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SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting the health and welfare of homeless companion animals since 1941

Founded in 1941, SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals is a 501(c)3 independent non-profit animal shelter dedicated to protecting the health and welfare of homeless companion animals in the greater Princeton area. SAVE depends primarily on private contributions to supports its six core programs of Rescue, Shelter, Health and Welfare, Spay/Neuter, Adoption, and Humane Education. SAVE focuses on the rehabilitation and successful placement of treatable and adoptable animals. SAVE endeavors to build, foster, and strengthen the human-animal bond. SAVE operates as a limited admission shelter with contracts to serve Princeton Township, Princeton Borough, Montgomery, Hopewell, Cranbury, and Lawrence Township animal control centers. The shelter facility houses approximately 100 dogs and cats at a time, and helps an average of 500 animals a year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.29Overall score
out of 100

91.80Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,981,073

Total expenses · USD$1,313,195

Program expenses

$969,137.91 recorded amount

73.8%

Fundraising expenses

$74,852.12 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$267,891.78 recorded amount

20.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Heather L. Achenbach
Recorded compensation: $4,192.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1941, SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals is a 501(c)3 independent non-profit animal shelter dedicated to protecting the health and welfare of homeless companion animals in the greater Princeton area. SAVE depends primarily on private contributions to supports its six core programs of Rescue, Shelter, Health and Welfare, Spay/Neuter, Adoption, and Humane Education. SAVE focuses on the rehabilitation and successful placement of treatable and adoptable animals. SAVE endeavors to build, foster, and strengthen the human-animal bond. SAVE operates as a limited admission shelter with contracts to serve Princeton Township, Princeton Borough, Montgomery, Hopewell, Cranbury, and Lawrence Township animal control centers. The shelter facility houses approximately 100 dogs and cats at a time, and helps an average of 500 animals a year.
`ein` EIN	22-6082741
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1313195.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.204
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.738
`fscore` Financial score	91.8
`leader` Recorded leader	Heather L. Achenbach
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	4192.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0031
`motto` Tagline	Protecting the health and welfare of homeless companion animals since 1941
`name` Charity name	SAVE, A Friend to Homeless Animals
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1981073.0
`score` Overall score	90.29
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	969137.91
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	74852.115
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	267891.77999999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-6082741
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: New Jersey (NJ)
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.