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spcaLA

EIN 95-1738153Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Friends for life

spcaLA, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles, is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through Education, Law Enforcement, Intervention and Advocacy. spcaLA is an independent animal welfare organization serving Southern California since 1877. Donations run programs and services including cruelty investigations, Disaster Animal Response Team (DART), humane education and a variety of shelter services. spcaLA believes that animals, as living creatures, have value beyond economic measurement, and are entitled to legal, moral and ethical consideration and protection.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.75Overall score
out of 100

79.86Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,567,010

Total expenses · USD$7,647,760

Program expenses

$5,812,297.60 recorded amount

76.0%

Fundraising expenses

$833,605.84 recorded amount

10.9%

Administrative expenses

$994,208.80 recorded amount

13.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Madeline Bernstein
Recorded compensation: $230,750.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.01%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for spcaLA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	spcaLA, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles, is dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals through Education, Law Enforcement, Intervention and Advocacy. spcaLA is an independent animal welfare organization serving Southern California since 1877. Donations run programs and services including cruelty investigations, Disaster Animal Response Team (DART), humane education and a variety of shelter services. spcaLA believes that animals, as living creatures, have value beyond economic measurement, and are entitled to legal, moral and ethical consideration and protection.
`ein` EIN	95-1738153
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7647760.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.109
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.76
`fscore` Financial score	79.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Madeline Bernstein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	230750.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0301
`motto` Tagline	Friends for life
`name` Charity name	spcaLA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9567010.0
`score` Overall score	85.75
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5812297.6
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	833605.84
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	994208.8

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1738153
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.