Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 254,185,353 | 287,167,570 | 351,249,754 | 338,555,592 | 338,217,130 | 1,569,375,399 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 254,185,353 | 287,167,570 | 351,249,754 | 338,555,592 | 338,217,130 | 1,569,375,399 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,569,375,399 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 254,185,353 | 287,167,570 | 351,249,754 | 338,555,592 | 338,217,130 | 1,569,375,399 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 8,276,288 | 7,694,169 | 10,032,853 | 10,321,851 | 17,527,315 | 53,852,476 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 973,879 | 248,805 | 375,448 | 601,497 | 774,677 | 2,974,306 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,627,430,647 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: | LIST RENTALS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 254,737. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 243,805. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 369,386. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 492,497. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 454,914. FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 719,142. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 5,000. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,062. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 109,000. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 174,750. CONFERENCE INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 80,013. SETTLEMENT INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 65,000. |
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| PART III, LINE 1: DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION 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. THE ASPCA BELIEVES EVERY ANIMAL DESERVES TO LIVE A LIFE FREE FROM SUFFERING. FOR MORE THAN 150 YEARS, THE ASPCA HAS BEEN ON THE FRONTLINES TO SAVE, TRANSFORM, AND PROTECT MILLIONS OF LIVES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY. AS THE NATION'S FIRST AND LEADING ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, WE SURROUND THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES FROM EVERY ANGLE INCLUDING TACKLING THE MOST CHALLENGING CASES IN THE MOST CHALLENGING PLACES. OUR TEAMS OF EXPERTS WORK TIRELESSLY TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS BIG AND SMALL. THROUGH OUR HANDS-ON WORK AND IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS NATIONWIDE, OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT IS MULTIPLIED TO GIVE AS MANY VULNERABLE ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE THE SECOND CHANCE THEY DESERVE. WE SAVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS BY RESCUING THEM FROM EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LIKE NATURAL DISASTERS AND LARGE-SCALE CASES OF CRUELTY WITH HELP FROM OUR EXPERTS WHO ADMINISTER LIFE-SAVING CARE. WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF ANIMALS WHO ARE NEGLECTED AND ABUSED THROUGH COMPASSIONATE, HANDS-ON, HEALING CARE. AS THE NATIONAL LEADER IN TRAINING, CONSULTING, AND PARTNERING WITH VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL RESCUES AND SHELTERS, WE PROVIDE THE TOOLS THAT REACH AND IMPACT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS BOTH LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR WORK PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, FACILITATES RELOCATION, ADOPTION AND FOSTERING OF LARGE AND SMALL BREED ANIMALS, AND MAKES AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE VETERINARY CARE ACCESSIBLE TO PET OWNERS WHO NEED IT MOST. WE PROTECT THE LIVES OF ANIMALS THROUGH ONGOING AND PROACTIVE ADVOCACY, POLICY, AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS BY INFLUENCING AND DEVELOPING POLICIES THAT STOP SYSTEMS OF CRUELTY INCLUDING FACTORY FARMING, DOGFIGHTING, PUPPY MILLS, AND EQUINES FACING SLAUGHTER. WE ARE THE VOICE FOR THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS NATIONWIDE AND OUR COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATING ANIMAL CRUELTY IS UNWAVERING. UNTIL WE CREATE THE PERMANENT CHANGE THAT ENSURES ALL ANIMALS ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND KINDNESS, OUR WORK TO PROTECT THEM WILL NEVER STOP. ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE WE ARE LEADING THE CHARGE TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE EVERY ANIMAL CAN RECEIVE THE ESSENTIAL VETERINARY CARE THEY DESERVE TO LIVE HAPPY, HEALTHY LIVES IN THE LOVING CARE OF THEIR OWNERS. OUR HANDS-ON WORK, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING EFFORTS KEEP MORE PETS AND FAMILIES TOGETHER AND HELP PET OWNERS ACCESS AFFORDABLE AND EQUITABLE CARE. STRENGTHEN SHELTERS' CAPABILITIES WE WORK TO ENSURE TEAMS IN OUR OWN FACILITIES AND SHELTER PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS AND RESOURCES MOST ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING VULNERABLE ANIMALS EFFECTIVE CARE, SUPPORT, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO FIND LOVING HOMES. THIS CRITICAL WORK CREATES INSPIRING SUCCESS STORIES AND HELPS LOCAL SHELTERS FREE UP SPACE AND REALLOCATE RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GIVEN THE INSIGHTS AND EFFECTIVE TACTICS DISCOVERED THROUGH OUR HANDS-ON AND COLLABORATIVE WORK, THE ASPCA SHARES LEARNINGS FROM THESE INTERVENTIONS AND OTHER WORK THROUGH TRAININGS AND RESOURCES THAT HELP ORGANIZATIONS, PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS SUPPORT, ADVOCATE FOR, AND ADVANCE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT VULNERABLE ANIMALS. LEAD EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO CRUELTY WE DEPLOY BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND RESPONDERS TO RESCUE ANIMALS IN CRISIS AND USE OUR STEADY VOICE TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO TO ROOT OUT SYSTEMS THAT PERPETUATE ANIMAL CRUELTY. THE ASPCA WORKS ALONGSIDE HUNDREDS OF PARTNERS, INCLUDING LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, RESCUE GROUPS, ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCIES, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ALL UNITED IN THE ASPCA'S ANTI-CRUELTY MISSION. GIVEN THE INSIGHTS AND EFFECTIVE TACTICS DISCOVERED THROUGH THIS WORK, THE ASPCA SHARES LEARNINGS FROM THESE INTERVENTIONS AND OTHER WORK THROUGH TRAININGS AND RESOURCES THAT HELP ORGANIZATIONS, PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHERS SUPPORT, ADVOCATE FOR, AND ADVANCE POLICY THAT SUPPORTS ANIMALS IN NEED. THE ASPCA MAINTAINS A PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING IN NYC; MIAMI, FL; GAINESVILLE, FL; CHAMPAIGN, IL; LOS ANGELES, CA; WEAVERVILLE, NC; ASHEVILLE, NC; COLUMBUS, OH; WASHINGTON, DC; EL RENO, OK; OVERLAND PARK, KS; AND UNION, MO. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | HELPING HARD-TO-ADOPT ANIMALS IN NEW YORK CITY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES TO ANIMAL ADOPTION, THE ASPCA ADOPTION CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY IS AN INNOVATOR OF NEW APPROACHES AND LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT AND PLACEMENT OF HARDER TO ADOPT ANIMALS, WHICH IT SHARES WITH THE ANIMAL WELFARE FIELD. THE ADOPTION CENTER WORKED WITH HUNDREDS OF FOSTER HOMES IN NYC TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND TO FIND THEM LOVING HOMES, ASSISTING 2,800 ANIMALS THROUGH FOSTER AND ADOPTION IN 2023. MANY OF THESE ANIMALS WERE RESCUED THROUGH THE ASPCA-NYPD PARTNERSHIP OR TRANSFERRED FROM ANIMAL CARE CENTERS OF NYC (ACC). OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN NYC ANIMAL PLACEMENT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE CITY'S ANIMAL WELFARE ECOSYSTEM. SUPPORTING VERY YOUNG NEW YORK CITY KITTENS THE ASPCA KITTEN NURSERY, NEW YORK CITY'S FIRST AND LARGEST KITTEN NURSERY DEDICATED TO THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF NEONATAL KITTENS, HAS PROVIDED LIFESAVING SUPPORT FOR MORE THAN 10,000 NEW YORK CITY KITTENS SINCE 2014 AND MORE THAN 800 KITTENS IN 2023 ALONE. KEEPING THESE ANIMALS AT THE ASPCA KITTEN NURSERY AND WITH THE ASPCA FOSTER NETWORK CONSERVES SHELTER SPACE AND RESOURCES AT ANIMAL CARE CENTERS OF NEW YORK CITY (ACC), THE CITY'S ONLY OPEN-ADMISSION SHELTERS AND WHERE THOUSANDS OF KITTENS ADMITTED TO THE NURSERY ORIGINATE. KITTENS ARE ALSO BROUGHT TO THE NURSERY BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS. AS A RESULT, EUTHANASIA RATES OF NEONATAL KITTENS AT ACC HAVE DROPPED DRAMATICALLY SINCE THE START OF THIS PROGRAM. EXPANDING KITTEN FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES LAUNCHED IN 2016, THE ASPCA LOS ANGELES KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM HAS SAVED THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 10,000 VULNERABLE KITTENS SURRENDERED TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHELTERS. ONCE THESE FOSTER KITTENS ARE READY FOR ADOPTION, THE ASPCA HELPS PLACE THEM IN LOVING HOMES. THE ASPCA ALSO HELPS FOSTER CAREGIVERS FIND ADOPTERS FOR THEIR KITTENS, OR THE KITTENS ARE TRANSPORTED TO ADOPTION PARTNERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHERE ADOPTION DEMAND IS HIGHERBY THE ASPCA ANIMAL RELOCATION AND PLACEMENT TEAM. AS IN NYC, DIVERTING THESE KITTENS FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL (DACC) HELPS DACC CARE FOR MORE LOS ANGELES ANIMALS IN NEED. THE ASPCA LAUNCHED THE ASPCA LOS ANGELES KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM AT BALDWIN PARK ANIMAL CARE CENTER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY ANIMAL CARE CENTERS. BALDWIN PARK ANIMAL CARE CENTER SEES THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF KITTENS IN THE COUNTY WITH MORE THAN 500 4-TO 8-WEEK-OLD KITTENS ENTERING THE SHELTER IN 2023, WITH DOWNEY ANIMAL CARE CENTERS' INTAKE NUMBERS CLOSELY FOLLOWING WITH APPROXIMATELY 475 4-TO 8-WEEK-OLD KITTENS. SINCE THE START OF THE ASPCA KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM, THE LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR KITTENS IN THAT AGE RANGE AT BALDWIN PARK ANIMAL CARE CENTER HAS INCREASED BY 48 PERCENTAGE POINTS AND THE EUTHANASIA RATE HAS DECREASED BY 50 PERCENTAGE POINTS. IN 2023, THE ASPCA LOS ANGELES KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM HELPED MORE THAN 1,700 VULNERABLE KITTENS. HELPING VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS & ANIMALS NATIONWIDE BY EXPANDING THE PRACTICE AND IMPACT OF SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY THE ASPCA SPAY/NEUTER ALLIANCE (ASNA) IN NORTH CAROLINA IS THE NATION'S LEADING HIGH-QUALITY/HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER TRAINER, HOSTING PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ONSITE FOR INTENSIVE TRAININGS TO HELP EXPAND ACCESS TO LOW-COST STERILIZATION SURGERIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN 2023, ASNA TRAINED MORE THAN 260 VETERINARY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND 4TH YEAR VETERINARY STUDENT EXTERNS. THIS TRAINING HELPS VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS PREVENT ANIMAL SUFFERING AND NEGLECT BY PREVENTING UNWANTED LITTERS IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THROUGH ASNA, THE ASPCA ALSO PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES TO SHELTER, RESCUE, AND OWNED COMPANION ANIMALS IN THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA REGION. IN 2023, ASNA PERFORMED MORE THAN 20,600 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES (13,090 CATS AND 7,576 DOGS). SUPPORTING NORTHWEST SHELTERS THROUGH THE ASPCA NORTHERN TIER SHELTER INITIATIVE IN 2023, THE ASPCA NORTHERN TIER SHELTER INITIATIVE (NTSI) SUPPORTED 167 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SEVEN NORTHERN TIER STATES: ALASKA, WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, AND WISCONSIN. THEY HOSTED THREE "ZOOMIES" VIRTUAL TRAINING WEBINARS AND SPONSORED FOUR STATE CONFERENCES. THE NTSI ALSO DISTRIBUTED 76 GRANTS TOTALING $1,000,000 TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THESE STATES, MATCHING VARIOUS NEEDS. NTSI ALSO COLLECTS AND ANALYZES DATA TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM ANIMAL WELFARE CHALLENGES. ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL CRISIS OF VETERINARY SHORTAGE BY EXPANDING VETERINARY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPHASIZING COMMUNITY ANIMAL WELFARE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE NATIONAL VETERINARY SHORTAGE HAS CREATED A CRISIS FOR PETS, ANIMALS, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ASPCA IS ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS BY PROVIDING NUMEROUS VETERINARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. THE ASPCA'S FORMAL TRAINING EXPERIENCES INCLUDING EXTERNSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS THAT ATTRACT, RETAIN, AND ADVANCE THE CAREERS OF VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS IN A WAY THAT UNIQUELY PREPARES THEM TO SERVE THE VARIOUS ANIMAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. ASPCA PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY TRAINING EXPERIENCES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - ASPCA VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER EXTERNSHIP (GAINESVILLE, FL) - ASPCA VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCES TRAINING PROGRAM (GAINESVILLE, FL) - ASPCA NYC VETERINARY FORENSIC MEDICINE EXTERNSHIP (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA ANIMAL HOSPITAL VETERINARY EXTERNSHIP (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA ADOPTION CENTER EXTERNSHIP (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA COMMUNITY MEDICINE EXTERNSHIP (BROOKLYN, NY) - ASPCA SPAY/NEUTER ALLIANCE VETERINARY STUDENT EXTERNSHIP (ASHEVILLE, NC) - ASPCA ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER EXTERNSHIP (REMOTE) - ASPCA VETERINARY TECHNICIAN INTERNSHIP (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA JULIE MORRIS SHELTER MEDICINE RESIDENCY (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA ANIMAL HOSPITAL SMALL ANIMAL ROTATING INTERNSHIP (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA SPAY/NEUTER ALLIANCE VETERINARIAN TRAINING PROGRAM (ASHEVILLE, NC) - ASPCA ANIMAL HOSPITAL ACCESS TO VET CARE FELLOWSHIP (NEW YORK CITY, NY) - ASPCA CRUELTY RECOVERY CENTER VETERINARY EXTERNSHIP (COLUMBUS, OH) - PLATT COLLEGE/ASPCA COMMUNITY MEDICINE RVT PARTNERSHIP (LOS ANGELES) - ASPCA ANTI-CRUELTY FELLOWSHIP (NEW YORK CITY) - ASPCA SHELTER MEDICINE PRACTITIONER PATHWAY MENTORSHIP (NATIONWIDE/REMOTE) PROVIDING LIFESAVING ASSISTANCE FOR ANIMALS EXPOSED TO TOXINS THE ASPCA ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER (APCC) IS THE NATION'S LEADING ANIMAL POISON CONTROL CENTER AND EMPLOYS THE MOST BOARD-CERTIFIED TOXICOLOGISTS OF ANY OTHER ANIMAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. OPERATING 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR, THE APCC IS TRUSTED BY PET OWNERS AND VETERINARIANS NATIONWIDE TO KEEP ANIMALS SAFE AND HEALTHY. IN 2023, THE APCC TEAM FIELDED CALLS FROM ALL 50 STATES, ASSISTING AN ANIMAL IN NEED MORE THAN 400,000 TIMES. APCC PROVIDED MORE THAN 120,000 TOXICOLOGY CONSULTATIONS FOR VET PROFESSIONALS CARING FOR ANIMALS IN THEIR OWN PRACTICES IN 2023. THE ONLY POISON CONTROL CENTER FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON ANIMALS, THE APCC IS STAFFED BY NEARLY 200 VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING BOARD-CERTIFIED TOXICOLOGISTS, VETERINARIANS, VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, AND VETERINARY