Anti-Cruelty Society

Environment and animals
Chicago, Illinois
EIN 36-2179814
Tax-exempt since 1937

Firms paid: 7
Fees reported, 2020–2024: $4.5M
Fees reported in 2024: $1.3M
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $14.4M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$1,259,745 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers Anti-Cruelty Society paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
TrueSense Marketing IncDirect mail fundraising services	Direct mail fundraising services	$1,259,745

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

Truesense MarketingDirect Mail Services$1,143,874

All firms paid

Fundraisers Anti-Cruelty Society reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
One & All IncDirect response	2020–2022 · 3 years	$2,657,984
TrueSense Marketing Inc	2024	$1,259,745
Russ ReidDirect response	2022	$338,962
Latz & CompanyCapital campaigns	2022	$250,000

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

Meyer Partners LLCDirect response

Form 990 Snapshot

Anti-Cruelty Society's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2022	$14.4M	$11.1M	$2.0M	$1.2M
2021	$13.6M	$10.6M	$2.2M	$1.3M
2020	$14.2M	$9.0M	$1.5M	$835K
2019	$10.8M	$8.9M	$1.4M	—
2018	$17.7M	$15.2M	$1.3M	—
2017	$9.8M	$6.4M	$1.3M	—

Fees are what Anti-Cruelty Society reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.