PETA CEO salary and executive pay
PETA paid its CEO, Ingrid Newkirk, $41,631 for the fiscal year ending July 2025. That is up $3,617 (9.5%) from the fiscal year ending July 2024. Total revenue on that return was $110,179,122, up 42.6% from $77,240,939 for the fiscal year ending July 2024. PETA ranks 45th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. PETA has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 52-1218336, Norfolk, VA.
CEO, fiscal year ending July 2025
$41,631
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending July 2025
$208,310Jeffrey KerrASST. SECRETARY
- Total revenue
- $110,179,122
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 0%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending July 2025, IRS object ID 202601329349304820.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 207th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.04% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
No one on these returns has a chief executive title. PETA's president is paid less than several staff, so the figures lead with the highest-paid person listed.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey KerrASST. SECRETARY | $208,310 |
| Guillermo KathleenSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $176,838 |
| Clippinger AmyMANAGING DIRECTOR | $153,030 |
| Lange LisaSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $147,687 |
| Tracy ReimanVICE PRESIDENT | $146,679 |
Also paid on the latest return: Bartlett Joel (SENIOR VP OF MARKETING ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL MEDIA), $140,449; Bettmann Frank (TOXICOLOGIST), $137,022; Ingrid Newkirk (PRESIDENT/SECRETARY), $41,631.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Jeanne Roush (TREASURER), Michael Rodman (CHAIRPERSON).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | Ingrid Newkirk CEO PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | $41,631 | $110,179,122 | Filing |
| Jul 2024 | Ingrid Newkirk CEO PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | $38,014 | $77,240,939 | Filing |
| Jul 2023 | Ingrid Newkirk CEO PRESIDENT/SE | $36,254 | $69,874,898 | Filing |
| Jul 2022 | Ingrid Newkirk CEO PRESIDENT/SE | $36,970 | $68,265,170 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending July 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending July 2025, IRS object ID 202601329349304820.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Jeffrey Kerr*ASST. SECRETARY | $0 | $191,879 | $16,431 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $191,879 | $0 | $0 | $2,989 | $13,442 | $208,310 | |||
| Guillermo KathleenSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $159,801 | $0 | $17,037 | $159,801 | $0 | $0 | $3,595 | $13,442 | $176,838 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Clippinger AmyMANAGING DIRECTOR | $142,836 | $0 | $10,194 | $142,836 | $0 | $0 | $3,214 | $6,980 | $153,030 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Lange LisaSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT | $133,164 | $0 | $14,523 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
| Tracy ReimanVICE PRESIDENT | $138,316 | $0 | $8,363 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
| Ingrid NewkirkPRESIDENT/SECRETARY | $40,491 | $0 | $1,140 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
These figures come from PETA's 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 PETA compares
Ranked 45th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 44th, Doctors Without Borders USA, $386,961
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake$729,154 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
ʻIolani School$960,776 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025- Goodwill Industries of North Central Wisconsin$414,221 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
- Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley$439,914 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine$1,566,325 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Ingrid Newkirk (PRESIDENT/SECRETARY) was paid $41,631 for the fiscal year ending July 2025: $40,491 from PETA and $1,140 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Jeffrey Kerr (ASST. SECRETARY), at $208,310. That is $166,679 more than the CEO, Ingrid Newkirk.
PETA paid its CEO, Ingrid Newkirk, $41,631 for the fiscal year ending July 2025. That is up $3,617 (9.5%) from the fiscal year ending July 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending July 2022, when the CEO was Ingrid Newkirk, paid $36,970. By fiscal year end: July 2022, $36,970 (Ingrid Newkirk); July 2023, $36,254; July 2024, $38,014; July 2025, $41,631.
PETA's return for the fiscal year ending July 2025 reports total expenses of $79,894,716 and total revenue of $110,179,122 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $30,284,406. Expenses were $71,340,325 for the fiscal year ending July 2024, so they rose 12.0%. The CEO's pay of $41,631 equals 0.05% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns PETA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 12, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending July 2025 return breaks down pay for 3 of the 6 people in the pay breakdown above.