Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$376,416,316

Total expenses

$340,307,267

Contributions and grants received

$338,555,592

Grants paid

$11,859,279

Program service revenue

$21,919,410

Investment income

$10,287,718

Other revenue

$5,653,596

Total assets, end of year

$575,741,210

Total liabilities, end of year

$87,744,073

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$487,997,137

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$257,889,274

Management and general expenses

$16,394,392

Fundraising expenses

$66,023,601

Program service expenses (Part III)

$257,889,274

Program services were 75.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $117,248,059 · Grants $6,296,409 · Revenue $21,919,410

• PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONESSENTIAL TO THE ASPCA'S MISSION IS BRINGING AWARENESS TO ITS PROGRAMS AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, ILLUSTRATING HOW PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN ENGAGE AND GET INVOLVED IN HELPING TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY AND ENSURE ALL ANIMALS LIVE GOOD LIVES. THE ASPCA HAD MORE THAN 41 MILLION VISITS TO ASPCA.ORG IN 2022, BRINGING AWARENESS TO MILLIONS OF SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC ON EFFECTIVE ACTION THEY CAN TAKE ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS. SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS ARE A KEY PART OF THE ASPCA'S EDUCATION PROCESS, AND THEY KEEP THE PUBLIC UPDATED ON POLICY WINS AND DETAILS OF THE ASPCA'S ANTI-CRUELTY EFFORTS. THE ASPCA'S PROMOTIONS GENERATED MORE THAN 176 MILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS IN 2022. THE PUBLIC WAS UPDATED ON ACTIONS THEY COULD TAKE, INCLUDING LETTER WRITING, PHONE CALLS, SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH, AND PETITIONS TO LEGISLATORS TO ENSURE ANIMALS ARE GIVEN THE GREATEST POSSIBLE PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW.IN 2022, THE ASPCA SENT ADVOCACY EMAILS TO MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION ASPCA SUPPORTERS, URGING THEM TO TAKE ACTION ON A VARIETY OF ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES. WITH THE HELP OF ADVOCATES, THE ASPCA SECURED NEW ANIMAL-PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATORY WINS FOR ANIMALS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN STATE AND LOCAL LEGISLATURES. THE ASPCA DISTRIBUTED PRINT AND DIGITAL COPIES OF ASPCA ACTION, THE ASPCA'S MEMBER MAGAZINE, TO MORE THAN 834,000 HOUSEHOLDS. ASPCA ACTION INCLUDES INFORMATION ON ASPCA EVENTS, PROGRAMS, PET CARE INSIGHT, AND ADVICE. LEGISLATIVE AND ANIMAL ADVOCACY NEWS KEEPS ASPCA MEMBERS UP TO DATE ON CURRENT AND FUTURE INITIATIVES AND HOW THEY CAN HELP ENSURE THAT ANIMALS RECEIVE NECESSARY PROTECTION. THIS MAGAZINE IS AVAILABLE ON THE ASPCA WEBSITE, ALONGSIDE MANY ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC. IN 2022, THE ASPCA APPEARED IN 22,287 MEDIA STORIES SHARING IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CARE, INCLUDING 1,881 PLACEMENTS IN HIGH-EXPOSURE OUTLETS SUCH AS ABC NEWS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, CBS NEWS, CNN, FOX NEWS, GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THE HILL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NBC NEWS, TIME MAGAZINE, TODAY, USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, AND THE WASHINGTON POST. THE ASPCA ALSO COLLABORATED WITH NUMEROUS CELEBRITIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS, WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR VOICES AND INFLUENCE TO ADVANCE LIFESAVING ASPCA CAMPAIGNS. IN 2022, THESE CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS INCLUDED EDIE FALCO, BELLAMY YOUNG, KATE MARA, RICKY GERVAIS, ANDY COHEN, THE DODO, IZZY THE FRENCHIE, AND DOGS OF INSTAGRAM. EACH OF THESE PARTNERS GENEROUSLY HELPED DRIVE AWARENESS AND ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ASPCA'S PROGRAMS FOR DOGS, CATS, HORSES, AND FARM ANIMALS IN NEED. THESE COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS HELP THE PUBLIC SEE ANIMALS - ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED - AS DESERVING OF CARE, KINDNESS, AND PROTECTION AND PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO GET INVOLVED IN HELPING ANIMALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

