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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Establishing and defending the rights of all animals

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than five million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests", and the abuse of backyard dogs. PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.80Overall score
out of 100

79.68Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$44,609,539

Total expenses · USD$64,212,553

Program expenses

$53,874,331.97 recorded amount

83.9%

Fundraising expenses

$9,439,245.29 recorded amount

14.7%

Administrative expenses

$770,550.64 recorded amount

1.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Ingrid Newkirk
Recorded compensation: $22,688.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.03%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than five million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and defending the rights of all animals. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests", and the abuse of backyard dogs. PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.
`ein` EIN	52-1218336
`tot_exp` Total expenses	64212553.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.012
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.147
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8390000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	79.68
`leader` Recorded leader	Ingrid Newkirk
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	22688.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0003
`motto` Tagline	Establishing and defending the rights of all animals
`name` Charity name	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
`tot_rev` Total revenue	44609539.0
`score` Overall score	80.8
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	53874331.96700001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	9439245.291
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	770550.636

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1218336
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.