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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,006,227
Total expenses
$14,354,562
Contributions and grants received
$7,035,778
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,983,734
Investment income
$3,085,616
Other revenue
-$98,901
Total assets, end of year
$132,671,787
Total liabilities, end of year
$13,278,117
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$119,393,670
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,100,578
Management and general expenses
$2,469,661
Fundraising expenses
$784,323
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,100,578

Program services were 77.3% 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

    $143,256

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,892,522

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $162,809

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $3,983,734 · related or exempt $3,972,162 · unrelated business $11,572

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,698,905 · excluded $1,698,905

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $14,283,907

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

    securities $12,892,713 · other assets $4,483

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,391,194 · other assets -$4,483

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,386,711 · excluded $1,386,711

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $143,256

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $118,362

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$118,362 · excluded -$118,362

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $19,461 · related or exempt $12,347 · excluded $7,114

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,461

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $578,601 · program services $163,523 · management and general $350,170 · fundraising $64,908

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,579,676 · program services $5,332,219 · management and general $978,102 · fundraising $269,355

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $164,370 · program services $132,932 · management and general $23,945 · fundraising $7,493

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $677,502 · program services $531,326 · management and general $119,957 · fundraising $26,219

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $547,622 · program services $421,002 · management and general $99,147 · fundraising $27,473

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,093 · program services $5,347 · management and general $18,746

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $56,800 · management and general $56,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $26,144 · program services $26,144

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $357,429 · management and general $357,429

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $49,084 · program services $35,497 · management and general $10,550 · fundraising $3,037

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,732 · program services $11,688 · management and general $2,200 · fundraising $5,844

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $70,465 · program services $48,457 · management and general $21,685 · fundraising $323

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $292,986 · program services $62,287 · management and general $187,854 · fundraising $42,845

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $436,178 · program services $338,248 · management and general $97,748 · fundraising $182

  • 17 · Travel

    total $207,663 · program services $157,993 · management and general $46,255 · fundraising $3,415

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $40,018 · program services $38,338 · management and general $1,480 · fundraising $200

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $961,059 · program services $437,474 · management and general $523,585

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $315,586 · management and general $315,586

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE

    total $1,028,318 · program services $1,028,056 · management and general $262

  • 24b · Other expenses: ALLOCATION OF ADMINISTR

    total $599,334 · program services $1,843,018 · management and general -$1,378,309 · fundraising $134,625

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $531,267 · program services $91,971 · management and general $437,050 · fundraising $2,246

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

    total $468,246 · program services $314,622 · management and general $153,624

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $322,389 · program services $80,436 · management and general $45,795 · fundraising $196,158

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $902,016 · end of year $12,695

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,053,381 · end of year $12,538,020

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,054,523 · end of year $443,966

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $438,028 · end of year $209,720

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $4,879 · end of year $5,203

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $315,935 · end of year $336,217

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

    $28,829,556

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

    $7,682,569

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,210,651 · end of year $21,146,987

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $31,378,344 · end of year $41,633,831

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $37,032,311 · end of year $42,307,758

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $12,569,835 · end of year $14,037,390

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,143,382 · end of year $1,220,643

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $12,363,186 · end of year $12,057,474

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $74,076,635 · end of year $80,817,851

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,376,700 · end of year $38,575,819

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON'S VISION IS TO CONFRONT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT AT ITS ROOT CAUSES. THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES FOCUSED ON ACCESSIBLE ANIMAL CARE, PUBLIC ADVOCACY, AND SUSTAINED ANTI-CRUELTY EFFORTS... (SEE SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON IS AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ANIMALS IN NEED (SEE SCHED. O)THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON IS AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ANIMALS IN NEED, COMMITTED TO KEEPING THEM SAFE AND HEALTHY IN HABITATS AND HOMES. IN 2023, ARL SERVED 20,964 ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

  • ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION - ARL'S THREE CENTERS IN BOSTON, DEDHAM, AND CAPE COD OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: INTAKE AND SURRENDER, SHELTER AND CARE, BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT, ENRICHMENT, AND ADOPTION. IN 2023, ARL'S ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTERS SERVED 4,668 DOMESTIC ANIMALS, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, SMALL ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND LIVESTOCK, COMING FROM A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS AND LIVING SITUATIONS. SPECIAL ADOPTION PROGRAMS FOR CATS INCLUDE TAMING TINY TIGERS, TO HELP UNDER-SOCIALIZED KITTENS LEARN TO BOND WITH HUMAN COMPANIONS, AND WORKING CATS, WHICH PLACES CATS BEST SUITED TO AN ACTIVE WORKING LIFESTYLE. ARL ALSO OFFERS PET BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING DOG TRAINING COURSES AND A FREE PET BEHAVIOR HELPLINE...(SEE SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $3,431,561 · Revenue $1,164,784

  • VETERINARY SERVICES - ARL OPERATES THREE VETERINARY PROGRAMS: 1) BOSTON VETERINARY CARE PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HIGH-QUALITY OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN GREATER BOSTON. A CLINIC WITH A MISSION, ALL PROFITS SUPPORT ARL PROGRAMS; 2) SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE VETERINARY SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EXAMS AND VACCINATIONS, FOR ALL ARL ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTERS. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM PERFORMED A COMBINATION OF 8,263 VETERINARY EXAMS AND SURGERIES; 3) COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES SERVES ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. IN 2023, THE SPAY WAGGIN', ARL'S MOBILE VETERINARY SURGICAL VEHICLE, PROVIDED LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES TO 4,652 CATS AND DOGS IN GREATER BOSTON, SOUTHEASTERN MA, CAPE COD, AND THE ISLANDS...(SEE SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $5,511,478 · Revenue $2,772,927

