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Client disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2025 - 12/31/2025

Authorizing Officer name	Michael Keiley
Title	Vice President
Business name	Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)
Address	350 S. Huntington Avenue
City, state, zip code	Boston, MA 02130
Country	US
Business interest	Education

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Kara Lee Holmquist Kara Lee Holmquist Kara Lee Holmquist	$21,250.00
Melissa Ekvall	$5,377.00
Lynsey M Legier	$8,430.00
The Suffolk Group, LLC	$0.00
Elizabeth Magner	$4,388.74
Bethany Bethany DeZolt DeZolt	$5,261.00
Total salaries paid	$44,706.74

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
12/31/2025	NGP-VAN	Professional subscriptions	$1,091.48
12/31/2025	Zoom	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$54.15
12/31/2025	State House News Service	Public relations expenses	$1,049.40
		Total operating expenses	$2,195.03

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Event type	Payee/Vendor	Attendees	Amount
12/31/2025	Travel	Uber (less than $35/day)	Kara Holmquist;Bethany DeZolt;Melissa Ekvall;Lynsey Legier	$469.02
12/31/2025	Travel	Boston Common garage (less than 35/day)	Kara Holmquist	$225.00
			Total amount	$694.02

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

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