New England Anti-Vivisection Society EIN 04-2104756

New England Anti-Vivisection Society

EIN  04-2104756 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boston, MA Founded 1895
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates to end animal experimentation through exposure, rescue, and legislative action.
Leadership
Ed Butler · Executive Director · $125K
Money in and out
$989K revenue, $1.4M expenses
Bottom line
66% program efficiency

Advocates to end animal experimentation through exposure, rescue, and legislative action. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $989K in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, and $5.0M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$989K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$391K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.19
Program efficiency
66%
of spending reaches programs▲ +24% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
43.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +12% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-40%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -197% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$989K
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -10%
Total assets
$5.0M
FY2025▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$93K
FY2025▲ +293%
Total revenue
$989K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$5.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$391K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$5.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B66%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $915K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Campaigns

Program work that aims to increase public awareness of and support to end the use of animals in research or to change societal or institutional practices regarding general or specific anti-vivisection ISSUES.EDUCATION: program work that aims to educate and support students at all levels of public or private education and professional…

$915Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNew England Anti-Vivisection Society
EINHdr · item D04-2104756
Principal addressHdr · item CBoston, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.riseforanimals.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1895
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1944

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$125,468Pt VII · Sec A
President and Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ed Butler’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ed Butler$125,468$123,279$124,220$119,147$113,775
Michael Ryan$117,500
Nathan W Herschler Jd$35,397$115,249
Edward Butler$113,995

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$843K · 85%
Investment income$145K · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$843K
Investment income15%$145K
Total revenueLn 12$989K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.66 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.19
Program services66%$915K
Management & general14%$197K
Fundraising19%$267K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$149K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$93K
Total net assetsLn 32$5.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $5.0M · Operating expenses/yr $1.4M
43.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $915K · Total expenses $1.4M
66%
Management & General
Management & general $197K · Total expenses $1.4M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $267K · Total expenses $1.4M
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $359K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $945K
$0.38 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $843K · Total revenue $989K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $989K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $989K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $145K · Total revenue $989K
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $989K · Prior year $1.4M
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $953K · FY2025 $989K
+1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $5.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $989K · Expenses $1.4M
-40%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $5.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $5.0M · Total assets $5.0M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $4.9M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $5.0M
97%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ed Butler · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $1.4M
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $568K · Total expenses $1.4M
41%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 66%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 32%
Revenue growth -27%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $177K · 2022–2025
Chimp Haven INCLA · FY2025$20,000
New Life Animal SanctuaryCA · FY2025$7,000
Center for Contemporary Science INCFY2022$150,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$989K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$930K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$965K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$953K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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