ASPCA CEO salary and executive pay
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals paid its CEO, MATT BERSHADKER, $1,226,402 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $23,135 (1.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ranks 22nd of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1623829, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$1,226,402
- Total revenue
- $446,134,125
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 31%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513149349304861.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 14th of 20 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.27% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the national ASPCA in New York. Local SPCAs are unrelated organizations that file their own returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| MATT BERSHADKER CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,226,402 |
| TODD HENDRICKSSVP, DEVELOPMENT | $577,223 |
| ELIZABETH ESTROFFSVP, COMMUNICATIONS | $550,506 |
| BEVERLY JONESSVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $535,267 |
| GORDON LAVALETTESVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $520,606 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | MATT BERSHADKER CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,226,402 | $446,134,125 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | MATT BERSHADKER CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,203,267 | $379,347,127 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | MATT BERSHADKER CEO PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,117,171 | $376,416,316 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513149349304861.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| MATT BERSHADKERPRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,113,870 | $112,532 | $907,423 | $182,205 | $24,242 | $77,600 | $34,932 | $1,226,402 |
| TODD HENDRICKSSVP, DEVELOPMENT | $533,529 | $43,694 | $442,373 | $65,834 | $25,322 | $27,600 | $16,094 | $577,223 |
| ELIZABETH ESTROFFSVP, COMMUNICATIONS | $488,076 | $62,430 | $401,834 | $60,920 | $25,322 | $26,800 | $35,630 | $550,506 |
| BEVERLY JONESSVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | $472,173 | $63,094 | $399,493 | $48,870 | $23,810 | $27,600 | $35,494 | $535,267 |
| GORDON LAVALETTESVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $491,110 | $29,496 | $417,116 | $49,410 | $24,584 | $27,600 | $1,896 | $520,606 |
These figures come from American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals compares
Ranked 22nd of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
Alzheimer's Association$1,174,136 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wounded Warrior Project$404,382 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Planned Parenthood$1,122,180 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Habitat for Humanity$592,703 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
World Wildlife Fund$1,348,079 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
MATT BERSHADKER (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $1,226,402 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $1,113,870 from American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and $112,532 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ranks 22nd of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, MATT BERSHADKER, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,226,402. Next was TODD HENDRICKS (SVP, DEVELOPMENT), at $577,223. On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
This is the national ASPCA in New York. Local SPCAs are unrelated organizations that file their own returns.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals paid its CEO, MATT BERSHADKER, $1,226,402 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $23,135 (1.9%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was MATT BERSHADKER, paid $1,117,171. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $1,117,171 (MATT BERSHADKER); December 2023, $1,203,267; December 2024, $1,226,402.
From the 3 Form 990 returns ASPCA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.