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Form 990 for tax year 2024

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

Totals

Total revenue
$144,842,494
Total expenses
$125,518,835
Contributions and grants received
$46,543,205
Grants paid
$2,653,693
Program service revenue
$90,858,111
Investment income
$7,476,740
Other revenue
-$35,562
Total assets, end of year
$252,242,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,677,111
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$215,565,546
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$110,080,684
Management and general expenses
$10,645,534
Fundraising expenses
$4,792,617
Program service expenses (Part III)
$110,080,684

Program services were 87.7% 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

    $616,606

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $45,926,599

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,593,551

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

    total $88,654,163 · related or exempt $88,654,163

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

    total $2,203,948 · related or exempt $2,203,948

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,293,696 · excluded $1,293,696

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $36,999,006

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

    securities $30,815,962

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,183,044

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,183,044 · excluded $6,183,044

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $306,303

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

    $616,606

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $341,865

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$35,562 · excluded -$35,562

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $43,750 · program services $43,750

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,524,943 · program services $2,524,943

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $85,000 · program services $85,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,626,148 · program services $1,193,922 · management and general $1,164,807 · fundraising $267,419

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $64,494,854 · program services $58,897,150 · management and general $4,551,138 · fundraising $1,046,566

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,815,036 · program services $2,504,751 · management and general $255,565 · fundraising $54,720

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,266,281 · program services $8,244,913 · management and general $841,245 · fundraising $180,123

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,955,664 · program services $4,409,430 · management and general $449,903 · fundraising $96,331

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $84,052 · program services $80,928 · management and general $2,427 · fundraising $697

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $123,000 · management and general $123,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $26,000 · program services $26,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $839,991 · fundraising $839,991

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $506,633 · management and general $506,633

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,052,576 · program services $2,656,521 · management and general $738,971 · fundraising $657,084

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $207,212 · program services $4,033 · management and general $133,573 · fundraising $69,606

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,897,780 · program services $1,228,871 · management and general $139,171 · fundraising $529,738

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $294,083 · program services $91,821 · management and general $153,475 · fundraising $48,787

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,795,874 · program services $3,166,466 · management and general $613,129 · fundraising $16,279

  • 17 · Travel

    total $459,435 · program services $415,228 · management and general $29,133 · fundraising $15,074

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $225,271 · program services $178,252 · management and general $45,341 · fundraising $1,678

  • 20 · Interest

    total $725,364 · program services $669,393 · management and general $54,715 · fundraising $1,256

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,081,379 · program services $3,749,431 · management and general $314,276 · fundraising $17,672

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $774,653 · program services $609,638 · management and general $158,881 · fundraising $6,134

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $12,488,699 · program services $12,488,187 · management and general $477 · fundraising $35

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

    total $2,999,151 · program services $2,801,145 · management and general $16,589 · fundraising $181,417

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING/PUBLICATIONS

    total $417,252 · program services $2,809 · management and general $102,365 · fundraising $312,078

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTALS

    total $87,391 · program services $47,711 · management and general $39,680

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,621,363 · program services $3,960,391 · management and general $211,040 · fundraising $449,932

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,195,171 · end of year $4,346,166

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $699,856 · end of year $1,342,885

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $460,991 · end of year $420,306

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $415,802 · end of year $411,012

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,940,120 · end of year $2,575,787

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

    $121,315,799

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

    $53,237,685

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $67,140,013 · end of year $68,078,114

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $21,220,532 · end of year $33,830,404

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $117,668,164 · end of year $139,458,638

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,696,788 · end of year $1,779,345

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,815,870 · end of year $9,200,855

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $424,450 · end of year $492,542

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $16,810,163 · end of year $15,959,167

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,788,460 · end of year $2,700,296

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,179,547 · end of year $8,324,251

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $119,692,211 · end of year $137,569,476

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $64,726,736 · end of year $77,996,070

Mission and programs · 2024

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, WALTHAM, THE LOW-INCOME VETERINARY CLINICS IN BOSTON, METHUEN AND THE CAPE AND THE LOW INCOME AND VETERINARY TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM LOCATED AT ESSEX NORTH SHORE AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN DANVERS, MASSACHUSETTS HAD 110,445 VISITS IN 2024. OF THOSE, 30,518 RECEIVED EMERGENCY CARE. ANGELL'S MORE THAN 150 DOCTORS, INCLUDING 46 BOARD-CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS, WORK AS A TEAM TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY GENERAL WELLNESS, EMERGENCY AND SPECIALITY CARE. IN 2024, ORGANIZATION WIDE, MSPCA STERILIZED 10,305 DOGS, CATS AND SMALL ANIMALS. ANGELL'S BOSTON LOCATION HAS EARNED THE ACCREDITATION OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. ANGELL'S BOSTON AND 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 CARTER J. LUKE PET CARE ASSISTANCE FUND FOR FINANCIAL AID.

    Expenses $88,430,009 · Grants $2,304,061 · Revenue $88,654,163

  • EACH YEAR OUR FOUR 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 2024, A TOTAL OF 11,064 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. 1,225 ANIMALS WHO NEEDED EXTRA TIME TO HEAL WENT THROUGH OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM AND 1,072 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 90,203 HOURS TO HELP WITH ANIMAL CARE, SPECIAL EVENTS AND OFFICE WORK. OUR BEHAVIOR PROGRAM PROVIDED 4,174 PET OWNERS WITH TRAINING, AGILITY CLASSES, AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR CONSULTATIONS FOR THEI ANIMALS. 2,554 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT EACH OF OUR ADOPTION CENTERS, INCLUDING SUMMER CAMP, READING PROGRAMS AND JUNIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. A TOTAL 9,517 ANIMALS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WERE STERILIZED THROUGH OUR LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 13,236 ANIMALS RECEIVED SUBSIDIZED MEDICAL CARE TREATMENTS 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 2024: 927 ANIMALS RECEIVED END OF LIFE CARE THROUGH OUR PET LOSS SERVICES, INCLUDING 48 BURIALS AT HILLSIDE ACRE PET CEMETERY72 FARM ANIMALS BENEFITED BY OUR EQUINE OUTREACH PROGRAM AT NEVINS FARM THAT PROVIDES TEMPORARY FINANCIAL AID TO FARM ANIMAL AND EQUINE OWNERS STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE CARE DURING A TEMPORARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OVER 2.8 MILLION PET MEALS PROVIDED TO NEEDY FAMILIES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES5,013 ANIMALS TRANSPORTED FROM THE SOUTH TO MASSACHUSETTS AS PART OF OUR RELOCATION PROGRAM7,078 NEW ANIMALS MET BY OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAMS

    Expenses $20,146,024 · Grants $349,632 · Revenue $2,203,948

  • 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 2024, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INVESTIGATED 620 COMPLAINTS RESULTING IN 177 WARNINGS AND 26 FELONY CHARGES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY; PERFORMED 1,103 CASE RE-CHECKS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE; ACCEPTED THE VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF 413 ANIMALS; SEIZED 263 ANIMALS; AND MADE 283 COURT APPEARANCES. MORE THAN 9,000 ANIMALS WERE INSPECTED BY OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN 2024. 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 2024, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PARTICIPATED IN 250 EDUCATIONAL OR ADVISORY SESSIONS WITH ANIMAL OWNERS AND PARTICIPATED IN 26 TRAININGS FOR ANIMAL PROFESSIONALS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS EVENTS.

    Expenses $1,504,651

As filed on the 2024 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

  • LYNN DAYTON

    DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIR

    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

  • NEAL LITVACK

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $723,301
    From this org
    $688,689
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,612
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $681,831
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,858
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,362
    Filer's total
    $723,301

  • CHARLENE ALLEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREA ANASTASIO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DALE BEARDEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELE GOUGEON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ERNIE HERRMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JANE JAMIESON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ELLEN WILSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHRISTINA LARSON

    DIRECTOR, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DR KEITH RICHTER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GLENN SHAPIRO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLYN HOLDEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TOM LOUGH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BETSY POHL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATT JORDAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SUSAN ROWELL

    VP OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $267,420
    From this org
    $252,132
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,288
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $251,322
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $810
    Deferred
    $12,688
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,600
    Filer's total
    $267,420

  • KATHLEEN COLLINS

    SVP/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $462,526
    From this org
    $398,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,630
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $392,038
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,858
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,380
    Filer's total
    $462,526

  • TODD M MCCANN

    VP/CFO

    Total calculated
    $302,748
    From this org
    $288,370
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,378
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $287,560
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $810
    Deferred
    $14,378
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $302,748

  • KARA HOLMQUIST

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $148,679
    From this org
    $139,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,071
    Hours/week
    40

  • DR ANN MARIE GREENLEAF

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $449,463
    From this org
    $387,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,448
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $384,693
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,322
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,198
    Filer's total
    $449,463

  • MICHAEL KEILEY

    VP OF ANIMAL PROTECTON

    Total calculated
    $272,011
    From this org
    $216,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,073
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,246
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $692
    Deferred
    $11,486
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,587
    Filer's total
    $272,011

  • DR RUTH A VAN HATTEN

    RADIOLOGIST

    Total calculated
    $543,193
    From this org
    $509,142
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,051
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,105
    Bonus
    $244,227
    Other
    $810
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,801
    Filer's total
    $543,193

  • DR MAUREEN CARROLL

    INTERNAL MEDICINE VET

    Total calculated
    $500,924
    From this org
    $440,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,456
    Bonus
    $307,229
    Other
    $955
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,034
    Filer's total
    $500,924

  • DR NICHOLAS TROUT

    SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $577,535
    From this org
    $513,498
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,037
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $363,856
    Bonus
    $146,078
    Other
    $3,564
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $46,787
    Filer's total
    $577,535

  • DR SUE A CASALE

    SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $538,476
    From this org
    $479,228
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,248
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $353,638
    Bonus
    $123,268
    Other
    $2,322
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,998
    Filer's total
    $538,476

  • DR JENNIFER PETERSON-LEVITT

    SURGEON

    Total calculated
    $501,044
    From this org
    $440,760
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,267
    Bonus
    $174,063
    Other
    $430
    Deferred
    $17,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,034
    Filer's total
    $501,044

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

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
2024
Filed
30 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202512139349301426

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