  • ANIMAL PROTECTION - AS A LEADER IN ANIMAL WELFARE, ARL IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING ANIMAL SUFFERING, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE IN MASSACHUSETTS. ARL DOES THIS THROUGH TWO DEPARTMENTS THAT FOCUS PRIMARILY ON ANIMAL PROTECTION: 1) ANIMAL ADVOCACY WORKS TO DRAFT HUMANE LAWS, ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS; AND ENGAGES STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND ARL SUPPORTERS TO ADVOCATE/PROMOTE FOR LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION; 2) HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATES CRIMES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY, ABUSE, AND NEGLECT. ARL EMPLOYS MASSACHUSETTS SPECIAL STATE POLICE AS HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE ANIMAL CRUELTY LAWS; AND TRAINS FIRST RESPONDERS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, AND OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES. IN 2023, ARL INVESTIGATED CRUELTY AND NEGLECT CASES INVOLVING 1,926 ANIMALS.

    Expenses $1,091,313 · Revenue $12,347

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - ARL MEETS PEOPLE AND ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, ARL AIMS TO KEEP EVERY MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD HEALTHY, AND FAMILIES TOGETHER. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING OUTREACH AND SPECIAL INITIATIVES: 1) FIELD SERVICES PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND NON-TECHNICAL RESCUES FOR INJURED DOMESTIC ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND RAPTORS. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM HELPED 2,583 ANIMALS IN NEED; 2) THE COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE 700,000 UNOWNED CATS (FERAL, SEMI-FERAL, AND OUTDOOR CATS) IN MASSACHUSETTS, BY ASSESSING CAT COLONIES AND FORMULATING TNR (TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN) PLANS. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 389 COMMUNITY CATS IN 42 COLONIES; 3) THE TRANSPORT WAGGIN' I AND TRANSPORT WAGGIN' II LINK TOGETHER ARL'S LOCATIONS AND PROGRAMS, ALLOWING TRANSPORT OF OUT-OF-STATE ANIMALS, AND ASSISTING MUNICIPAL SHELTERS, ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITIES, AND SMALLER RESCUE GROUPS. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM LOGGED 1,328 ACTIVITIES; 4) KEEP PETS S.A.F.E (SUPPORTING ANIMALS FACING EMERGENCIES) PROVIDES CRITICAL SERVICES, SUCH AS PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES, IN RESPONSE TO URGENT COMMUNITY NEEDS. IN 2023, 1,161 FOOD AND SUPPLY DELIVERIES, PROVIDING 250,204 PET MEALS, WERE MADE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. 5) EDUCATION - ARL SEEKS TO CREATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF COMPASSIONATE ANIMAL ADVOCATES BY PRESENTING INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS FOCUSED ON TOPICS RELATED TO ANIMAL WELFARE AND CARE. IN 2023, ARL HOSTED 34 HUMANE EDUCATION EVENTS INVOLVING 183 ATTENDEES.

    Expenses $1,066,226 · Revenue $34,451

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Edward Schettino

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $324,544
    From this org
    $304,677
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,867
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,177
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $7,062
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,805
    Filer's total
    $324,544

  • Karen Williams

    VP OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

    Total calculated
    $194,648
    From this org
    $168,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,977
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,671
    Bonus
    $11,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,950
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,027
    Filer's total
    $194,648

  • Cheryl Traversi

    VP OF ANIMAL WELFARE

    Total calculated
    $157,000
    From this org
    $146,139
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,139
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,361
    Filer's total
    $157,000

  • Leyre Gillis

    DIR. OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $156,092
    From this org
    $151,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,045
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,047
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,495
    Nontaxable benefits
    $550
    Filer's total
    $156,092

  • Jacquelyn Smith

    DIR. OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $149,424
    From this org
    $139,163
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,261
    Hours/week
    40

  • Charles Membrino

    DIR. OF IT

    Total calculated
    $143,799
    From this org
    $127,421
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,378
    Hours/week
    40

  • Joseph King

    DIR. OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

    Total calculated
    $142,620
    From this org
    $122,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,391
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jean Morse

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $59,407
    From this org
    $57,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,542
    Hours/week
    6

  • Walter Kenyon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Heather Ridill

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Renee Knilans

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Kelly

    SECRETARY (THRU 5/2023)/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Whelan

    BOARD MEMBER/ SEC. (AS OF 5/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rod MacDonald

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tara Oliver

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nadine Pellegrini

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alisa Plazonja

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Rodriguez-Villalobos

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Roger Ackerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edward Bradstreet

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Cynthia Kettyle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura L'Abbe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr David McGrath

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
IN 2020, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN EXTERNAL FIRM TO PREPARE A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS OF THE ARL PRESIDENT. THIS RESULTED IN A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT STRUCTURING HIS PAY OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. IN 2022 THEY AGAIN RETAINED AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT FOR A SIMILAR ANALYSIS. THIS RESULTED IN A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT STRUCTURING HIS PAY OVER THE 5 YEARS BEGINNING IN MAY 2023. IN 2022 THE SAME EXTERNAL CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED FOR A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 9 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, RESULTING IN ADJUSTMENTS IN THEIR COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 4B
2023 PAYMENTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: DR. EDWARD SCHETTINO, PRESIDENT - $22,500

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
23 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432689349300113

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