Public Charity

MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS is a Public Charity headquartered in BOSTON, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $152.4M revenue, $137.5M expenses, $293.5M total assets. 213 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042103597 BOSTON, MA Animal Protection & Welfare NTEE: D20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$152.4M
Total Expenses$137.5M
Total Assets$293.5M
Grant Records213
Funding Total$20.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

How Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$70
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…
80% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 117,000 visits; 12,100 dogs; 24 hours
$17
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…
19% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 11,573 animals; 1,251 animals; 1,104 volunteers
$1
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…
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 16,939 animals; 2,334 calls; 27 cases
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
general support
$47,965
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,070
2025
Provide pet food to pet owners in need through pets for life program, funds to purchase pet food for community outreach team, funding to attend animal care expo 2025
$10,500
2025
ACCESS TO CARE/ADOPTIONS
$10,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,181,085

Showing up to 5 of 213 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Betsy Pohl
DIRECTOR Charlene Allen
DIRECTOR, CHAIR Christina Larson
DIRECTOR Constance Noble
DIRECTOR Dale Bearden
CHIEF OF STAFF Dr Ann Marie Greenleaf

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$16,240,888 122 grants
Animal Welfare
$3,248,305 57 grants
Health & Medicine
$297,000 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$55,000 4 grants
Research & Policy
$13,004 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $152.4M $137.5M $293.5M
2024 $144.8M $125.5M $252.2M
2023 $120.3M $126.0M $219.4M
2022 $96.0M $94.7M $202.2M
2021 $97.5M $87.2M $221.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $97.5M to $152.4M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $293.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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