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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

Totals

Total revenue
$95,955,811
Total expenses
$94,737,712
Contributions and grants received
$23,289,940
Grants paid
$1,635,372
Program service revenue
$71,179,180
Investment income
$1,643,175
Other revenue
-$156,484
Total assets, end of year
$202,243,396
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,785,659
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$166,457,737
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$82,340,995
Management and general expenses
$8,882,751
Fundraising expenses
$3,513,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$82,340,995

Program services were 86.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $464,275

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,825,665

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,187,923

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HEALTH & HOSPITAL SVCS.

    total $68,699,299 · related or exempt $68,699,299

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FARM, CEMETERY & OTHER

    total $2,479,881 · related or exempt $2,479,881

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $503,755 · excluded $503,755

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $44,371,020

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $43,231,600

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,139,420

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,139,420 · excluded $1,139,420

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $230,567

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $464,275

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $387,051

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$156,484 · excluded -$156,484

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $27,000 · program services $27,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,598,372 · program services $1,598,372

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,446,712 · program services $1,033,365 · management and general $1,170,745 · fundraising $242,602

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $49,760,955 · program services $44,941,878 · management and general $3,782,715 · fundraising $1,036,362

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total -$1,023,117 · program services -$895,602 · management and general -$102,540 · fundraising -$24,975

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,826,768 · program services $5,975,919 · management and general $684,202 · fundraising $166,647

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,678,214 · program services $3,219,783 · management and general $368,643 · fundraising $89,788

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $53,868 · program services $39,838 · management and general $4,861 · fundraising $9,169

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $99,000 · management and general $99,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $24,000 · program services $24,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $763,624 · fundraising $763,624

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $428,296 · management and general $428,296

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,136,047 · program services $2,451,559 · management and general $503,752 · fundraising $180,736

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $203,697 · program services $4,711 · management and general $137,031 · fundraising $61,955

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,380,328 · program services $1,009,913 · management and general $136,184 · fundraising $234,231

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $546,334 · program services $460,398 · management and general $82,249 · fundraising $3,687

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,473,283 · program services $2,801,661 · management and general $655,501 · fundraising $16,121

  • 17 · Travel

    total $298,475 · program services $294,778 · management and general $2,381 · fundraising $1,316

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $131,072 · program services $120,321 · management and general $10,048 · fundraising $703

  • 20 · Interest

    total $638,252 · program services $576,993 · management and general $59,660 · fundraising $1,599

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,448,261 · program services $3,121,312 · management and general $310,762 · fundraising $16,187

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $796,596 · program services $596,239 · management and general $193,706 · fundraising $6,651

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $10,176,240 · program services $10,175,612 · management and general $570 · fundraising $58

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES/CREDIT CARD P

    total $1,750,859 · program services $1,569,586 · management and general $50,462 · fundraising $130,811

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING/PUBLICATIONS

    total $458,373 · program services $7,441 · management and general $147,809 · fundraising $303,123

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTALS

    total $105,267 · program services $27,498 · management and general $77,769

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,500,936 · program services $3,148,420 · management and general $78,945 · fundraising $273,571

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,551,217 · end of year $5,080,067

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,535,178 · end of year $1,609,108

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $332,885 · end of year $423,275

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $411,206 · end of year $409,042

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,872,506 · end of year $2,097,235

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $112,388,673

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $45,643,499

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $60,868,470 · end of year $66,745,174

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $24,980,011 · end of year $20,555,762

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $113,418,902 · end of year $103,317,476

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $15,785,102 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $742,249 · end of year $2,006,257

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,734,770 · end of year $5,686,679

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $283,262 · end of year $349,618

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $18,987,835 · end of year $17,634,795

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $2,871,823

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,698,534 · end of year $9,242,744

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,058,679 · end of year $106,299,552

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $70,734,646 · end of year $60,158,185

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MSPCA IS TO PROTECT ANIMALS, RELIEVE THEIR SUFFERING, ADVANCE THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE, PREVENT CRUELTY AND WORK FOR A JUST AND COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROTECT ANIMALS, RELIEVE THEIR SUFFERING, ADVANCE THEIR HEALTH & WELFARE AND PREVENT CRUELTY.

