Charity profile · Historical source record

Humane Society of South Mississippi

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working towards making South Mississippi the first community in the Deep South to eliminate the euthanasia of adoptables

The mission of the Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is to save and enhance the lives of pets through cooperative and innovative approaches to adoption, spay/neuter, sheltering and community engagement.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.35Overall score
out of 100

86.67Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,899,965

Total expenses · USD$2,148,991

Program expenses

$1,764,321.61 recorded amount

82.1%

Fundraising expenses

$135,386.43 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$244,984.97 recorded amount

11.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Lori West
Recorded compensation: $113,443.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.27%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Humane Society of South Mississippi
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Humane Society of South Mississippi (HSSM) is to save and enhance the lives of pets through cooperative and innovative approaches to adoption, spay/neuter, sheltering and community engagement.
`ein` EIN	64-6034439
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2148991.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.114
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.821
`fscore` Financial score	86.67
`leader` Recorded leader	Lori West
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	113443.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0527
`motto` Tagline	Working towards making South Mississippi the first community in the Deep South to eliminate the euthanasia of adoptables
`name` Charity name	Humane Society of South Mississippi
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1899965.0
`score` Overall score	89.35
`state` State code	MS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1764321.6109999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	135386.433
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	244984.97400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 64-6034439
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Mississippi (MS)
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.