Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reported $17.4 million in revenue and $15.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.70 went to program services, $10.55 to management and general costs and $5.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 73.5% of the total. Government grants made up 59.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $472,687 (PRESIDENT/CEO). Revenue rose 21% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.5% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.7% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 73.5% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 59.4% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 13.9% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $472,687 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.97% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 34.4 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseYouth services: mspcc provides an array of prevention services. Such services include adoption and foster care support, healthy families and home visiting, and early childhood mental health consultation. These community based programs deliver high quality, evidence based and flexible services to infants, children and families throughout the commonwealth. Our prevention services are aimed at developing skills in families and caretakers while providing permanent support and community connections
Advocacy services: in addition to providing direct services, mspcc engages in public policy advocacy on behalf of children and families. We focus our advocacy on issues related to child and family well-being such as child abuse prevention, foster care, children's mental health reform and substance abuse prevention. We have a long history and proven track record of successful advocacy and a reputation setting national standards in public advocacy on behalf of children and families
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $436,627 | $36,060 | $472,687 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $342,914 | $35,628 | $378,542 |
| CBHC CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $317,072 | $34,565 | $351,637 |
| VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $271,350 | $39,320 | $310,670 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $300,454 | $6,959 | $307,413 |
| VP CHILDREN YOUTH FAMILY Highest compensated employee, 20.00 hrs/week | $0 | $268,594 | $35,133 | $303,727 |
| OP PSYCHIATRIST Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $258,491 | $36,750 | $295,241 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/VP PUB AFF Key employee, 39.00 hrs/week | $0 | $243,515 | $36,289 | $279,804 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $288K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 6413
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children totaling $349K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children spent in FY2025, $83.70 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reported that 83.7% of its $15.9 million in expenses went to program services, 10.5% to management and general and 5.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $472,687, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children get its money?
Of $17.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 73.5% came from contributions and grants (including 59.4% from government grants) and 13.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2103596 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600139349301570 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403279349301200 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202323409349300432 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202243199349320254 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201329349307615 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121249349302502 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2103596: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.