# Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies

We transform lives through extraordinary animal care and advocacy. We inspire compassion and positive relationships between the community and animals through direct action and humane education.

## Organization facts

- **Organization:** Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies
- **Legal name:** FRIENDS OF THE PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTER
- **Organization type:** 501(c)(3) nonprofit
- **EIN:** 33-0731853
- **IRS 501(c)(3) ruling:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Palm Springs, California
- **Primary cause:** Animals
- **IRS classification:** NTEE D20 — Animals
- **Cause confirmed by:** organization's own category selection on its CV Giving Day profile ('Animals')
- **CV Giving Day status:** 2026 participant
- **Official website:** https://psanimalshelter.org
- **Giving page:** https://www.mightycause.com/organization/gpsanimalallies

## About Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies

We transform lives through extraordinary animal care and advocacy. We inspire compassion and positive relationships between the community and animals through direct action and humane education.

Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies (formerly Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, which operates the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, the Desert Wildlife Center and the Desert Community Animal Center. The Palm Springs Animal Shelter is an open admissions municipal shelter serving the city of Palm Springs and providing programs for animals, pets and pet owners across the Coachella Valley. The Desert Wildlife Center, located in Indio, CA, serves as a safe refuge for sick, injured, and orphaned wildlife needing medical treatment and rehabilitation. The Desert Community Animal Center, located in Desert Hot Springs, CA, is a low-cost veterinary clinic serving the residents of Desert Hot Springs and throughout the Coachella Valley.

## Record

- **Verified:** Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record.
- **Participation years on record:** 2025, 2026
- **Years covered by our records:** 2025, 2026 (absence of a year does not mean the organization did not participate)
- **Last reviewed:** August 19, 2026
- **Canonical page:** https://www.cvgiving.org/nonprofits/greater-palm-springs-animal-allies/
- **Provided by:** Desert Community Foundation (501(c)(3), EIN 95-4725924)