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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA

EIN 30-0224549Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Embracing all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife.

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife. These include anti-poaching, safe guarding the natural environment, enhancing community awareness, addressing animal welfare issues, providing veterinary assistance to animals in need, rescuing and hand rearing elephant and rhino orphans, along with other species that can ultimately enjoy a quality of life in wild terms when grown.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.46Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,831,086

Total expenses · USD$5,248,475

Program expenses

$4,854,839.38 recorded amount

92.5%

Fundraising expenses

$68,230.18 recorded amount

1.3%

Administrative expenses

$320,156.97 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Melissa Sciacca
Recorded compensation: $133,835.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.54%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust embraces all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife. These include anti-poaching, safe guarding the natural environment, enhancing community awareness, addressing animal welfare issues, providing veterinary assistance to animals in need, rescuing and hand rearing elephant and rhino orphans, along with other species that can ultimately enjoy a quality of life in wild terms when grown.
`ein` EIN	30-0224549
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5248475.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.925
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Melissa Sciacca
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	133835.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0254
`motto` Tagline	Embracing all measures that compliment the conservation, preservation and protection of wildlife.
`name` Charity name	The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4831086.0
`score` Overall score	96.46
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4854839.375
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	68230.175
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	320156.975

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 30-0224549
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
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.