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Defenders of Animal Rights

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The scales of justice must be equal for all God's creatures

Defenders of Animal Rights is dedicated to eliminating cruelty to all animals. In 1988, our shelter opened in the middle of a 35.8 acre wildlife sanctuary in Northern Baltimore County. We hold adoptable animals for as long as it takes to find each and every one a forever home. We have adopted out almost 24,000 animals. Our adoption rate is about 97%. Defenders of Animal Rights offers a variety of programs to benefit both the animals and the community. They include a pet adoption center; wildlife and farm animal sanctuary; animal rescues and veterinary care; rehabilitation of abused, neglected and abandoned animals; low cost spay/neuter program; grief counseling; and humane education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.40Overall score
out of 100

91.82Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,137,934

Total expenses · USD$1,124,255

Program expenses

$958,989.52 recorded amount

85.3%

Fundraising expenses

$83,194.87 recorded amount

7.4%

Administrative expenses

$80,946.36 recorded amount

7.2%

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: Mary Jo Kovic
Recorded compensation: $117,409.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Defenders of Animal Rights
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Defenders of Animal Rights is dedicated to eliminating cruelty to all animals. In 1988, our shelter opened in the middle of a 35.8 acre wildlife sanctuary in Northern Baltimore County. We hold adoptable animals for as long as it takes to find each and every one a forever home. We have adopted out almost 24,000 animals. Our adoption rate is about 97%. Defenders of Animal Rights offers a variety of programs to benefit both the animals and the community. They include a pet adoption center; wildlife and farm animal sanctuary; animal rescues and veterinary care; rehabilitation of abused, neglected and abandoned animals; low cost spay/neuter program; grief counseling; and humane education.
`ein` EIN	52-1061126
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1124255.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.853
`fscore` Financial score	91.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Jo Kovic
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	117409.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.10439999999999999
`motto` Tagline	The scales of justice must be equal for all God's creatures
`name` Charity name	Defenders of Animal Rights
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1137934.0
`score` Overall score	83.4
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	958989.515
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	83194.87000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	80946.36000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1061126
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.