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The Humane Society of the United States

EIN 53-0225390Animals District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fight for all animals

We fight the big fights to end suffering for all animals. Together with millions of supporters, we take on puppy mills, factory farms, trophy hunts, animal testing and other cruel industries. With our affiliates, we rescue and care for thousands of animals every year through our animal rescue team's work and other hands-on animal care services. We fight all forms of animal cruelty to achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society. And we can't do it without you.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.49Overall score
out of 100

65.57Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$142,355,222

Total expenses · USD$126,131,691

Program expenses

$87,661,525.24 recorded amount

69.5%

Fundraising expenses

$34,560,083.33 recorded amount

27.4%

Administrative expenses

$3,657,819.04 recorded amount

2.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.29 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Wayne Pacelle
Recorded compensation: $387,200.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Humane Society of the United States
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	We fight the big fights to end suffering for all animals. Together with millions of supporters, we take on puppy mills, factory farms, trophy hunts, animal testing and other cruel industries. With our affiliates, we rescue and care for thousands of animals every year through our animal rescue team's work and other hands-on animal care services. We fight all forms of animal cruelty to achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society. And we can't do it without you.
`ein` EIN	53-0225390
`tot_exp` Total expenses	126131691.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.29
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.27399999999999997
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.695
`fscore` Financial score	65.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Wayne Pacelle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	387200.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.003
`motto` Tagline	Fight for all animals
`name` Charity name	The Humane Society of the United States
`tot_rev` Total revenue	142355222.0
`score` Overall score	75.49
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	87661525.24499999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	34560083.334
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3657819.039

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0225390
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.