This includes things that include appeals for donations like telemarketing and direct mailings. The remainder, about 75 cents, was spent on management. If donors are giving funds to an organization expecting something different, it's setting the stage for problems. CBS News found something else that donors might not be expecting. In its commercials, the ASPCA implores animal lovers saying, "We urgently need 3, new donors so we can rescue more animals who are still out there suffering.
Nonprofit watchdog Charity Navigator gives the ASPCA three out of four stars overall, which is a "good" rating meaning that the charity meets or exceeds industry standards and performs as well or better than most charities in that cause.
But Charity Navigator only gave the ASPCA two out of four stars for its financials based on efficiency of fundraising, the percentage of revenue spent on fundraising and the practice of selling donor lists. As the pioneer and innovator of the humane movement, the ASPCA quickly became the model for more than 25 other humane organizations in the United States and Canada.
And by the time Bergh died in , 37 of the 38 states in the Union had passed anti-cruelty laws. After Mary Ellen McCormack, 9, was found tied to a bed and brutally beaten by her foster parents in , activists founded the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
On April 10, , Gary Player, a year-old South African, beats defending champion Arnold Palmer and amateur Charles Coe by a stroke to become the first international champion at the Masters. Palmer double-bogeys the 18th hole at Augusta National to give Player the win. Emiliano Zapata, a leader of peasants and indigenous people during the Mexican Revolution, is ambushed and shot to death in Morelos by government forces.
Born a peasant in , Zapata was forced into the Mexican army in following his attempt to recover village lands taken The day after the surrender of the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese, the 75, Filipino and American troops captured on the Bataan Peninsula begin a forced march to a prison camp near Cabanatuan. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promotes data integrity. If the charity does not have a Records Retention and Destruction Policy, then we deduct 4 points from its Accountability and Transparency score.
More This process indicates that the organization has a documented policy that it follows year after year. The policy should indicate that an objective and independent review process of the CEO's compensation has been conducted which includes benchmarking against comparable organizations. We check to be sure that the charity has reported on its Form its process for determining its CEO pay. Less Donor Privacy More Donors have expressed extreme concern about the use of their personal information by charities and the desire to have this information kept confidential.
Privacy policies are assigned to one of the following categories: Yes: This charity has a written donor privacy policy published on its website, which states unambiguously that 1 it will not share or sell a donor's personal information with anyone else, nor send donor mailings on behalf of other organizations or 2 it will only share or sell personal information once the donor has given the charity specific permission to do so.
Opt-out: The charity has a written privacy policy published on its website which enables donors to tell the charity to remove their names and contact information from lists the charity shares or sells. How a donor can have themselves removed from a list differs from one charity to the next, but any and all opt-out policies require donors to take specific action to protect their privacy.
No: This charity either does not have a written donor privacy policy in place to protect their contributors' personal information, or the existing policy does not meet our criteria.
Less Partial. Transparency Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form , or for some metrics on the charity's website, that the organization makes this information easily accessible. Our analysts check to be sure that the charities complied with the Form instructions and included this information in their filing. Less Board of Directors Listed on Website More Our analysts check to see if the charity lists Board members on its website.
Publishing this information enables donors and other stakeholders to ascertain the make up of the charity's governing body. This enables stakeholders to report concerns to the Board. Charity Navigator does not cross-check the Board members listed on the website with that reported on the Form , because the latter often isn't available until more than a year after the charity's fiscal year ends. In that time, the charity's Board members may have changed, and the charity typically reflects those more recent changes on the website.
Less Key Staff Listed on Website More It is important for donors and other stakeholders to know who runs the organization day-to-day. Charity Navigator does not cross-check the leadership listed on the website with that reported on the Form because the latter often isn't available until more than a year after the charity's fiscal year ends.
In that time, the charity's leadership may have changed and the charity typically reflects those more recent changes on the website. In other words, since the Form isn't especially timely, it can not be used to verify the leadership information published on the charity's site. Less Audited Financial Statements on Website More We check the charity's website to see if it has published its audited financial statements for the fiscal year represented by the most recently filed IRS Form It is important for donors to have easy access to this financial report to help determine if the organization is managing its financial resources well.
We currently rate charities on whether or not they publish their audit on their website. Less Form Available on Website More We check the charity's website to see if it has published its most recently filed IRS Form a direct link to the charity's on an external site is sufficient. Additional Information. Total Revenue and Expenses.
Salary of Key Persons Presented here are this organizations key compensated staff members as identified by our analysts. Foundation Status: Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public b 1 A vi BMF foundation code: Affiliation: Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary i.
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See Details. Independent Voting Board Members No Material Diversion of Assets Audited Financials Prepared by Independent Accountant Documents Board Meeting Minutes Distributes to Board Before Filing Compensates Board But the history of board issues goes back decades. The dogs were reportedly being moved from Mississippi to Wisconsin, supposedly where they would have a better chance of finding a home.
The ASPCA promised to investigate—but months later there was little public information about what happened. Based on the details, observers believe the most likely cause of death was either overheating or carbon monoxide poisoning. He was previously vice president for development.
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