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Charleston Animal Society

EIN 57-6021863Animals South Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preventing Cruelty to Animals Has Always Been Our Mission. Since 1874.

For over 144 years, Charleston Animal Society has been preventing cruelty to animals. Nationally recognized as a leader in animal protection and rescue, Charleston Animal Society will not rest until every animal in need of a home finds one.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.16Overall score
out of 100

91.75Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,643,618

Total expenses · USD$7,048,049

Program expenses

$5,807,592.38 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$1,014,919.06 recorded amount

14.4%

Administrative expenses

$211,441.47 recorded amount

3.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 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: Joe Elmore
Recorded compensation: $163,166.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Charleston Animal Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	For over 144 years, Charleston Animal Society has been preventing cruelty to animals. Nationally recognized as a leader in animal protection and rescue, Charleston Animal Society will not rest until every animal in need of a home finds one.
`ein` EIN	57-6021863
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7048049.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.03
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14400000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Joe Elmore
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	163166.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0231
`motto` Tagline	Preventing Cruelty to Animals Has Always Been Our Mission. Since 1874.
`name` Charity name	Charleston Animal Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7643618.0
`score` Overall score	94.16
`state` State code	SC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5807592.376
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1014919.0560000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	211441.47

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 57-6021863
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: South Carolina (SC)
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.