PETA CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on PETA's return for the fiscal year ending July 2025 was JEFFREY KERR, at $208,310. That is up $10,449 (5.3%) from the fiscal year ending July 2024. PETA ranks 46th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by top pay. All of JEFFREY KERR's reportable pay, $191,879, came from related organizations (column E). 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.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending July 2025
$208,310
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $110,179,122
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 10%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending July 2025, IRS object ID 202601329349304820.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 18th of 20 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.19% 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 |
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | JEFFREY KERRASST. SECRETARY (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $208,310 | $110,179,122 | Filing |
| Jul 2024 | JEFFREY KERRASST. SECRETARY (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $197,861 | $77,240,939 | Filing |
| Jul 2023 | JEFFREY KERRASST. SECRET (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $186,819 | $69,874,898 | Filing |
| Jul 2022 | JEFFREY KERRASST. SECRET (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $174,150 | $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 | |||||
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 46th of 46 major nonprofits by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
Susan G. Komen$688,812 (CEO), fiscal year ending Mar 2025
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America$739,620 (CEO), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
March of Dimes$353,561 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
United Way Worldwide$929,417 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Sierra Club$524,826 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
The fiscal year ending July 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, JEFFREY KERR (ASST. SECRETARY), was paid $208,310. All of JEFFREY KERR's reportable pay, $191,879, came from related organizations (column E). PETA ranks 46th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was JEFFREY KERR (ASST. SECRETARY), at $208,310. Next was GUILLERMO KATHLEEN (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), at $176,838. No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
The highest-paid person on PETA's return for the fiscal year ending July 2025 was JEFFREY KERR, at $208,310. That is up $10,449 (5.3%) from the fiscal year ending July 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending July 2022, when the highest-paid person was JEFFREY KERR, paid $174,150. By fiscal year end: July 2022, $174,150 (JEFFREY KERR); July 2023, $186,819; July 2024, $197,861; July 2025, $208,310.
From the 4 Form 990 returns PETA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending July 2025 return breaks down pay for 3 of the 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.