  • ANGELL ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTERS IN BOSTON AND WALTHAM, THE LOW-INCOME VETRINARY CLINICS IN BOSTON, METHUEN AND THE CAPE AND THE LOW INCOME AND VETERINARY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS LOCATED AT NASHOBA VALLEY TECHINICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN WESTFORD AND ESSEX NORTH SHORE AGRICULURAL & TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS HAD 107,485 VISITS IN 2022. OF THOSE, 39,267 RECEIVED EMERGENCY CARE. ANGELL'S MORE THAN 140 DOCTORS, INCLUDING 46 BOARD-CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS, WORK AS A TEAM TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY GENERAL WELLNESS, EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY CARE. IN 2022, ORGANIZATION WIDE, MSPCA STERILIZED 10,145 DOGS, CATS AND SMALL ANIMALS. ANGELL BOSTON'S LOCATION HAS EARNED THE ACCREDITATION OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. ANGELL BOSTON AND ANGELL WALTHAM LOCATIONS ARE OPEN FOR EMERGENCIES 24 HOURS OF EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR. PET OWNERS WHO CANNOT AFFORD ROUTINE OR EMERGENCY CARE FOR THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS MAY APPLY TO THE PET CARE ASSISTANCE FUND FOR FINANCIAL AID.

    Expenses $69,703,124 · Grants $1,635,372 · Revenue $68,699,299

  • EACH YEAR OUR THREE ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTERS TAKE IN THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS INCLUDING CATS, DOGS, RABBITS, BIRDS, REPTILES, HORSES, GOATS, SHEEP, COWS, PIGS, VARIOUS FARM BIRDS, GUINEA PIGS, FERRETS, HAMSTERS, GERBILS, MICE AND RATS. IN 2022, A TOTAL OF 5,282 ANIMALS FOUND HOMES THROUGH ADOPTION, TRANSFERS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, REUNITING PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS AND SURRENDER PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OUR NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS HELPS US PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO EVERY ANIMAL IN OUR CARE. 808 ANIMALS WHO NEEDED EXTRA TIME TO HEAL WENT THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM AND 679 VOLUNTEERS DONATED THEIR TIME TO HELP WITH ANIMAL CARE, SPECIAL EVENTS AND OFFICE WORK. OUR BEHAVIOR PROGRAM PROVIDED 3,742 PET OWNERS WITH TRAINING, 2,760 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT EACH OF OUR ADOPTION CENTERS, INCLUDING SUMMER CAMP, READING PROGRAMS AND JUNIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. A TOTAL 8,085 ANIMALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WERE STERILIZED THROUGH OUR LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 9,812 ANIMALS RECEIVED SUBSIDIZED MEDICAL CARE TREATMENT AT OUR COMMUNITY WELLNESS CLINICS.IN ADDITION TO FINDING HOMES FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS, OUR ADOPTION CENTERS STRIVE TO PROVIDE THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES WITH ANIMAL-RELATED INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO HELP CREATE A MORE COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY. DURING 2022: 1.128 ANIMALS RECEIVED END OF LIFE CARE THROUGH OUR PET LOSS SERVICES, INCLUDING 99 BURIALS AT HILLSIDE ACRE PET CEMETERY305 FARM ANIMALS MATCHED DIRECTLY WITH ADOPTERS THROUGH OUR ADOPTION OUTREACH INITIATIVES AT NEVINS FARM OVER 3 MILLION PET MEALS PROVIDED TO NEEDY FAMILIES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES608 ANIMALS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SOUTH TO MASSACHUSETTS AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATION WITH NORTHEAST ANIMAL SHELTER, INC.2,000 NEW ANIMALS MET BY OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAMS (8,436 IN TOTAL SUPPORTED)

    Expenses $11,373,447 · Revenue $2,479,881

  • OUR MSPCA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FULLY COMMISSIONED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MEET A HOST OF CHALLENGES EVERY DAY IN THEIR QUEST TO MAKE THIS A BETTER WORLD FOR ANIMALS. DURING 2022, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INVESTIGATED 827 COMPLAINTS RESULTING IN 180 WARNINGS AND 30 CHARGES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; PERFORMED ???? CASE RE-CHECKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; ACCEPTED THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF 291 ANIMALS; AND MADE 202 COURT APPEARANCES. MORE THAN 13,371 ANIMALS WERE INSPECTED BY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN 2022. EDUCATION IS A LARGE PIECE OF THE WORK OF THESE OFFICERS, WHO SEEK TO PREVENT CRUELTY IN ADDITION TO STOPPING CRUELTY ALREADY IN PROGRESS. DURING 2022, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN 244 EDUCATIONAL OR ADVISORY SESSIONS WITH ANIMAL OWNERS.

