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Return to Freedom

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Wild Horse Conservation

Return to Freedom is a wild horse sanctuary founded in 1997 by Neda DeMayo, and is the realization of her life-long dream: to protect the freedom and natural lifestyle of America's free ranging wild horses. Return to Freedom aims to accomplish its mission through sanctuary, education and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world. Return to Freedom provides a safe haven to over 400 wild horses and burros. Recognizing that wild horses live in tightly bonded herd groups, Return to Freedom became the first sanctuary with a focus on rescuing entire family bands. Return to Freedom's educational programs facilitate a direct experience with nature and animals through non-intrusive, sensitive observation.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.69Overall score
out of 100

84.40Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,339,177

Total expenses · USD$1,508,448

Program expenses

$1,250,503.39 recorded amount

82.9%

Fundraising expenses

$88,998.43 recorded amount

5.9%

Administrative expenses

$167,437.73 recorded amount

11.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Neda Demayo
Recorded compensation: $62,626.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.15%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Return to Freedom
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Return to Freedom is a wild horse sanctuary founded in 1997 by Neda DeMayo, and is the realization of her life-long dream: to protect the freedom and natural lifestyle of America's free ranging wild horses. Return to Freedom aims to accomplish its mission through sanctuary, education and conservation, while enriching the human spirit through direct experience with the natural world. Return to Freedom provides a safe haven to over 400 wild horses and burros. Recognizing that wild horses live in tightly bonded herd groups, Return to Freedom became the first sanctuary with a focus on rescuing entire family bands. Return to Freedom's educational programs facilitate a direct experience with nature and animals through non-intrusive, sensitive observation.
`ein` EIN	06-1484961
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1508448.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.111
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.059000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	84.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Neda Demayo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	62626.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0415
`motto` Tagline	Wild Horse Conservation
`name` Charity name	Return to Freedom
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1339177.0
`score` Overall score	84.69
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1250503.392
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	88998.432
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	167437.728

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-1484961
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
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.