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Humane Society of Utah

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Change their world: adopt, donate, volunteer, educate.

The Humane Society of Utah (HSU) is dedicated to the elimination of pain, fear and suffering in all animals. The HSU is the largest and most effective nonprofit shelter in Utah. Since 2015, the HSU achieved "no-kill" standards and saves the lives of 11,000 animals each year. The HSU provides the following lifesaving programs: shelter, care and adoption of homeless pets; affordable sterilization surgeries, vaccinations and microchips at our in-house clinic; neglect and cruelty investigations; foster care to ensure the adoptability of pets; outreach adoptions to bring adoptable animals to off-site locations; behavior, enrichment and training to keep pets healthy and happy while at our shelter; transfer and rescue to intake at-risk pets from other overcrowded shelters; humane education of children and teens; and advocacy at the state and city level for animal welfare.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.77Overall score
out of 100

88.37Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,970,907

Total expenses · USD$5,664,922

Program expenses

$4,492,283.15 recorded amount

79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$781,759.24 recorded amount

13.8%

Administrative expenses

$379,549.77 recorded amount

6.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.31 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: Gene Baierschmidt
Recorded compensation: $103,119.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Humane Society of Utah
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Humane Society of Utah (HSU) is dedicated to the elimination of pain, fear and suffering in all animals. The HSU is the largest and most effective nonprofit shelter in Utah. Since 2015, the HSU achieved "no-kill" standards and saves the lives of 11,000 animals each year. The HSU provides the following lifesaving programs: shelter, care and adoption of homeless pets; affordable sterilization surgeries, vaccinations and microchips at our in-house clinic; neglect and cruelty investigations; foster care to ensure the adoptability of pets; outreach adoptions to bring adoptable animals to off-site locations; behavior, enrichment and training to keep pets healthy and happy while at our shelter; transfer and rescue to intake at-risk pets from other overcrowded shelters; humane education of children and teens; and advocacy at the state and city level for animal welfare.
`ein` EIN	87-0256350
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5664922.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.067
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.31
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.138
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7929999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.37
`leader` Recorded leader	Gene Baierschmidt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	103119.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0182
`motto` Tagline	Change their world: adopt, donate, volunteer, educate.
`name` Charity name	Humane Society of Utah
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5970907.0
`score` Overall score	91.77
`state` State code	UT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4492283.146
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	781759.236
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	379549.77400000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 87-0256350
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Utah (UT)
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.