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Compassion Over Killing

EIN 52-2034417Animals District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working to end animal abuse since 1995

Compassion Over Killing (COK) is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with an additional office in Los Angeles, CA. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman. Since 1995, COK has served as an unwavering force bringing about positive changes for animals and thanks to our many generous supporters, we've come a long way in our short history: starting as an all-volunteer high school club and evolving into a national voice for animals. Despite our small staff and limited budget, COK's innovative, cost-effective campaigns are having a tremendous impact.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.78Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,291,456

Total expenses · USD$1,632,731

Program expenses

$1,469,457.90 recorded amount

90.0%

Fundraising expenses

$68,574.70 recorded amount

4.2%

Administrative expenses

$93,065.67 recorded amount

5.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Erica Meier
Recorded compensation: $31,769.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Compassion Over Killing
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Compassion Over Killing (COK) is a national nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with an additional office in Los Angeles, CA. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman. Since 1995, COK has served as an unwavering force bringing about positive changes for animals and thanks to our many generous supporters, we've come a long way in our short history: starting as an all-volunteer high school club and evolving into a national voice for animals. Despite our small staff and limited budget, COK's innovative, cost-effective campaigns are having a tremendous impact.
`ein` EIN	52-2034417
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1632731.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.042
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Erica Meier
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	31769.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0194
`motto` Tagline	Working to end animal abuse since 1995
`name` Charity name	Compassion Over Killing
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1291456.0
`score` Overall score	78.78
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1469457.9000000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	68574.702
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	93065.667

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2034417
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.