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Freedom Service Dogs of America

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

The mission

What this organization describes

"Transforming lives since 1987!"

Freedom Service Dogs of America (FSD) is a nonprofit organization that unleashes the potential of dogs by transforming them into custom-trained, life-changing assistance dogs for people in need. Our clients include children, veterans and active-duty military, and other adults. Their disabilities include autism, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and post-traumatic stress.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.15Overall score
out of 100

91.18Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,962,170

Total expenses · USD$2,887,720

Program expenses

$2,321,726.88 recorded amount

80.4%

Fundraising expenses

$398,505.36 recorded amount

13.8%

Administrative expenses

$164,600.04 recorded amount

5.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Michele Ostrander
Recorded compensation: $150,380.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Freedom Service Dogs of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Freedom Service Dogs of America (FSD) is a nonprofit organization that unleashes the potential of dogs by transforming them into custom-trained, life-changing assistance dogs for people in need. Our clients include children, veterans and active-duty military, and other adults. Their disabilities include autism, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and post-traumatic stress.
`ein` EIN	84-1068936
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2887720.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.138
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.804
`fscore` Financial score	91.18
`leader` Recorded leader	Michele Ostrander
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150380.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.052000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	"Transforming lives since 1987!"
`name` Charity name	Freedom Service Dogs of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4962170.0
`score` Overall score	93.15
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2321726.8800000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	398505.36000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	164600.04

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 84-1068936
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.