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Heifer International

EIN 35-1019477International Arkansas Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ending hunger and caring for the Earth

Founded in 1944, Heifer Project International is a sustainable development organization that works to end hunger and poverty and protect the earth. Through livestock, training and Passing on the Gift, Heifer has helped 30 million families in more than 125 countries improve their quality of life and move toward greater self-reliance. Heifer helps build strong communities because each project participant Passes on the Gift of their animal's first female offspring, training in its care and in sustainable agriculture to another family in need, multiplying the benefit.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.01Overall score
out of 100

77.59Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$123,648,189

Total expenses · USD$118,860,529

Program expenses

$89,858,559.92 recorded amount

75.6%

Fundraising expenses

$22,583,500.51 recorded amount

19.0%

Administrative expenses

$6,180,747.51 recorded amount

5.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Pierre Ferrari
Recorded compensation: $429,483.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Heifer International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1944, Heifer Project International is a sustainable development organization that works to end hunger and poverty and protect the earth. Through livestock, training and Passing on the Gift, Heifer has helped 30 million families in more than 125 countries improve their quality of life and move toward greater self-reliance. Heifer helps build strong communities because each project participant Passes on the Gift of their animal's first female offspring, training in its care and in sustainable agriculture to another family in need, multiplying the benefit.
`ein` EIN	35-1019477
`tot_exp` Total expenses	118860529.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7559999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	77.59
`leader` Recorded leader	Pierre Ferrari
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	429483.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0036
`motto` Tagline	Ending hunger and caring for the Earth
`name` Charity name	Heifer International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	123648189.0
`score` Overall score	84.01
`state` State code	AR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	89858559.92399998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	22583500.51
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6180747.508

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-1019477
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Arkansas (AR)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.