  Expenses $89,977,687

• POLICY, RESPONSE, AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS (PRE) - SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONPRE INCLUDES THE BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION CENTER (NC), THE CRUELTY RECOVERY CENTER (OH), THE ASPCA LEARNING LAB (NC), NATIONAL FIELD RESPONSE, LEGAL ADVOCACY & INVESTIGATION; HUMANE LAW ENFORCEMENT (WHICH INCLUDES THE ASPCA-NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTNERSHIP, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK IN NYC, AND THE FORENSIC SCIENCES TEAM), FARM ANIMAL WELFARE, THE ASPCA PUPPY MILL INITIATIVE, BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE TEAM, ASPCA GRANTS (WHICH SERVE BOTH SVS AND PRE PROJECTS), AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS (COVERING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS).2022 PRE HIGHLIGHTSRESPONDING TO AND RESCUING ANIMALS IN CRISISTHE ASPCA PROVIDES EXTENSIVE SUPPORT IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES THAT THREATEN THE LIVES AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ANSWERING REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES, AND ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES. THESE EMERGENCIES INCLUDE LARGE-SCALE ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES AND NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS HURRICANES AND WILDFIRES. THE ASPCA PROVIDES CRUELTY INVESTIGATION SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AS WELL AS HANDS-ON OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND RESCUE THAT FACILITATES POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR MANY ANIMALS. CRUELTY RESPONSEIN 2022, THE ASPCA PROVIDED CRITICAL ASSISTANCE IN HUNDREDS OF CASES OF CRUELTY, IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ASPCA IS THE LEADING AMERICAN ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-CRUELTY EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROSECUTORS AROUND THE COUNTRY, SUPPORTING THEIR ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS, HELPING THEM TO COMBAT CRUELTY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE THE PURSUIT OF CRIMINAL CASES CAN OFTEN REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES, THIS NATIONAL SUPPORT-WHICH ALWAYS COMES AT THE REQUEST AND INVITATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES-FACILITATES THE ABILITY OF LOCAL AGENCIES TO TAKE ON AND PURSUE ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS.IN ADDITION TO DIRECT ANIMAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL PLANNING, ON-THE-GROUND RESCUE WORK, EMERGENCY AND OFF-SITE ANIMAL SHELTERING, EXPERT MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL CARE, AND ANIMAL RELOCATION AND PLACEMENT, ASPCA SPECIALISTS CONSULT AT ALL STAGES OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION, INCLUDING FORENSIC EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS THAT HELPS PROVE THE COMMISSION OF ANIMAL CRUELTY CRIMES AT TRIAL, CONTRIBUTING EXPERT TESTIMONY, AND PROVIDING SECOND-CHAIR COUNSEL THAT SUPPORTS LEAD ATTORNEYS. IN ADDITION, THE ASPCA REGULARLY PROVIDES TRAINING AND LEGAL SUPPORT TO ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, VETERINARIANS, AND OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INCREASE AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND BEST PRACTICES IN PREVENTING, INVESTIGATING, AND EFFECTIVELY RESPONDING TO ANIMAL CRUELTY IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.ASPCA ANTI-CRUELTY WORK INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.DISASTER RESPONSE THE ASPCA HAS A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO HELPING COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO DISASTERS. FIRST, THE DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM DEPLOYS NATIONWIDE TO ASSIST IN THE RELOCATION, SEARCH-AND-RESCUE, SHELTERING, AND PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS DURING DISASTERS, INCLUDING WILDFIRES, TORNADOES, HURRICANES, AND FLOODS. THE ASPCA ALSO WORKS WITH LAWMAKERS TO ENHANCE DISASTER PLANNING AND RESPONSE EFFORTS BY INCORPORATING ANIMALS INTO EMERGENCY PLANS TO PREVENT AVOIDABLE TRAGEDY. IN 2022, THE ASPCA SUPPORTED THE ENACTMENT OF A COLORADO LAW TO ESTABLISH A WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION GROUP TO EXPAND OUTREACH EFFORTS AND DEVISE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ABOUT WILDFIRE RISK.FINALLY, THE ASPCA ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL AGENCIES TO RESPOND TO DISASTERS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH GRANT FUNDING, TRAINING, AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES. IN 2022, ASPCA DISASTER RESPONSE TEAMS HELPED MANY THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS THROUGH SEARCH AND RESCUE, PET FOOD AND SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION, EMERGENCY EVACUATION, EMERGENCY SHELTERING, AND REUNITING DISPLACED PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS.OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE ASPCA HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO AUTHORIZED DISASTER RESPONSE AGENCIES, PROVIDING SUPPORT TO COMPANION ANIMALS, EQUINES, AND THEIR OWNERS IN COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY OR AT HIGH RISK OF NATURAL DISASTERS. ADVANCING LAWS AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT COMPANION ANIMALS, HORSES, AND FARM ANIMALSTHE ASPCA WORKS CLOSELY WITH POLICYMAKERS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO ENACT MEANINGFUL PROTECTIONS FOR ANIMALS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING