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Asheville Humane Society

EIN 56-1444098Animals North Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving Buncombe county since 1984

Asheville Humane Society is about hope, not heartache. As Buncombe County's critical safety net since 1984, we are always here to save and protect every animal. We have mastered the art of saving lives within our walls and now we are going even further, helping our community's pets and their people thrive together. We are going beyond a no-kill community to ensure that each animal has the quality of life they deserve - a life worth living.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.80Overall score
out of 100

84.17Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,822,398

Total expenses · USD$2,850,394

Program expenses

$2,271,764.02 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$438,960.68 recorded amount

15.4%

Administrative expenses

$133,968.52 recorded amount

4.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Tracy Elliot
Recorded compensation: $90,462.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Asheville Humane Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Asheville Humane Society is about hope, not heartache. As Buncombe County's critical safety net since 1984, we are always here to save and protect every animal. We have mastered the art of saving lives within our walls and now we are going even further, helping our community's pets and their people thrive together. We are going beyond a no-kill community to ensure that each animal has the quality of life they deserve - a life worth living.
`ein` EIN	56-1444098
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2850394.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.047
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.154
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	84.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Tracy Elliot
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	90462.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0317
`motto` Tagline	Serving Buncombe county since 1984
`name` Charity name	Asheville Humane Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2822398.0
`score` Overall score	88.8
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2271764.018
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	438960.676
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	133968.518

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1444098
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.