ASSISTANTS, AND ITS PROPRIETARY DATABASE CONTAINS DATA AND INSIGHTS FROM OVER FOUR MILLION RECORDED CASES, SUPPORTING THE TEAM IN THEIR LIFESAVING WORK FOR PET OWNERS AND VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS. HELPING AT-RISK EQUINES TRANSITION TO NEW HOMES AND CAREERS THE ASPCA EQUINE WELFARE TEAM IMPROVES WELFARE FOR EQUINES BY INCREASING EQUINE ADOPTIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH EQUINE INDUSTRY AND RESCUE NETWORKS, SUPPORTING HORSES WITH SAFETY NET SERVICES, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE VETERINARY CARE AND REHOMING PROGRAMS, AND ADVANCING LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR EQUINES. THE ASPCA RIGHT HORSE PROGRAM IN 2023, THE ASPCA RIGHT HORSE PROGRAM, WHICH WORKS TO INCREASE HORSE ADOPTION ACROSS THE COUNTRY, GENERATED MORE THAN 4,350 ADOPTION INQUIRIES THROUGH MYRIGHTHORSE.ORG, THE ASPCA'S ONLINE ADOPTION PLATFORM FOR EQUINES. ASPCA RIGHT HORSE PARTNERS PLACED MORE THAN 2,900 HORSES IN ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2023, THE PROGRAM ALSO HOSTED THREE EQUINE ADOPTION EVENTS THAT HELPED 25 HORSES FIND ADOPTIVE HOMES. THE ASPCA RIGHT HORSE WELCOMED 5 NEW ADOPTION PARTNERS TO THE PROGRAM AND 5 NEW INDUSTRY PARTNERS. IN ADDITION TO FACILITATING CONNECTIONS THAT HELP MORE HORSES GET ADOPTED, THESE PROGRAMS ARE ALSO CHANGING HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ADOPTING HORSES HELPING EQUINE ADOPTION TO BECOME NORMALIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM IS DRIVING WIDER ACCEPTANCE OF CONVERSATIONAL ADOPTION CONCEPTS AND FACILITATING DISCUSSION OF DISTANCED ADOPTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | THE ASPCA EQUINE TRANSITION AND ADOPTION CENTER THE ASPCA EQUINE TRANSITION AND ADOPTION CENTER (ETAC) IN EL RENO, OK, IS AN OPEN-ADMISSION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR HORSE OWNERS TO RELINQUISH HORSES FOR ADOPTION INTO NEW HOMES. IN COLLABORATION WITH A LOCAL VETERINARIAN, ETAC ALSO PROVIDES BASIC VETERINARY SERVICES AND HUMANE EUTHANASIA FOR SUFFERING HORSES, MULES, AND DONKEYS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, THE ASPCA IS PIONEERING PROACTIVE SAFETY-NET CARE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE WELFARE OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING INSIGHT AND DATA THAT HELPS DIRECT MORE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO OWNERS AND HORSES WHO MOST NEED THEM. IN TOTAL, SINCE JULY 2019, ASPCA ETAC HAS ASSISTED AND IMPACTED 567 EQUINES. IN 2023 ALONE, OVER 150 HORSES FOUND NEW BEGINNINGS. IN 2023, ETAC REDUCED THE LENGTH OF STAY FOR HORSES AT THE FACILITY FROM 86 DAYS IN 2022, TO 42 DAYS IN 2023. ETAC ALSO TRANSPORTED NEARLY 100 EQUINES VIA THE HORSE ADOPTION EXPRESS, REDUCING DISTANCE AS A BARRIER TO ADOPTION. ETAC STAFF IS ALSO WORKING TO TRAIN HORSES WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES, DEVELOPING MARKETING METHODS TO FIND HOMES FOR HORSES WHO ARE OLDER, UNRIDEABLE, OR HAVE MEDICAL CHALLENGES, AND SHARING THESE METHODS WITH EQUINE SHELTERS AND RESCUES NATIONWIDE. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | WORKING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND AGENCIES TO HELP NYC PET OWNERS CARE FOR THEIR PETS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (CE) TEAM ASSISTS PET OWNERS WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO VITAL PET CARE, SERVICES, AND SUPPLIES DUE TO OBSTACLES SUCH AS FINANCIAL BARRIERS, HEALTH CHALLENGES, UNEXPECTED CRISES, LACK OF NEARBY VETERINARY RESOURCES, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THEY FOCUS ON DEVELOPING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO REACH PET OWNERS AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE ASPCA'S SERVICES, WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING MORE PETS HEALTHY AND IN THEIR HOMES. CE WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT (NYPD) AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS AND OTHER ADVOCACY GROUPS AND WELFARE SERVICES, TO REFER PET OWNERS TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT THAT CAN HELP THE ENTIRE FAMILY. IN 2023, THE ASPCA CE TEAM ASSISTED MORE THAN 1,900 ANIMALS IN NEED, INCLUDING DELIVERING RESOURCES AND SUPPLIES, CONNECTING ANIMALS AND THEIR OWNERS AND COMMUNITY CARETAKERS TO VETERINARY SERVICES, AND PERFORMING CRITICAL GROOMING SERVICES. IN 2023, THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM HIT A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE BY GROOMING THEIR 1000TH PET. PROVIDING SPECIALIZED CARE FOR NEW YORK CITY VICTIMS OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AS PART OF THE ASPCA-NYPD PARTNERSHIP, THE ASPCA ANIMAL RECOVERY CENTER (ARC) AND CANINE ANNEX FOR RECOVERY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) IN NEW YORK CITY HELP SURVIVORS OF CRUELTY AND NEGLECT RECOVER AND REHABILITATE. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO TRAIN VETERINARIANS ON EFFECTIVE WAYS TO TREAT ANIMAL CRUELTY INJURIES AND TRAUMA. IN 2023, TEAMS AT THESE TWO FACILITIES PROVIDED SHELTER, MEDICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL CARE FOR MORE THAN 450 CAT AND DOG SURVIVORS OF CRUELTY AND NEGLECT. SUPPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY PROSECUTIONS AND ELEVATING LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO ANIMAL CRUELTY THE ASPCA OPERATES THE COUNTRY'S LEADING VETERINARY FORENSICS PROGRAM, WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO ITS MISSION TO STOP AND PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY. AT THE ASPCA'S FORENSIC LABORATORIES IN NEW YORK CITY AND GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, FORENSIC SCIENCE EXPERTS WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS TO SUPPORT ANIMAL-RELATED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, OFTEN RELYING ON FORENSIC EVIDENCE. BY APPLYING UNIQUE AND DEDICATED FORENSIC EXPERTISE TO DETERMINE WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW ANIMAL INJURIES OCCUR, ASPCA FORENSIC SCIENCE CONSULTATIONS DIRECTLY SUPPORT ANIMAL CRUELTY PROSECUTIONS. THIS WORK ENHANCES THE WAY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND VETERINARIANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY RESPOND TO ANIMAL CRUELTY. THE NEW YORK CITY-BASED ASPCA VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCES TEAM HANDLES CASES THAT COME IN THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN 2023, THE NYC TEAM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 350 CASES OF SUSPECTED ANIMAL CRUELTY. ASPCA VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER IN GAINESVILLE, FL, IS THE FIRST FORENSIC LAB IN THE UNITED STATES DEDICATED SOLELY TO SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN EFFECTIVELY HANDLING COMPANION ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES AND SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHERS IN THE FIELD. IN GAINESVILLE, VETERINARY FORENSIC EXPERTS PROVIDE SERVICES CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION OF ANIMAL CRIMES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE LIVE ANIMAL FORENSIC EXAMS, NECROPSIES, SKELETAL ANALYSIS, AND CRIME SCENE RESPONSE. THE CENTER ALSO SERVES AS A TEACHING FACILITY WHERE THE ASPCA SHARES LEARNINGS WITH VETERINARIANS AND OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE PROFESSIONALS TO HELP THEM MORE EFFECTIVELY HANDLE ANIMAL CRUELTY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCES TEAMS IN NYC AND GAINESVILLE SUPPORTED ANIMAL CRUELTY PROSECUTIONS WITH EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS IN NEARLY 450 CASES, INVOLVING MORE THAN 1,100 ANIMALS. STAFF IN BOTH LOCATIONS PROVIDED EXPERT COURT TESTIMONY MORE THAN 30 TIMES. IN MARCH, THE FORENSIC SCIENCES TEAM HOSTED A HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE GLOBAL FORENSIC AND JUSTICE CENTER IN LARGO, FL. IN 2023, INVESTIGATORS AND ATTORNEYS FROM OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY & INVESTIGATIONS (LAI) TEAM OPENED AND ASSISTED WITH MORE THAN 65 CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY AND ANIMAL FIGHTING, PROVIDING SERVICES INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE EXPERTISE, CRIME SCENE PROCESSING, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, EXPERT TESTIMONY, AND LEGAL REVIEW AND PROSECUTORIAL ASSISTANCE. THROUGHOUT 2023, MEMBERS OF THE LAI TEAM CONDUCTED MORE THAN 50 TRAININGS FOR EXTERNAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE AND VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS IN 16 STATES ON TOPICS INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE ANIMAL CRUELTY RESPONSE AND VETERINARY FORENSIC SCIENCE. DEVELOPING AND SHARING METHODS TO HELP TRAUMATIZED ANIMALS OVERCOME BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING SHELTERS AND SHELTER ANIMALS IS THE INCREASING NUMBER OF BEHAVIORALLY CHALLENGED ANIMALS AND THE LACK OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESOURCES TO HELP THESE ANIMALS OVERCOME ADOPTION HURDLES. THE ASPCA IS ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION CENTER (BRC) IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE FIRST FACILITY DEDICATED TO REHABILITATING SEVERELY FEARFUL DOGS; THE CANINE ANNEX FOR RECOVERY AND ENRICHMENT (CARE) IN NEW YORK CITY; AND THE CRUELTY RECOVERY CENTER (CRC) IN OHIO. AT THE BRC IN WEAVERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THE ASPCA TREATS SEVERELY FEARFUL DOGS RESCUED FROM CRUELTY AND NEGLECT CASES, SUCH AS PUPPY MILLS AND HOARDING SITUATIONS, AND ANIMALS TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING TREATMENT, THE GOAL IS TO THEN PRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE LEARNINGS FOR OTHER SHELTERS. THE BRC USES OVER 30 SCIENTIFICALLY TESTED BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROTOCOLS TO HELP DOGS OVERCOME SEVERE FEAR, TEACH THEM TO FUNCTION AS PETS, AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2023, THE BRC ACHIEVED A CANINE GRADUATION RATE OF 86%. THE ASPCA'S LEARNING LAB AMPLIFIES THE IMPACT OF SHELTER BEHAVIOR PROGRAMS BY SHARING EXPERTISE WITH SHELTERS NATIONWIDE. THESE TRAININGS INCLUDING ONLINE AND IN-PERSON LEARNING, COACHING, AND COLLABORATION HELP ANIMAL WELFARE PROFESSIONALS BUILD ON THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR PROGRAMS, GIVING MORE TRAUMATIZED ANIMALS NEW CHANCES FOR ADOPTION. IN 