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MERCY FOR ANIMALS

EIN 54-2076145 LOS ANGELES, CA

Revenue 2024
$23,344,663
Expenses 2024
$23,908,480

Program services were 75.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
D20
Classification
4000
Street
8033 SUNSET BLVD STE 864

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MERCY FOR ANIMALS' MISSION IS TO CONSTRUCT A COMPASSIONATE FOOD SYSTEM THAT IS NOT JUST KIND TO ANIMALS BUT ESSENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET AND ALL WHO SHARE IT. OUR VISION OF A WORLD WHERE ANIMALS ARE RESPECTED, PROTECTED, AND FREE DRIVES THE WORK WE DO EVERY DAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO END INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE BY CONSTRUCTING A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM.

  • OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TEAM EXPANDED ITS REACH, INSPIRING NEWS STORIES IN LARGE MEDIA OUTLETS, COLLABORATING AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH CELEBRITIES TO EXPAND OUR REACH, PRODUCING HARD-HITTING VIDEOS THAT EXPOSE FACTORY FARMING, AND EDUCATING MILLIONS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE BENEFITS OF PLANT-BASED EATING. OUR CONTENT REACHED MILLIONS OF VIEWERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA USERS, HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE ACTION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE GLOBALLY.WE ALSO SUPPORTED SIGNIFICANT CORPORATE AND LEGISLATIVE WINS, ENSURING ONGOING PROGRESS FOR FARMED ANIMALS. OUR CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT TEAM HELPED ADVANCE CAMPAIGNS TO IMPROVE PROTECTIONS FOR FARMED ANIMALS AND PROMOTE PLANT-BASED EATING.

    Expenses $16,269,999 · Grants $7,018,515

  • TRANSFARMATION. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER SUFFICIENT TO REALIZE A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. TRANSFARMATION DOES THIS BY HELPING FARMERS TRANSITION FROM INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS TO RAISING CROPS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. BY CREATING MODELS OF ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, BUILDING SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER MOVEMENTS, AND SHIFTING SOCIETAL NARRATIVES TO CHANGE CULTURE, WE WILL REALIZE A JUST AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,169,842

  • INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THE HARSH REALITIES OF THE TREATMENT OF FARMED ANIMALS. OUR INVESTIGATIONS LAND COVERAGE IN MEDIA, AND CAN HELP LEAD TO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE ANIMAL AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION TO FURTHER ACTION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE AND PROTECTION OF FARMED ANIMALS.

    Expenses $686,727

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • LEAH GARCES

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $202,361
    From this org
    $195,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,282
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,079
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,834
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,448
    Filer's total
    $202,361

  • SHAHID MAQSOOD

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $201,402
    From this org
    $194,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,014
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,388
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,821
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,193
    Filer's total
    $201,402

  • JODI MEDOFF

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, SECR

    Total calculated
    $180,104
    From this org
    $173,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,786
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,318
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,192
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,594
    Filer's total
    $180,104

  • KELCEY MEADOWS-LUCAS

    SENIOR PHILANTHROPY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $182,467
    From this org
    $175,543
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,924
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,543
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,276
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,648
    Filer's total
    $182,467

  • CAITLIN OATES

    VICE PRESIDENT OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $161,495
    From this org
    $132,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,441
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $132,054
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,158
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,283
    Filer's total
    $161,495

  • CHELSIE SCHADT

    CO-INTERIM MANAGING DIRECTOR, US & CANADA

    Total calculated
    $137,049
    From this org
    $125,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,129
    Hours/week
    40

  • PATRICK SARSFIELD

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $146,882
    From this org
    $128,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,453
    Hours/week
    40

  • NEYSA COLIZZI

    BOARD CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • MICHAEL PELLMAN ROWLAND

    TREASURER AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA FERIA

    VICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEXIS FOX

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TYSON-LORD GRAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SIDDHARTH HARIHARAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ASHLEY BUGEJA VUU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LIZA HEAVENER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAIME SURENKAMP

    DIRECTOR

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $23,344,663
    Expenses
    $23,908,480
    Contributions
    $23,963,424
    Grants paid
    $7,018,515
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $10,226,940
    Expenses
    $23,890,282
    Contributions
    $9,484,043
    Grants paid
    $4,606,210
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $29,236,102
    Expenses
    $14,556,914
    Contributions
    $28,845,377
    Grants paid
    $2,530,076

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $18,222,198
    Expenses
    $13,084,490
    Assets (EOY)
    $27,760,277

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,538,359
    Expenses
    $11,297,492
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,034,521

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,672,950
    Expenses
    $9,998,214
    Assets (EOY)
    $20,193,962

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,825,327
    Expenses
    $11,670,927
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,119,333

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,329,052
    Expenses
    $10,350,461
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,550,890

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,185,086
    Expenses
    $6,543,401
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,551,654

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,841,197
    Expenses
    $6,623,358
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,144,639

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,715,673
    Expenses
    $4,171,800
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,940,074

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,591,912
    Expenses
    $4,171,800
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,816,313

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,591,912
    Expenses
    $4,171,800
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,816,313

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • A WELL-FED WORLD

    $147,400

    2022 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • A WELL-FED WORLD

    $90,000

    2023 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • A WELL-FED WORLD

    $64,800

    2024 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION

  • GRASSROOTS ARTISTS MOVEMENT

    $50,000

    2022 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • APEX ADVOCACY

    $35,000

    2022 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • BETTER FOOD FOUNDATION INC

    $30,600

    2024 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION

  • BETTER FOOD FOUNDATION

    $30,000

    2023 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS

    $25,000

    2022 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • APEX ADVOCACY

    $21,000

    2023 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

  • PLANT THE POWER

    $20,600

    2024 THE PEOPLE'S FUND: AMPLIFYING UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

  • MERCY FOR ANIMALS CANADA

    TO SUPPORT CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN CANADA · CA · controlled entity

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.