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Animal Legal Defense Fund

EIN 94-2681680Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

All our clients are innocent

The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) fights to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Founded in 1979 by attorneys active in shaping the emerging field of animal law, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has blazed the trail for stronger enforcement of anti-cruelty laws and more humane treatment of animals in every corner of American life.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.04Overall score
out of 100

90.64Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,751,761

Total expenses · USD$12,487,558

Program expenses

$9,802,733.03 recorded amount

78.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,261,243.36 recorded amount

10.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,411,094.05 recorded amount

11.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Stephen Wells
Recorded compensation: $196,133.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Animal Legal Defense Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) fights to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. Founded in 1979 by attorneys active in shaping the emerging field of animal law, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has blazed the trail for stronger enforcement of anti-cruelty laws and more humane treatment of animals in every corner of American life.
`ein` EIN	94-2681680
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12487558.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.113
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.785
`fscore` Financial score	90.64
`leader` Recorded leader	Stephen Wells
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	196133.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.015700000000000002
`motto` Tagline	All our clients are innocent
`name` Charity name	Animal Legal Defense Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12751761.0
`score` Overall score	93.04
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9802733.030000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1261243.358
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1411094.054

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2681680
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.