2023, THE LEARNING LAB ATTRACTED OVER 43,000 ENROLLMENTS FROM MORE THAN 700 ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THE LEARNING LAB AND ASPCAPRO.ORG, THE ASPCA SHARES INSIGHTS AND TACTICS TO HELP SHELTERS REHABILITATE ANIMALS TO OVERCOME TRAUMA AND SEVERE FEAR. IN OCTOBER 2023, THE LEARNING LAB CELEBRATED ITS 21ST RETREAT FOR A PARTNER ORGANIZATION AT THE BRC, WHERE SHELTER PARTNERS LEARNED FROM ASPCA EXPERTS THROUGH JOB SHADOWING, WORKSHOPS, AND PROJECT PLANNING TO OPTIMIZE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH OF ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE. THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES TEAM (BST) WORKS TO IMPROVE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF ANIMALS IN SHELTERS BY STRENGTHENING SHELTER BEHAVIOR PROGRAMS AND ELEVATING THE ROLE OF BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONALS WITHIN THE ANIMAL WELFARE FIELD. IN 2023, BST PROVIDED FORENSIC BEHAVIOR EVALUATIONS OF 386 CRIMINAL CASE DOGS AND PARTICIPATED IN 20 DEPLOYMENTS FOR CRIMINAL AND NON-CRIMINAL CASES. THEY PARTICIPATED IN 36 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TRAININGS ON BEHAVIOR ALIGNMENT AND 43 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY CONSULTS (35 DOGS, 8 CATS). THE TEAM GAVE 16 PRESENTATIONS AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCES IN 2023, REACHING AN ESTIMATED AT 2000+ ATTENDEES. AT THE CRC IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND THROUGH TEMPORARY SHELTERS NATIONWIDE, THE ASPCA PROVIDES EMERGENCY SHELTERING, MEDICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL CARE FOR ANIMALS RESCUED FROM LARGE-SCALE CRUELTY CASES AND DISASTERS, HELPING THEM RECOVER AND PREPARE FOR ADOPTION. THE CRC'S WORK SUPPORTS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES, ENABLING THEM TO TAKE ACTION IN CRIMINAL CASES. CRC STAFF ALSO SHARE INSIGHTS TO HELP COMMUNITIES RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO LOCAL CRUELTY CASES AND ANIMAL CRISES. IN 2023, THE CRC TEAM CARED FOR 636 ANIMALS FROM 18 CASES. THE TEAM DEPLOYED 10 TIMES ON NATIONAL OPERATIONS ASSISTING IN RESCUING ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY, NEGLECT, SHELTERS IN NEED, OR NATURAL DISASTERS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | PROTECTING ANIMALS TRAPPED IN CRUEL FARMING SYSTEMS AND PUSHING FOR A MORE HUMANE FOOD SYSTEM IN 2023, THE ASPCA MADE ADVANCES IN ITS FARM ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAM. WE ADDED OVER 125 NEW PRODUCT LINES AND 59 NEW BRANDS TO THE 'SHOP WITH YOUR HEART' GROCERY LIST AND SECURED COMMITMENTS FROM MORE THAN 20 NEW FOOD COMPANIES TO ADOPT COMPASSIONATE ANIMAL WELFARE PRACTICES. WE INTRODUCED OUR FIRST-EVER FARM ANIMAL POLICY PLATFORM, URGING CONGRESS TO PASS A FARM BILL WITH ESSENTIAL REFORMS TO PROTECT FARMED ANIMALS AND ADDRESS THE CONCERNS SURROUNDING INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRICULTURE. WE LAUNCHED THE HIGHER-WELFARE PET FOOD INITIATIVE, PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR PET OWNERS TO FIND ANIMAL WELFARE-CERTIFIED BRANDS. TEN PET FOOD BRANDS COMMITTED TO THIS INITIATIVE TO HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FARMED ANIMALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ASPCA LAUNCHED THE ASPCA SUPERMARKET SCORECARD, THE ONLY RESOURCE RANKING U.S. GROCERY RETAILERS ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE. AT THE INAUGURAL FOOD NOT FEED SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., CO-HOSTED BY THE ASPCA, WE JOINED NEARLY 40 ORGANIZATIONS TO DISCUSS BUILDING A HUMANE AND RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH THE 2023 FARM BILL. RESPONDING TO OVER A DECADE OF ADVOCACY FROM FARMERS, CONSUMER PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS INCLUDING THE ASPCA TO FIX LOOPHOLES IN THE NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM, THE USDA PREVIEWED THE FINAL ORGANIC LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY STANDARDS (OLPS) RULE TO REQUIRE STRONGER WELFARE STANDARDS FOR ANIMALS RAISED UNDER THE USDA ORGANIC PROGRAM. THE ASPCA SUPPORTED PROGRAMS AIDING FORMER FACTORY FARMERS IN FINDING NEW LIVELIHOODS. THESE INCLUDE MERCY FOR ANIMALS' TRANSFARMATION PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS FARMERS TRANSITION TO CROP OR NON-ANIMAL GOODS FARMING, AND THE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE PROJECT'S CONTRACT GROWER TRANSITION PROGRAM, ASSISTING GROWERS IN EXITING THE FACTORY FARMING SYSTEM AND SHARING THEIR STORIES TO PREVENT OTHERS FROM ENTERING IT. WE ALSO ANNOUNCED SIX ORGANIZATIONAL GRANT RECIPIENTS OF THE ASPCA FUND TO END FACTORY FARMING, WHO TOGETHER RECEIVED OVER $200,000. ADVANCING CRITICAL ANIMAL WELFARE RESEARCH IN APRIL, THE ASPCA RELEASED NEW DATA FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY REVEALING THAT 25% OF PET OWNERS SAID THERE WAS A TIME IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WHEN THEY WANTED OR NEEDED VETERINARY CARE AND WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS IT. ADDITIONALLY, 69% OF THOSE WHO INDICATED AN UNMET NEED FOR VETERINARY CARE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS REPORTED AN INTEREST IN USING VETERINARY TELEMEDICINE IF IT WERE AVAILABLE, AND 66% REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD SEE A VETERINARIAN MORE OFTEN IF TELEMEDICINE WERE AVAILABLE. THREE ASPCA VETERINARY SPECIALISTS CO-WROTE A PAPER FOR THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (JAVMA) THAT EXPLORES HOW VETERINARIANS CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PET OWNERS' CARE DECISIONS, COMMUNICATE IN A NONJUDGMENTAL MANNER, AND HELP FAMILIES TO FIND THE RIGHT PET TREATMENT PLAN FOR THEM. AN ANALYSIS OF THE PAPER WAS PUBLISHED ON ASPCAPRO ON MAY 17. IN APRIL, THE JOURNAL OF SHELTER MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY ANIMAL HEALTH PUBLISHED THE ASPCA CO-AUTHORED ARTICLE TELEMEDICINE, ACCESS TO VETERINARY HEALTHCARE, AND ANIMAL WELFARE, WHICH EXPLAINS HOW EXPANDING ACCESS TO TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES CAN HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN CARE CAUSED BY WORKFORCE SHORTAGES, INCREASE ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE, AND HELP KEEP PEOPLE AND PETS TOGETHER. ON NOVEMBER 1, THE ASPCA AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ADVANCEMENT (AAWA) CO-HOSTED THE SECOND ANNUAL RESEARCH FORUM, A VIRTUAL EVENT BRINGING TOGETHER ANIMAL WELFARE PROFESSIONALS TO DISCUSS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH THAT CAN CHANGE HOW ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS CARE FOR AND PROTECT ANIMALS IN NEED. STRATEGIC FUNDING THAT EMPOWERS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM SUFFERING AND CRUELTY WHILE THE ASPCA IS A WORKING CHARITY, NOT SIMPLY A GRANTMAKING ENTITY, IT IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST ANIMAL WELFARE GRANTMAKERS, PROVIDING VALUABLE SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT ALIGN WITH THE ASPCA'S WORK TO PREVENT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND SUFFERING. ASPCA GRANTS SUPPORT A VARIETY OF INITIATIVES, INCLUDING INCREASING CAT, DOG, AND EQUINE ADOPTIONS, ADVANCING GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ON ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES, PARTNERING WITH REGIONAL FOOD BANKS IN UNDER-RESOURCED AREAS, AND HELPING COMMUNITIES BUILD STRONG PROGRAMS TO RESCUE, SHELTER, TRANSPORT, AND SUPPORT ANIMALS, INCLUDING SURVIVORS OF NATURAL DISASTERS. SINCE 2001, THE ASPCA HAS GIVEN $214 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING TO MORE THAN 3,500 ANIMAL SHELTERS, MUNICIPAL AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, RESCUE GROUPS, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. IN 2023, THE ASPCA AWARDED GRANT FUNDING TOTALING NEARLY $7.5 MILLION TO 393 ORGANIZATIONS IN 49 STATES, PUERTO RICO, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A | DURING 2023, THE ASPCA MADE REVISIONS TO ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AS DESCRIBED IN BELOW IN PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4. THE ASPCA SHALL HAVE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS: GOVERNING MEMBERS, WHO SHALL HAVE FULL VOTING RIGHTS RESERVED TO "MEMBERS" UNDER THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, AND AFFINITY MEMBERS, WHO SHALL NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. GOVERNING MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST AT ANY TIME OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE SERVING AT THAT TIME AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONLY GOVERNING MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TO VOTE ON ANY OTHER TRANSACTION OR MATTER THAT SHALL PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASPCA'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, ITS BY-LAWS, OR APPLICABLE LAW. AFFINITY MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFFINITY MEMBERS SHALL MAKE SUCH ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR PAY SUCH ANNUAL DUES AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ASPCA MAY OFFER AFFINITY MEMBERS CERTAIN BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP, BUT AFFINITY MEMBERS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED "MEMBERS" AS THAT TERM IS USED IN THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW OR IN ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION. ACCORDINGLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE AFFINITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ALSO GOVERNING MEMBERS, NO AFFINITY MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE ELECTION OF PERSONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ON ANY OTHER TRANSACTION OR MATTER THAT SHALL PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASPCA'S CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, THESE BY-LAWS, OR APPLICABLE LAW. