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Save-A-Pet Adoption Center

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Finding loving, quality homes for each cat and dog in our care

Save-A-Pet Adoption Center, founded in 1972 by Gertrude Maxwell, is a no-kill shelter dedicated to finding loving, quality homes for each cat and dog in its care. Pets are sheltered indefinitely. Our shelter strives to create an environment which enhances both awareness of and support for the humane treatment of animals. We provide comprehensive services including: a caring and safe haven for cats and dogs, medical and behavioral assistance to mend broken spirits and bodies, adoption services, long term care for residents who are not adopted, community education, community leadership through alliances with other humane organizations, and community referral to low cost spay/neuter services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.33Overall score
out of 100

88.41Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,680,174

Total expenses · USD$1,746,870

Program expenses

$1,367,799.21 recorded amount

78.3%

Fundraising expenses

$160,712.04 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$216,611.88 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Pat Kennedy
Recorded compensation: $81,022.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Save-A-Pet Adoption Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Save-A-Pet Adoption Center, founded in 1972 by Gertrude Maxwell, is a no-kill shelter dedicated to finding loving, quality homes for each cat and dog in its care. Pets are sheltered indefinitely. Our shelter strives to create an environment which enhances both awareness of and support for the humane treatment of animals. We provide comprehensive services including: a caring and safe haven for cats and dogs, medical and behavioral assistance to mend broken spirits and bodies, adoption services, long term care for residents who are not adopted, community education, community leadership through alliances with other humane organizations, and community referral to low cost spay/neuter services.
`ein` EIN	23-7304570
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1746870.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7829999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.41
`leader` Recorded leader	Pat Kennedy
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	81022.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0463
`motto` Tagline	Finding loving, quality homes for each cat and dog in our care
`name` Charity name	Save-A-Pet Adoption Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3680174.0
`score` Overall score	91.33
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1367799.21
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	160712.04
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	216611.88

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7304570
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.