ADVOCACY TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR CITIZENS ENGAGING IN GRASSROOTS LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS IN NEED. THE ASPCA'S SUCCESSFUL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY WORK ASSISTS ANIMALS ON A LARGE AND LASTING SCALE AND INFLUENCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIMILAR LEGISLATION AND SUPPORT FOR IT AROUND THE COUNTRY TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE IMPROVEMENT.IN 2022, ASPCA-LED POLICY WORK INCLUDED EFFORTS TO REFORM AND IMPROVE USDA POLICIES, MAKE ANIMAL WELFARE CONDITIONS MORE TRANSPARENT IN FOOD LABELS, PROTECT AT-RISK HORSES, SHUT DOWN PUPPY MILLS, EXPAND ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE, SUPPORT HUMANE FARMING METHODS, ENHANCE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING, AND IMPROVE PET-RELATED HOUSING AND CO-HABITATION POLICIES.LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS HIGHLIGHTSPRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED THE ASPCA-SUPPORTED PLANNING FOR ANIMAL WELLNESS (PAW) ACT, DIRECTING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS TO REVIEW CURRENT BEST PRACTICES FOR ANIMALS IN EMERGENCIES AND NATURAL DISASTERS AND ISSUE NEW GUIDANCE IF NECESSARY.THE ASPCA SECURED SEVERAL CRITICAL ANIMAL WELFARE PROVISIONS FOR THE FY2023 FEDERAL SPENDING PACKAGE, INCLUDING REQUIRING USDA INSPECTORS TO RECORD ALL ANIMAL WELFARE ACT VIOLATIONS THEY OBSERVE AT COMMERCIAL ANIMAL FACILITIES ON INSPECTION REPORTS, DIRECTING THE USDA TO REFORM ITS RULES FOR LABELS PUT ON MEAT AND DAIRY PACKAGING, CONTINUING THE PROHIBITION ON THE SLAUGHTER OF HORSES IN THE U.S., ALLOCATING AN ADDITIONAL $10 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE HUMANE, NON-LETHAL MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES AND BURROS, AND PROVIDING $3 MILLION FOR PAWS ACT GRANTS THAT SUPPORT SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR PETS.AFTER YEARS OF THE ASPCA LEADING THE CHARGE TO STOP THE FLOW OF PUPPY MILL DOGS INTO NEW YORK STATE, NEW YORK GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL SIGNED THE PUPPY MILL PIPELINE BILL INTO LAW, WHICH WILL END THE SALE OF DOGS, CATS, AND RABBITS IN PET STORES STATEWIDE STARTING DECEMBER 2024. GOV. HOCHUL ALSO SIGNED THE COMPANION ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS ACT INTO LAW, ESTABLISHING STATE STANDARDS TO ENSURE HOMELESS DOGS, CATS, AND OTHER ANIMALS ARE KEPT IN CLEAN AND SAFE CONDITIONS WHILE LIVING AT SHELTERS OR RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS. COLLABORATING WITH THE NYPD TO COMBAT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT IN NEW YORK CITYIN A GROUNDBREAKING PARTNERSHIP, THE ASPCA WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYPD) TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS ANIMAL CRUELTY ACROSS THE CITY'S FIVE BOROUGHS WITH SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICAL TREATMENT, BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS, FORENSIC EVALUATIONS, SHELTERING, AND ADOPTION. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ASPCA-NYPD PARTNERSHIP CITY-WIDE IN 2014, NEARLY 5,000 ANIMALS HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM SITUATIONS OF ALLEGED ABUSE, AND MORE THAN 23,000 NYPD OFFICERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED BY THE ASPCA TO EFFECTIVELY RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY.PROTECTING ANIMALS TRAPPED IN CRUEL FARMING SYSTEMS AND PUSHING FOR A MORE HUMANE FOOD SYSTEMTHE ASPCA WORKS WITH FARMERS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, ADVOCATES, AND FOOD COMPANIES TOWARD POLICY AND CORPORATE REFORMS TO END THE CRUELEST FACTORY FARMING PRACTICES, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE, AND ADEQUATELY FUND A MORE HUMANE FOOD SYSTEM. THE ASPCA ALSO INFORMS AND STEERS FOOD CONSUMERS TOWARD HIGHER WELFARE OPTIONS THROUGH THE ASPCA SHOP WITH YOUR HEART PROGRAM, WHICH WORKS TO SHIFT THE FOOD MARKETPLACE TOWARD MORE HUMANELY-PRODUCED CHOICES, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING INDUSTRY PRACTICES. IN 2022, THE ASPCA ADDED HUNDREDS OF NEW WELFARE-CERTIFIED AND PLANT-BASED PRODUCTS TO THE SHOP WITH YOUR HEART GROCERY LIST AND WORKED WITH SEVERAL PET FOOD BRANDS - INCLUDING EVERMORE, CAMPFIRE TREATS, OPEN FARM, EARTH ANIMAL, AND THE HONEST KITCHEN - TO IMPROVE THEIR ANIMAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SOURCING STANDARDS.

  Expenses $50,663,528 · Grants $5,562,870

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• OKTIBBEHA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC

  $920,000

  SEE PART IV

• ANIMAL CARE CENTERS OF NYC

  $800,000

  SEE PART IV

• MERCY FOR ANIMALS INC

  $771,500

  SEE PART IV

• LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION

  $429,000

  SEE PART IV

• BRANDYWINE VALLEY SPCA

  $408,000

  SEE PART IV

• FARM SHARE INC

  $390,000

  SEE PART IV

• DOGS PLAYING FOR LIFE

  $250,000

  SEE PART IV

• FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY

  $250,000

  SEE PART IV

• OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY

  $250,000

  SEE PART IV

• LOS ANGELES ANIMAL SERVICES

  $200,000

  SEE PART IV

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

• ASPCA VETERINARY SERVICES OF NORTH CAROLINA PC

  501(C)(3) · VETERINARY SERVICES TO THE ASPCA IN NC · NC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by ASPCA

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

6 November 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

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