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Great Plains SPCA

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To save, protect and improve the lives of animals, while strengthening the relationship between pets and their human companions.

Founded in 2003, Great Plains SPCA works to save, protect, and improve the lives of animals, while strengthening the relationship between pets and their human companions. We are the Kansas City Metro's most unique and comprehensive No Kill animal welfare organization, serving more than 25,000 needy pets annually - more than any other agency in the area. We proudly report a live-release rate of 96% or higher. We offer a lifelong, full-circle approach for pets and their human companions with our three-pronged approach: prevention, adoption, retention.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.99Overall score
out of 100

77.72Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,799,807

Total expenses · USD$6,523,410

Program expenses

$5,375,289.84 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$652,341.00 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$482,732.34 recorded amount

7.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 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: Courtney Thomas
Recorded compensation: $148,112.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.27%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Great Plains SPCA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2003, Great Plains SPCA works to save, protect, and improve the lives of animals, while strengthening the relationship between pets and their human companions. We are the Kansas City Metro's most unique and comprehensive No Kill animal welfare organization, serving more than 25,000 needy pets annually - more than any other agency in the area. We proudly report a live-release rate of 96% or higher. We offer a lifelong, full-circle approach for pets and their human companions with our three-pronged approach: prevention, adoption, retention.
`ein` EIN	05-0552529
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6523410.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	77.72
`leader` Recorded leader	Courtney Thomas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	148112.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0227
`motto` Tagline	To save, protect and improve the lives of animals, while strengthening the relationship between pets and their human companions.
`name` Charity name	Great Plains SPCA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5799807.0
`score` Overall score	83.99
`state` State code	KS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5375289.840000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	652341.0
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	482732.3400000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 05-0552529
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Kansas (KS)
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.