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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

We are their voice

Founded in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was the first humane organization established in the Americas, and today has more than one million supporters throughout North America. The ASPCA's mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA provides local and national leadership in animal-assisted therapy, animal behavior, animal poison control, anti-cruelty, humane education, legislative services, and shelter outreach. The New York City headquarters houses a full-service, accredited animal hospital, adoption center, and mobile clinic outreach program. The Humane Law Enforcement department enforces New York's animal cruelty laws.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.75Overall score
out of 100

77.22Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$217,398,213

Total expenses · USD$208,434,628

Program expenses

$155,075,363.23 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$41,895,360.23 recorded amount

20.1%

Administrative expenses

$11,047,035.28 recorded amount

5.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Matthew Bershadker
Recorded compensation: $437,390.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was the first humane organization established in the Americas, and today has more than one million supporters throughout North America. The ASPCA's mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. The ASPCA provides local and national leadership in animal-assisted therapy, animal behavior, animal poison control, anti-cruelty, humane education, legislative services, and shelter outreach. The New York City headquarters houses a full-service, accredited animal hospital, adoption center, and mobile clinic outreach program. The Humane Law Enforcement department enforces New York's animal cruelty laws.
`ein` EIN	13-1623829
`tot_exp` Total expenses	208434628.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.053
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.21
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.201
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	77.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Matthew Bershadker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	437390.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.002
`motto` Tagline	We are their voice
`name` Charity name	American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
`tot_rev` Total revenue	217398213.0
`score` Overall score	83.75
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	155075363.23200002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	41895360.228
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	11047035.284

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1623829
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.