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National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

EIN 77-0412509Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

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The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) was founded in 1996. Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters. We offer the professionally trained canines and an ongoing training program at no cost to fire departments. And we ensure lifetime care for every dog in our program: once rescued, these dogs never need to be rescued again. There are currently 71 SDF-trained Search Teams across the country, located in California, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Utah, Virginia and Baja California. Thanks to Mutual Aid Agreements between counties, cities and states, these precious, life-saving resources can be shared regionally, nationally, and internationally.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.51Overall score
out of 100

89.42Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,274,047

Total expenses · USD$5,478,026

Program expenses

$4,546,761.58 recorded amount

83.0%

Fundraising expenses

$575,192.73 recorded amount

10.5%

Administrative expenses

$350,593.66 recorded amount

6.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: George Haynes
Recorded compensation: $139,110.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) was founded in 1996. Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in America by rescuing and recruiting dogs and partnering them with firefighters and other first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters. We offer the professionally trained canines and an ongoing training program at no cost to fire departments. And we ensure lifetime care for every dog in our program: once rescued, these dogs never need to be rescued again. There are currently 71 SDF-trained Search Teams across the country, located in California, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Utah, Virginia and Baja California. Thanks to Mutual Aid Agreements between counties, cities and states, these precious, life-saving resources can be shared regionally, nationally, and internationally.
`ein` EIN	77-0412509
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5478026.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.064
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.105
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.83
`fscore` Financial score	89.42
`leader` Recorded leader	George Haynes
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	139110.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0253
`motto` Tagline	Be part of the search
`name` Charity name	National Disaster Search Dog Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7274047.0
`score` Overall score	92.51
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4546761.58
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	575192.73
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	350593.664

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0412509
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.