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Guide Dogs of the Desert

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Creating opportunities for life-changing independence

Guide Dogs of the Desert (GDD) was founded in 1972 by Mr. Lafayette "Bud" Maynard with the goal to provide quality guide dogs to the blind and the multi-handicapped blind. GDD improves the lives of the blind by creating opportunities for life-changing independence, and by conducting community and outreach programs. GDD provides safe mobility, loving companionship and the miracle of independence to the blind through the use of a guide dog. We breed, raise and train guide dogs, then train the blind to work with them and offer post graduate support the entire time the team is working together. We do all of this at no cost to our blind clients.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.87Overall score
out of 100

91.70Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,800,327

Total expenses · USD$2,240,212

Program expenses

$1,841,454.26 recorded amount

82.2%

Fundraising expenses

$226,261.41 recorded amount

10.1%

Administrative expenses

$168,015.90 recorded amount

7.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Sarah G. Clapp
Recorded compensation: $115,833.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Guide Dogs of the Desert
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Guide Dogs of the Desert (GDD) was founded in 1972 by Mr. Lafayette "Bud" Maynard with the goal to provide quality guide dogs to the blind and the multi-handicapped blind. GDD improves the lives of the blind by creating opportunities for life-changing independence, and by conducting community and outreach programs. GDD provides safe mobility, loving companionship and the miracle of independence to the blind through the use of a guide dog. We breed, raise and train guide dogs, then train the blind to work with them and offer post graduate support the entire time the team is working together. We do all of this at no cost to our blind clients.
`ein` EIN	23-7296531
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2240212.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.075
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8220000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.7
`leader` Recorded leader	Sarah G. Clapp
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	115833.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.051699999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Creating opportunities for life-changing independence
`name` Charity name	Guide Dogs of the Desert
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2800327.0
`score` Overall score	87.87
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1841454.2640000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	226261.41199999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	168015.9

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7296531
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.