Charity profile · Historical source record

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County

EIN 91-0577128Animals Washington Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Make Happy Happen!

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County's mission is to advance the welfare of animals and promote positive relationships between animals and people. The Humane Society envisions a community where every pet has a permanent and loving home and all pets are treated with respect and compassion. We open our doors to more than 11,000 homeless pets every year - taking in more animals than any other shelter in the state of Washington. We have exceeded the gold standard of a 90% or more live release rate since 2015.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.13Overall score
out of 100

87.47Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,455,325

Total expenses · USD$5,119,426

Program expenses

$4,346,392.67 recorded amount

84.9%

Fundraising expenses

$307,165.56 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$455,628.91 recorded amount

8.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: KC Gauldine
Recorded compensation: $103,133.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.01%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County's mission is to advance the welfare of animals and promote positive relationships between animals and people. The Humane Society envisions a community where every pet has a permanent and loving home and all pets are treated with respect and compassion. We open our doors to more than 11,000 homeless pets every year - taking in more animals than any other shelter in the state of Washington. We have exceeded the gold standard of a 90% or more live release rate since 2015.
`ein` EIN	91-0577128
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5119426.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8490000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.47
`leader` Recorded leader	KC Gauldine
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	103133.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.020099999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Make Happy Happen!
`name` Charity name	The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6455325.0
`score` Overall score	91.13
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4346392.674000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	307165.56
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	455628.91400000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-0577128
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.