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Houston SPCA

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting commitment to and respect for all animals and freeing them from suffering, abuse and exploitation.

Founded in 1924, the Houston SPCA is Houston's first and largest animal protection organization and shelter. Our mission is to promote commitment to and respect for all animals and free them from suffering, abuse and exploitation, and our vision is that we will lead our community to appreciate the value of animals. Committed to all animals, the Houston SPCA provides quality, humane care to dogs and cats, rabbits and other small mammals, birds, horses, farm animals and more. We also facilitate the protection and rehabilitation of injured, ill, orphaned and oiled native wildlife through our affiliate, Wildlife Rehab & Education. We are also the only shelter in the Greater Gulf Coast area with the ability to provide humane, temporary shelter to big cats and other exotic animals. All programs offered by the Houston SPCA-excluding adoptions, pet-training classes and Critter Camp-are free of charge, a service to our community and its animals, and we place 100% of our adoptable animals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.65Overall score
out of 100

93.85Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,796,535

Total expenses · USD$9,180,216

Program expenses

$7,637,939.71 recorded amount

83.2%

Fundraising expenses

$817,039.22 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$706,876.63 recorded amount

7.7%

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: Patricia E. Mercer
Recorded compensation: $216,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Houston SPCA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1924, the Houston SPCA is Houston's first and largest animal protection organization and shelter. Our mission is to promote commitment to and respect for all animals and free them from suffering, abuse and exploitation, and our vision is that we will lead our community to appreciate the value of animals. Committed to all animals, the Houston SPCA provides quality, humane care to dogs and cats, rabbits and other small mammals, birds, horses, farm animals and more. We also facilitate the protection and rehabilitation of injured, ill, orphaned and oiled native wildlife through our affiliate, Wildlife Rehab & Education. We are also the only shelter in the Greater Gulf Coast area with the ability to provide humane, temporary shelter to big cats and other exotic animals. All programs offered by the Houston SPCA-excluding adoptions, pet-training classes and Critter Camp-are free of charge, a service to our community and its animals, and we place 100% of our adoptable animals.
`ein` EIN	74-1287171
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9180216.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8320000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	93.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Patricia E. Mercer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	216000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0235
`motto` Tagline	Promoting commitment to and respect for all animals and freeing them from suffering, abuse and exploitation.
`name` Charity name	Houston SPCA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14796535.0
`score` Overall score	95.65
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7637939.712
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	817039.224
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	706876.632

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1287171
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.