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | IN 2023, THE ASPCA REVISED ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED SEVERAL KEY CHANGES: REDUCING THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM TEN TO EIGHT, REMOVING THE GOVERNING MEMBER PROVISIONS TO STREAMLINE THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AS GOVERNING AND BOARD MEMBERS WERE THE SAME INDIVIDUALS, ALIGNING WITH UPDATES TO THE NY NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW (NPCL), UPDATING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS, AND MODIFYING TERM LIMITS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY A NATIONALLY RENOWNED ACCOUNTING FIRM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, LEGAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY IS CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE RETURN'S FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE AND DECLARATION ANNUALLY. THE SECRETARY OF THE ASPCA PROVIDES COPIES OF ALL COMPLETED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS TO THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TO THE CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE ADDED TO RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE ASPCA'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ASPCA BOARD IS THE AUTHORIZED COMPENSATION-SETTING BODY THAT REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" OF THE ASPCA. THE ASPCA ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION EXPERT TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION STUDY TO ASSESS THE REASONABLENESS OF EACH "DISQUALIFIED PERSON'S" TOTAL COMPENSATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE COMPENSATION EXPERT ASSESSES THE REASONABLENESS OF EACH PERSON'S TOTAL COMPENSATION BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA FOR THE POSITIONS UNDER REVIEW AND PROVIDES SUCH DATA AND ANALYSIS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW. THE COMPARABILITY DATA IS DRAWN FROM INDUSTRY SURVEYS AND DATA SOURCES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SCOPE, OPERATING BUDGET, AND TYPE. WITH RESPECT TO "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT & CEO, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION EXPERT'S STUDY AND COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S ANALYSIS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERFORMANCE, DELIBERATES, AND VOTES ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION PROPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PERSON WHOSE COMPENSATION IS UNDER REVIEW IS NOT PRESENT AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIONS, EXCEPT THAT SUCH PERSON MAY ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WILL HELP THE COMMITTEE IN ITS DELIBERATIONS. WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION EXPERT'S STUDY AND COMPARABILITY DATA AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S PERFORMANCE, DELIBERATES, AND VOTES ON A RECOMMENDATION ON THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING PERFORMANCE BONUS), WHICH RECOMMENDATION IT PROVIDES TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSESSES THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND VOTES WHETHER TO APPROVE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING PERFORMANCE BONUS) FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO. THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS NOT PRESENT DURING EITHER THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF HIS COMPENSATION NOR THE FULL BOARD'S APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIONS, EXCEPT THAT HE MAY ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT WILL HELP THE COMMITTEE OR THE FULL BOARD IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS. FOR ALL "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS," THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATIONS CONCURRENTLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION BY DRAFTING MINUTES OF THE MEETING AT WHICH THE DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE. THE MINUTES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 1. THE TERMS OF THE APPROVED COMPENSATION AND THE DATE APPROVED; 2. THE NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WHO WERE PRESENT DURING DISCUSSION OF THE COMPENSATION AND THOSE WHO VOTED ON IT; 3. THE COMPARABILITY DATA THAT WAS RELIED ON BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND HOW SUCH DATA WAS OBTAINED; AND 4. ANY ACTIONS (SUCH AS RECUSAL) TAKEN BY A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN APPROVES THE MINUTES WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER ITS PREPARATION. SIMILARLY, THE BOARD DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR ITS DETERMINATION OF THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION CONCURRENTLY WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION BY DRAFTING MINUTES OF THE MEETING AT WHICH THE DETERMINATION WAS MADE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND THROUGH CHARITABLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS IN OVER 40 STATES. THE ASPCA MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY RETAINING A COPY AT ITS PLACE OF BUSINESS AND PLACING A COPY ON ITS WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | UNREALIZED GAIN ON BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS HELD BY OTHERS 2,370,918. DUE FROM ASPCA VETERINARY SERVICES OF NC, PC -206,363. BAD DEBT RELATED TO UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -103,500. |
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