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Mercy For Animals

EIN 54-2076145Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring compassion.

Founded in 1999, MFA works to create a society where all animals are treated with the compassion and respect they so rightfully deserve. We serve as a voice for animals through proactive consumer education initiatives, cruelty investigations, corporate outreach, and legal advocacy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.19Overall score
out of 100

89.30Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,329,052

Total expenses · USD$10,350,461

Program expenses

$7,638,640.22 recorded amount

73.8%

Fundraising expenses

$2,039,040.82 recorded amount

19.7%

Administrative expenses

$662,429.50 recorded amount

6.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 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: Nathan Runkle
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mercy For Animals
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1999, MFA works to create a society where all animals are treated with the compassion and respect they so rightfully deserve. We serve as a voice for animals through proactive consumer education initiatives, cruelty investigations, corporate outreach, and legal advocacy.
`ein` EIN	54-2076145
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10350461.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.064
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.738
`fscore` Financial score	89.3
`leader` Recorded leader	Nathan Runkle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring compassion.
`name` Charity name	Mercy For Animals
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11329052.0
`score` Overall score	85.19
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7638640.218
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2039040.8169999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	662429.504

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-2076145
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.