The Cleveland Animal Protective League
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.4m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$10.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$45.7m
$554k liabilities
Net assets
$45.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
20
6.6 years on average
Staff
131
1,355 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Dean Mueller
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
The Cleveland Animal Protective League's network
20 people7 organisationsi20 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Mueller Chair | Chairperson | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ageleke Zapis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amanda Romeo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Antoinette Perry | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chad Pearson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Anderson | Vice Chairperson | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christine Snyder | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Dawn Swit | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ED Pavlish | Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Hagen MD | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Julie Trott-Heisey | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kara Downing | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathy Tatman | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Weigand | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michelle Newland | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sachin Java | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Samantha Joseph | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Shilpi Biswas | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tanzie Daniels | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Trish Decensi | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Allison Lash DVM | Medical Director | since 2018 |
| Anita Grigor DVM | Veterinarian | since 2023 |
| Ayse Dunlap | Vice President of Operations | 2024 |
| Judith Hunter | Vice President of Philanthropy & Communications | since 2018 |
| Julianne Weber DVM | Surgeon | 2023 |
| Kristie Brock DVM | Veterinarian | 2024 |
| Lise Wilson DVM | Surgeon | 2023 |
| Shari Gibbs | Director of Finance | since 2018 |
| Shari Gibbs Andrus | Vice President of Finance | since 2020 |
| Sharon A Harvey | President & CEO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon A Harvey | President & CEO | 40 | $247k | $10k | |
| Allison Lash DVM | Medical Director | 40 | $176k | $9k | |
| Judith Hunter | Vice President of Philanth | 40 | $129k | $7k | |
| Anita Grigor DVM | Veterinarian | 40 | $123k | $5k | |
| Shari Gibbs Andrus | Vice President of Finance | 40 | $123k | $7k | |
| Kristie Brock DVM | Veterinarian | 40 | $122k | $2k | |
| Ayse Dunlap | Vice President of Operations | 40 | $117k | $21k | |
| Chris Anderson | Vice Chairperson | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ed Pavlish | Emeritus | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shilpi Biswas | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dean Mueller | Chairperson | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Tatman | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tanzie Daniels | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ageleke Zapis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kara Downing | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Hagen MD | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dawn Swit | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Julie Trott-Heisey | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michael Weigand | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Michelle Newland | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Trish Decensi | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sachin Java | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Samantha Joseph | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Antoinette Perry | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christine Snyder | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Romeo | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chad Pearson | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Cleveland Animal Protective League
- EIN
- 340714644
- Address
- 1729 Willey Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44113-4302
- State
- Ohio
- Mission
- The cleveland animal protective league's (apl) mission is to foster compassion and end animal suffering. The apl provides shelter, care, and medical treatment to animals that have lost their homes and/or suffered cruelty or neglect. It also provides humane law enforcement in cuyahoga county, spay/neuter services for shelter animals and community pets, operates a low-cost veterinary clinic... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D200 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1913
- Principal officer
- Sharon A Harvey (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1948
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDean Mueller
≥8years on the filingsAgeleke Zapis
≥8years on the filingsDawn Swit
≥8years on the filingsED Pavlish
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $45.7m
- Total liabilities
- $554k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $45.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7m
- Program service revenue
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 131
- Volunteers
- 1,355
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.4m | $10.7m | Deficit $271k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.