New York · Nonprofit
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (New York) receives grants from 2224 organizations whose IRS filings report $146,046,962 to it, the largest being MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION ($16,381,123). 1279 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $446M
- Funders on record
- 2,224
- Grants received
- $146M
- Net assets
- $640M
What The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals does
Mission
The aspca's mission, as stated by founder henry bergh in 1866, is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the united states." the aspca was founded on the belief that animals are entitled to kind and respectful treatment at the hands of humans and must be protected under the law. The aspca's programs tackle issues facing animal welfare on a national scale, with operations throughout the country guided by a vision that animals are valued by society, protected by its laws, and free from cruelty, pain, and suffering. All of the aspca's services and resources are focused on preventing and combating animal cruelty and supporting the animals and communities that need the aspca's help. These services are grouped in three program categories: shelter & veterinary services (svs); policy, response & engagement (pre); and public education and communications.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Shelter and veterinary services (svs) - see schedule o for detailed descriptionshelter and veterinary services (svs) includes the aspca animal hospital (nyc), aspca spay/neuter alliance (n.c.), northern tier shelter initiative (ak, wa, id, mo, nd, mn, wi), shelter medicine services, aspca adoption center (nyc), aspca animal poison control center (I.l.), animal recovery center (nyc), canine annex for recovery & enrichment (nyc), kitten nursery (nyc), kitten foster program (l.a.), animal relocation & placement program, and community medicine programs including spay/neuter clinics in new york city and los angeles; and community veterinary clinics (cvcs) in liberty city, miami, and the new york city boroughs of the bronx and brooklyn (queens opening september 2024). Svs also includes the aspca equine welfare program and equine transition & adoption center in el reno, ok (etac). In 2023, aspca svs programs assisted hundreds of thousands of animals through medical care, behavioral treatment, relocation, emergency and standard sheltering, poison exposure consultations, fostering, and adoption. Additionally, we supported organizations nationwide through training and consultation.2023 svs…
$128,536,169 spentof which $6,192,121 as grants$25,068,713 earned by the program48% of program spendingPublic education and communications - see schedule o for detailed descriptionessential to the aspca's mission is raising awareness about its programs and educating the public on how people and organizations can engage in protecting animals from cruelty and ensuring all animals live good lives.in 2023, aspca.org received over 38 million views, informing millions of supporters and the public about effective actions they can take on behalf of animals. Additionally, the aspca sent advocacy emails to more than 1.7 million supporters, urging them to take action on various animal welfare issues. With the help of these advocates, the aspca secured new animal protection laws and regulatory wins both in the nation's capital and across state and local legislatures.the aspca distributed print and digital copies of its member magazine, aspca action, to over 775,000 households, with 440,000 copies in digital format. Aspca action provides information on aspca events, programs, pet care insights, and advice. It also includes legislative and animal advocacy news to keep members informed about current and future initiatives and how they can help ensure animals receive necessary protection. This…
$86,141,345 spent32% of program spendingPolicy, response, and engagement programs (pre) - see schedule o for detailed descriptionpolicy, response, and engagement programs (pre) include 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).2023 pre highlightsresponding to and rescuing animals in crisisthe aspca provides extensive support in response to emergencies that threaten the lives and welfare of animals nationwide, responding to 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 offers expertise in cruelty investigations and hands-on operational planning and rescue,…
$52,488,822 spentof which $1,182,688 as grants20% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $267,166,336.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $470M to $575M (+22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
88% of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (69% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Matt Bershadker
President & chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 551 funders to 773 funders, grant income rose $11M → $20M.
124 of 2224 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 52% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 2224 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 11% of grant income, and it takes 7 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 7 funders to its left
55% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 21% · 2018 16% · 2019 17% · 2020 20% · 2021 16% · 2022 14% · 2023 15% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
44% of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
52% of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $70M that is directly attributable, 65% of it comes from funders outside New York, across 50 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $76M arriving through sponsors registered in 33 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS has grown faster than half of the 14 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 14 animals nonprofits over $100M, FY2024
Government funding THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.5M on record.
- Department of Justice$2.5M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 31 states
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- ASPCA Carson LLC · disregarded
- ASPCA Columbus LLC · disregarded
- Aspca Veterinary Services of North Carolina PC · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS?
- THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (New York) receives grants from 2224 organizations whose IRS filings report $146,046,962 to it, the largest being MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION ($16,381,123). 1279 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 52% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS have?
- IRS filings report 2224 organizations giving $146,046,962 in grants to THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, 1279 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS?
- MARGARET A CARGILL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $16,381,123 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2224 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing