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| Charity Name | Seattle Humane | Animal Friends | Save-A-Pet Adoption Center | Cat Care Society | SPCA of Westchester |
| Location | Bellevue, WA | Pittsburgh, PA | Grayslake, IL | Lakewood, CO | Briarcliff Manor, NY |
| Overall Rating |
(94.24) |
(94.54) |
(92.18) |
(91.07) |
(98.23) |
| Financial Rating | (91.86) |
(92.90) |
(89.70) |
(87.38) |
(97.50) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(97.00) |
(96.00) |
(100.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 76.6% | 86.9% | 79.3% | 67.1% | 85.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 10.3% | 4.6% | 12.4% | 18.2% | 6.5% |
| Fund Expenses | 12.9% | 8.4% | 8.1% | 14.5% | 7.8% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.10 | $0.16 | $0.10 |
| Program Growth | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 12.6% |
| Working Capital | 4.82 | 2.23 | 1.93 | 2.19 | 2.31 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 2.0% | 16.3% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Total Revenue | $17,304,789 | $6,920,657 | $1,359,165 | $1,240,780 | $3,163,090 |
| Total Expenses | $7,002,749 | $5,474,711 | $1,821,020 | $945,748 | $2,480,784 |
| Excess/Deficit | $10,302,040 | $1,445,946 | $-461,855 | $295,032 | $682,306 |
| Net Assets | $32,863,271 | $16,451,728 | $3,394,413 | $1,878,608 | $5,335,213 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$159,463 2.27% |
$138,102 2.52% |
$76,158 4.18% |
$27,828 2.94% |
$121,629 4.90% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | |  | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
