Foundation to Support Animal Protection

Public charity · Grantmaker Norfolk, VA EIN: 52-1842274

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Foundation to Support Animal Protection at a glance

In short: Foundation to Support Animal Protection reported $165K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$165,110 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$44,790,024
+10.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$30,958,377
+49.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,341,639
+2356.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$21,752,297
+4.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Foundation to Support Animal Protection funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

NorfolkAthensWauchula

How Foundation to Support Animal Protection gives

  • Giving fell 100% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $4.8M (2020). In 2025 it reported $165K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Peta US Norfolk, VAGeneral Program Exps$15,159
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$44,790,024$30,958,377$21,752,297$165,110Total only$6,341,639
2024$40,430,399$20,747,730$20,910,511——$258,171
2023$37,253,278$18,790,481$19,000,957$15,1591$942,763
2022$40,173,273$22,975,177$16,819,385$44,3232$900,479
2021$40,579,709$12,145,993$16,969,093$1,000,0001$1,169,644
2020$35,388,537$16,377,725$20,673,339$4,810,3471$379,573
2019$39,580,840$14,966,392$16,504,003$1,250,0001$108,895

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Foundation to Support Animal Protection

Based on IRS filings

Foundation to Support Animal Protection is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Norfolk, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $44.8M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $165K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $6.3M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Foundation to Support Animal Protection is led by Ingrid Newkirk, President & Treasurer since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ingrid Newkirk

    President & Treasurer

    President & Treasurer → President, 2022

    President → President & Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lori Kettler

    General Counsel

    Deputy General → General Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2019) → $145K (2025)

  • Steven Kehrli

    Senior Vice President of Development

    Vice President → Senior Vice President, 2022

    Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President of Development, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2019) → $158K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Kerr

    Chief Legal Officer & Assistant

    Chief Legal → Chief Legal Officer & Assistant Secretary, 2024

    Chief Legal Officer & Assistant Secretary → Chief Legal Officer & Assistant, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2022) → $182K (2025)

  • Andrew Cook

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $130K (2023) → $148K (2025)

  • Asher Smith

    Deputy General Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2025)

  • Brittney Peet

    General Counsel - Captive Animal Law Enforcement

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2025)

  • Eilene Cohhn

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Colleen Healey

    Vice President

    Director & Vice President → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Caitlin Hawks (2021–2024) — General Counsel
  • Former: Kathleen Guillermo (2022–2024) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Rosalind Zayas (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Nadine Edles (2019–2023) — Director & Vice President
  • Former: Eileen Cohhn (2020–2023) — Director & Secretary
  • Former: Benjamin Boyle (2022) — Senior Director
  • Former: Jared Goodman (2019–2021) — Deputy General
  • Former: Jeffery Kerr (2019–2021) — Assistant Se
  • Former: Scott Anderson (2019–2021) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Martina Bernstein (2020) — Senior Litigati
  • Former: Tushar Mehta (2019) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jeffrey Kerr — Chief Legal Officer/Asst.: $182KJeffrey KerrChief Legal Officer/Asst.$182KSteven Kehrli — Senior Vice President of Development: $158KSteven KehrliSenior Vice President of…$158KAndrew Cook — Vice President: $148KAndrew CookVice President$148KLori Kettler — General Counsel: $145KLori KettlerGeneral Counsel$145KAsher Smith — Deputy General Counsel: $138KAsher SmithDeputy General Counsel$138KBrittney Peet — General Counsel - Captive Animal Law Enforcement: $132KBrittney PeetGeneral Counsel - Captive…$132K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $182K, to Jeffrey Kerr (Chief Legal Officer/Asst.). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Foundation to Support Animal Protection

How much does Foundation to Support Animal Protection give each year?

Foundation to Support Animal Protection reported $165K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Foundation to Support Animal Protection?

Foundation to Support Animal Protection reported $44.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $31.0M.

What is Foundation to Support Animal Protection?

Foundation to Support Animal Protection is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Norfolk, VA. It holds $44.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Foundation to Support Animal Protection operate?

Foundation to Support Animal Protection has awarded grants in Florida, Georgia, Virginia.

What is Foundation to Support Animal Protection's EIN?

Foundation to Support Animal Protection's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1842274. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 27, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 23, 2020)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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