Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

What it reported doing in 2024

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 birds, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, mice and rats. In 2024, a total of 11,064 animals found homes through adoption, transfers to other organizations, reuniting pets with their owners and surrender prevention programs. Our network of volunteers helps us provide individual attention to every animal in our care. 1,225 animals who needed extra time to heal went through our foster care program and 1,072 volunteers donated 90,203 hours to help with animal care, special events and office work. Our behavior program provided 4,174 pet owners with training, agility classes, and individual behavior consultations for thei animals. 2,554 children participated in humane education programs at each of our adoption centers, including summer camp, reading programs and junior volunteer programs. A total 9,517 animals in underserved communities were sterilized through our low cost spay/neuter program and a total of 13,236 animals received subsidized medical care treatments at our community wellness clinics.in addition to finding homes for homeless animals, our adoption centers strive to provide their surrounding communities with animal-related information and assistance in order to help create a more compassionate society. During 2024: 927 animals received end of life care through our pet loss services, including 48 burials at hillside acre pet cemetery72 farm animals benefited by our equine outreach program at nevins farm that provides temporary financial aid to farm animal and equine owners struggling to provide care during a temporary financial hardship over 2.8 million pet meals provided to needy families through our community outreach services5,013 animals transported from the south to Massachusetts as part of our relocation program7,078 new animals met by our community outreach teams

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.6%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
• Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.8%; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
• Public monitoring controls: Limited
• Public policy transparency: Limited
• Public financial transparency: Limited
• Impact reporting controls: Limited
• Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 95.5%; rating input score 95; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
• Public governance controls: Limited
• Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 13.3%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Operating reserve ratio: 2.01; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings