Charity profile · Historical source record

Morris Animal Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing the health of animals through science
Established in 1948, Morris Animal Foundation is dedicated to improving and protecting the health of animals through scientific innovation, education and inspiration. Our investment in research has yielded life-saving vaccines, new treatments for critical diseases, superior screening tests, and advanced diagnostic tools. We respond to emerging animal health threats that endanger entire species, and make new discoveries in basic animal biology to support applied research. With every study we fund - more than 2,600 to date - we strive to advance the science of veterinary medicine, honoring the founding principles of Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr. to benefit animals worldwide. Learn more at morrisanimalfoundation.org.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.92Overall score
out of 100
74.44Financial score
out of 100
100.00Accountability & 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$9,983,826
Total expenses · USD$10,893,273

Program expenses

$8,093,701.84 recorded amount
74.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,655,777.50 recorded amount
15.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,132,900.39 recorded amount
10.4%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.22 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
John Reddington
Recorded compensation
$172,404.00
Recorded compensation percentage
1.58%

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

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All 23 original fields for Morris Animal Foundation
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
100.0
category
Category
Animals
description
Mission & description
Established in 1948, Morris Animal Foundation is dedicated to improving and protecting the health of animals through scientific innovation, education and inspiration. Our investment in research has yielded life-saving vaccines, new treatments for critical diseases, superior screening tests, and advanced diagnostic tools. We respond to emerging animal health threats that endanger entire species, and make new discoveries in basic animal biology to support applied research. With every study we fund - more than 2,600 to date - we strive to advance the science of veterinary medicine, honoring the founding principles of Dr. Mark L. Morris Sr. to benefit animals worldwide. Learn more at morrisanimalfoundation.org.
ein
EIN
84-6032307
tot_exp
Total expenses
10893273.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.10400000000000001
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.22
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.152
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.743
fscore
Financial score
74.44
leader
Recorded leader
John Reddington
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
172404.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0158
motto
Tagline
Advancing the health of animals through science
name
Charity name
Morris Animal Foundation
tot_rev
Total revenue
9983826.0
score
Overall score
81.92
state
State code
CO
subcategory
Subcategory
Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
8093701.839
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
1655777.496
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
1132900.392

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.