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Last Chance for Animals

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Alleviating animal suffering and exploitation

Founded in 1984, Last Chance for Animals (LCA) recognizes that animals have the ability to experience pain, and as such they deserve certain basic rights protecting them from pain caused by humans. LCA believes that non-human animals should not be subjected to suffering and exploitation by humans because alternatives exist for nearly every traditional usage of animals. LCA opposes the use of animals for scientific curiosity, entertainment, clothing, and food. LCA recognizes the use of non-human animals in medical experimentation as both immoral and of questionable scientific validity due to the tremendous biological difference between species. LCA's work advocates conscious and informed lifestyle decisions, and LCA is committed to disseminating truthful information about societal animal abuse to improve the treatment of animals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

98.23Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,789,267

Total expenses · USD$2,442,653

Program expenses

$2,191,059.74 recorded amount

89.7%

Fundraising expenses

$200,297.55 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$46,410.41 recorded amount

1.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Chris DeRose
Recorded compensation: $110,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.50%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Last Chance for Animals
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1984, Last Chance for Animals (LCA) recognizes that animals have the ability to experience pain, and as such they deserve certain basic rights protecting them from pain caused by humans. LCA believes that non-human animals should not be subjected to suffering and exploitation by humans because alternatives exist for nearly every traditional usage of animals. LCA opposes the use of animals for scientific curiosity, entertainment, clothing, and food. LCA recognizes the use of non-human animals in medical experimentation as both immoral and of questionable scientific validity due to the tremendous biological difference between species. LCA's work advocates conscious and informed lifestyle decisions, and LCA is committed to disseminating truthful information about societal animal abuse to improve the treatment of animals.
`ein` EIN	95-4013155
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2442653.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.019
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.897
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris DeRose
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.045
`motto` Tagline	Alleviating animal suffering and exploitation
`name` Charity name	Last Chance for Animals
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1789267.0
`score` Overall score	98.23
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2191059.741
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	200297.54599999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	46410.407

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4013155
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.