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Pet Orphans of Southern California

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A home for every pet starts with a place in the heart

Since its founding in 1973, Pet Orphans of Southern California (POSC) has been dedicated to combating the national crisis of overpopulation, abandonment and euthanasia through extensive education programs. While focusing on the universal concern, POSC is committed to serving its community by rescuing and rehabilitating homeless dogs and cats, providing them with exceptional care and then carefully matching them with suitable adoptive families. In addition to education and rescue, POSC provides broad community support by offering a wide range of services including medical/financial, spay/neuter and training assistance, encouraging responsible pet guardianship thus reducing abandonment and other consequences that deepen the national crisis.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

69.43Overall score
out of 100

86.32Financial score
out of 100

59.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,083,572

Total expenses · USD$1,069,131

Program expenses

$864,926.98 recorded amount

80.9%

Fundraising expenses

$31,004.80 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$172,130.09 recorded amount

16.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Suzanne Allison Witkin
Recorded compensation: $4,653.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Pet Orphans of Southern California
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	59.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Since its founding in 1973, Pet Orphans of Southern California (POSC) has been dedicated to combating the national crisis of overpopulation, abandonment and euthanasia through extensive education programs. While focusing on the universal concern, POSC is committed to serving its community by rescuing and rehabilitating homeless dogs and cats, providing them with exceptional care and then carefully matching them with suitable adoptive families. In addition to education and rescue, POSC provides broad community support by offering a wide range of services including medical/financial, spay/neuter and training assistance, encouraging responsible pet guardianship thus reducing abandonment and other consequences that deepen the national crisis.
`ein` EIN	23-7267769
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1069131.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.161
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.809
`fscore` Financial score	86.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Suzanne Allison Witkin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	4653.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0043
`motto` Tagline	A home for every pet starts with a place in the heart
`name` Charity name	Pet Orphans of Southern California
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1083572.0
`score` Overall score	69.43
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	864926.979
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	31004.799
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	172130.09100000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7267769
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.