    Expenses $1,264,424

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Judith Malone

    DIRECTOR, CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Matthew Jordan

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jessica Gifford Nigrelli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lindsay Cook

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lynn Dayton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elissa Flynn-Poppey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Patrick Planeta

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Roses

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Constance Noble

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Traci Logan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lori Sidman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andrea Anastasio

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dale Bearden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl Forte

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Barbara Schaye

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sarah Monaco

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ellen Wilson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Neal Litvack

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $727,391
    From this org
    $694,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,762
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $601,521
    Bonus
    $86,250
    Other
    $6,858
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,512
    Filer's total
    $727,391

  • Kathleen Collins

    SVP/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $550,520
    From this org
    $418,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $132,262
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $361,294
    Bonus
    $53,400
    Other
    $3,564
    Deferred
    $88,995
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,267
    Filer's total
    $550,520

  • Todd M McCann

    VP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $278,198
    From this org
    $264,989
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,209
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,183
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $806
    Deferred
    $13,209
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $278,198

  • Drann Marie Greenleaf

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $493,054
    From this org
    $389,795
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $103,259
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,723
    Bonus
    $40,750
    Other
    $2,322
    Deferred
    $62,059
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,200
    Filer's total
    $493,054

  • Susan Rowell

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $242,602
    From this org
    $229,152
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,450
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,414
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $738
    Deferred
    $11,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,950
    Filer's total
    $242,602

  • Kara Holmquist

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $154,948
    From this org
    $126,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,502
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,870
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $576
    Deferred
    $25,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,431
    Filer's total
    $154,948

  • Dr Nicholas Trout

    SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $516,857
    From this org
    $424,594
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $92,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $321,613
    Bonus
    $100,728
    Other
    $2,253
    Deferred
    $48,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,596
    Filer's total
    $516,857

  • Dr Katherine M Hogan

    CARDIOLOGY VET

    Total calculated
    $453,640
    From this org
    $429,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,083
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,909
    Bonus
    $225,262
    Other
    $386
    Deferred
    $8,882
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,201
    Filer's total
    $453,640

  • Dr Ruth A Van Hatten

    RADIOLOGIST

    Total calculated
    $437,651
    From this org
    $406,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,931
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,727
    Bonus
    $149,466
    Other
    $527
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,681
    Filer's total
    $437,651

  • Dr Susan Casale

    RADIOLOGIST

    Total calculated
    $459,393
    From this org
    $403,811
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,582
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $302,205
    Bonus
    $99,415
    Other
    $2,191
    Deferred
    $17,410
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,172
    Filer's total
    $459,393

  • Dr Jillian Z Walz

    INTERNAL MEDICINE VET

    Total calculated
    $381,891
    From this org
    $360,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,509
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,398
    Bonus
    $161,606
    Other
    $378
    Deferred
    $15,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,259
    Filer's total
    $381,891

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 5
ANGELL ANIMAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS A VARIABLE COMPENSATION PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM COMPENSATES CERTAIN VETERINARY STAFF WITH A BASE PAY AND A VARIABLE PORTION THAT IS BASED ON EACH EMPLOYEE'S REVENUE GENERATION AND COMPARISON TO SET GOALS. THE 5 HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A ARE ALL VETERINARY STAFF AND WERE PART OF THIS COMPENSATION PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7
BONUSES DETERMINED ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS WERE GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND TAKING ON ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • TRUSTS (4)

    BENEFIT THE MSPCA · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MSPCA

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUST (1)

    BENEFIT THE MSPCA · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MSPCA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322149349301867

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