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. Total revenue on that return was $446,134,125, up 17.6% from $379,347,127 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ranks 22nd of 45 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 29%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513149349304861.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 147th of 208 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Cheryl Bucci (SVP, OPERATIONS AND PEOPLE), $512,657; Bert Troughton (SVP, SHELTER & VETERINARY SERVICES), $507,891; Stacy Wolf (SVP, POLICY, RESPONSE & ENGAGEMENT), $499,261; J'Mai Gayle (DIRECTOR, SURGERY), $426,230; Luke Franklin (VP, MEMBERSHIP), $401,266; Camille Declementi (VICE PRESIDENT, ASPCA ANIMAL HOSPITAL), $355,599; Nancy Perry (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS), $342,124; Jennifer Chin (VICE PRESIDENT, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND INVESTIGATIONS), $340,102; Erin Damico (VICE PRESIDENT, PEOPLE), $328,869.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Eric Braverman (TREASURER AS OF 6/6/24), Jane W Parver (SECRETARY AS OF 6/6/24), Linda Lloyd Lambert (SECRETARY THRU 6/5/24 / DIRECTOR), Michael Dalto (TREASURER THRU 6/5/24 / VC AS OF 6/6/24), Sally Spooner (CHAIRPERSON THRU 6/5/24 / DIRECTOR), Scott Thiel (VC THRU 6/5/24 / CHAIR AS OF 6/6/24), Arriana Boardman (DIRECTOR), Bruce Yannett (DIRECTOR AS OF 06/24), Frederick Tanne (DIRECTOR), Jeffrey A Pfeifle (DIRECTOR), Keechant Sewell (DIRECTOR AS OF 09/24), Mary Jo White (DIRECTOR).
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 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 21st, World Wildlife Fund, $1,348,079
- Next in this ranking: 23rd, Feeding America, $1,214,028
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Action for Boston Community Development$403,788 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Road Scholar$1,386,517 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Aspen Institute$911,570 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Environmental Defense Fund$1,233,884 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025- Renaissance Charter School$188,637 (highest-paid), 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).
The CEO, Matt Bershadker, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,226,402.
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.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $387,928,226 and total revenue of $446,134,125 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $58,205,899. Expenses were $355,569,022 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 9.1%. The CEO's pay of $1,226,402 equals 0.32% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns ASPCA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 10, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.