS, AND MICROCHIPPING FOR DOGS, CATS, AND RABBITS PRIOR TO ADOPTION. SOME RECEIVED SPECIALIZED CARE OR SURGERIES TO RECOVER FROM INJURY, ILLNESS, OR ABUSE. OUR SHELTERS ALSO PROVIDED SERVICES FOR HUNDREDS OF OTHER BUCKS COUNTY ANIMALS THROUGH THE FREE PET BEHAVIOR HELPLINE, DOG TRAINING CLASSES, LOST AND FOUND PET ASSISTANCE, AND SUBSIDIZED LOW-COST END OF LIFE SERVICES.Expenses $2,365,281 · revenue $228,558
- COMMUNITY OUTREACH: PROVIDES EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, AND A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO ASSIST STRUGGLING PET OWNERS WHO NEED HELP TO CARE FOR AND KEEP THEIR PETS. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS RECEIVED TRAINING LAST YEAR ABOUT THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS THROUGH SHELTER TOURS, PRESENTATIONS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND SUPERVISION OF SERVICE PROJECTS. THE SURRENDER PREVENTION PROGRAM ASSISTED 181 HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR ANIMALS. OVER $76,000 IN SMALL GRANTS WAS PROVIDED THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL VETERINARY CLINICS, GROOMERS, AND LANDLORDS TO ENABLE PETS TO STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES. COUNTLESS OTHER PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE AIDED THROUGH IN-KIND DONATIONS OF MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS OF PET FOOD AND PET SUPPLIES DONATED TO LOCAL PANTRIES ACROSS THE COUNTY.Expenses $435,181
- ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION: BCSPCA EMPLOYS A TEAM OF HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. IN 2025, THEY INVESTIGATED 627COMPLAINTS OF SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. FROM THESE INVESTIGATIONS, BCSPCA RESCUED 295 ANIMALS AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE MEDICAL AND OTHER ESSENTIAL CARE THEY NEEDED. IN ADDITION TO ENFORCEMENT OF ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS, HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL POLICE FORCES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND OTHER EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESOLVE ANIMAL-RELATED ISSUES ACROSS BUCKS COUNTY. OUR OFFICERS ARE FUNDED SOLELY THROUGH DONOR SUPPORT.Expenses $323,028
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1365196
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,785,041
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,837,091
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $4,358,842 | $3,645,861 | $15,785,041 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $3,875,630 | $3,190,808 | $15,631,261 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,655,802 | $2,996,367 | $14,047,325 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $3,246,394 | $3,035,857 | $13,005,167 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1365196).
Questions about BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
- What is the EIN of BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS is 23-1365196.
- Is BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MARIA WIRTHS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,637 (LINDA REIDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BUCKS COUNTY SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,358,842, expenses of $3,645,861 and total assets of $15,785,041 at year end.
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