Tired of the ASPCA ads.
If you want to help our animal friends it's highly recommended you do it through your local shelters and humane society. Just ask them how much assistance they get from the ASPCA.
I asked the question. This is what I found. They eat your dollar whole.
If you donated $100 to the ASPCA in 2022 and want to know how your donation was spent, know:
$57 went to pay staff, office-related expenses, travel and conferences.
$28 went to pay advertising and promotion and fees for outside services, including professional fundraisers.
$6 out of every $100 was spent on veterinary services, operating supplies, and grants to other non-profits whose mission is to help protect animals.
$3 out of every $100 was spent on miscellaneous expenses leaving $4 unspent and allocated to the organization’s general fund (which had nearly $500 million at year-end).
The ASPCA is one of the most widely recognized non-profits focused on animal welfare in the country. Founded in 1866, the ASPCA has been around for more than 150 years. As is the case with most non-profits, the issue isn’t whether the ASPCA does good things (they do) but whether they could do more or better with the public support they receive (they could).
In the most general terms, the ASPCA
$100: Revenue
-$ 40: Compensation
-$ 16: Advertising and Promotion
-$ 15: Office-Related Expenses
-$ 12: Fees for Services
-$ 2: Travel and Conferences
-$ 3: Miscellaneous Expenses
-$ 88: Subtotal: Compensation, Advertising, Office, Fees for Services, Travel and Misc
$ 12: Revenue Remaining
-$ 2: Grants
-$ 4: Veterinary Services and Operating Supplies
-$ 6: Subtotal: Grants and Veterinary Services and Operating Supplies
$ 6: Revenue Remaining: To General Fund
As illustrated above, $57 out of every $100 was used to compensate employees, pay office-related expenses, travel and conferences. An additional $28 was used to pay for advertising and promotion and fees for outside services. $6 out of every $100 went towards grants and veterinary services and operating supplies. The ASPCA spent more on advertising and promotion ($16 out of every $100) than on grants, veterinary services, and operating supplies ($6 out of every $100). And, the ASPCA in 2023 spent less on grants/veterinary services and operating supplies ($23 million) than they put ($24 million) in the general fund (which already had more than $500 million in net assets)
I asked the question. This is what I found. They eat your dollar whole.
If you donated $100 to the ASPCA in 2022 and want to know how your donation was spent, know:
$57 went to pay staff, office-related expenses, travel and conferences.
$28 went to pay advertising and promotion and fees for outside services, including professional fundraisers.
$6 out of every $100 was spent on veterinary services, operating supplies, and grants to other non-profits whose mission is to help protect animals.
$3 out of every $100 was spent on miscellaneous expenses leaving $4 unspent and allocated to the organization’s general fund (which had nearly $500 million at year-end).
The ASPCA is one of the most widely recognized non-profits focused on animal welfare in the country. Founded in 1866, the ASPCA has been around for more than 150 years. As is the case with most non-profits, the issue isn’t whether the ASPCA does good things (they do) but whether they could do more or better with the public support they receive (they could).
In the most general terms, the ASPCA
$100: Revenue
-$ 40: Compensation
-$ 16: Advertising and Promotion
-$ 15: Office-Related Expenses
-$ 12: Fees for Services
-$ 2: Travel and Conferences
-$ 3: Miscellaneous Expenses
-$ 88: Subtotal: Compensation, Advertising, Office, Fees for Services, Travel and Misc
$ 12: Revenue Remaining
-$ 2: Grants
-$ 4: Veterinary Services and Operating Supplies
-$ 6: Subtotal: Grants and Veterinary Services and Operating Supplies
$ 6: Revenue Remaining: To General Fund
As illustrated above, $57 out of every $100 was used to compensate employees, pay office-related expenses, travel and conferences. An additional $28 was used to pay for advertising and promotion and fees for outside services. $6 out of every $100 went towards grants and veterinary services and operating supplies. The ASPCA spent more on advertising and promotion ($16 out of every $100) than on grants, veterinary services, and operating supplies ($6 out of every $100). And, the ASPCA in 2023 spent less on grants/veterinary services and operating supplies ($23 million) than they put ($24 million) in the general fund (which already had more than $500 million in net assets)
