Charity profile · Historical source record

Humane Animal Welfare Society

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We're building a society that's humane

The Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) was established in 1965. HAWS assists over 6,000 animals each year and welcomes more than 31,000 human visitors annually. As an open admissions shelter, they accept animals regardless of age, health, temperament or breed. Their active humane education department offers programs and services that promote responsible pet ownership, preventing animal abuse and neglect in their community and beyond. HAWS promotes the humane care and treatment of all animals, in support of cooperative humane efforts throughout the state of Wisconsin. HAWS is a member of the Wisconsin Federated Humane Societies, and not affiliated with any other local or national humane society.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.00Overall score
out of 100

89.02Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,169,817

Total expenses · USD$2,514,825

Program expenses

$1,928,870.78 recorded amount

76.7%

Fundraising expenses

$289,204.88 recorded amount

11.5%

Administrative expenses

$294,234.52 recorded amount

11.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 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: Lynn Olenik
Recorded compensation: $90,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.57%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Humane Animal Welfare Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Humane Animal Welfare Society (HAWS) was established in 1965. HAWS assists over 6,000 animals each year and welcomes more than 31,000 human visitors annually. As an open admissions shelter, they accept animals regardless of age, health, temperament or breed. Their active humane education department offers programs and services that promote responsible pet ownership, preventing animal abuse and neglect in their community and beyond. HAWS promotes the humane care and treatment of all animals, in support of cooperative humane efforts throughout the state of Wisconsin. HAWS is a member of the Wisconsin Federated Humane Societies, and not affiliated with any other local or national humane society.
`ein` EIN	39-6108644
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2514825.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.21
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.115
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.767
`fscore` Financial score	89.02
`leader` Recorded leader	Lynn Olenik
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	90000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.035699999999999996
`motto` Tagline	We're building a society that's humane
`name` Charity name	Humane Animal Welfare Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2169817.0
`score` Overall score	89.0
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1928870.7750000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	289204.875
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	294234.52499999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-6108644
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

Explore alongside

Related source records

Linked by source subcategory, prioritizing the same recorded state. Not a recommendation or ranking.

A useful next step

Keep the context.

Check current organizational information separately before making a giving decision. This record does not include an official website, donation URL, or current eligibility field.

Giving research guide ↗

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.