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American Bird Conservancy

EIN 52-1501259Animals Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Conserving native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas

American Bird Conservancy's (ABC) mission is to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Founded in 1994, it is the only U.S.-based group exclusively devoted to bird conservation throughout the Americas. ABC acts across the full spectrum of threats to birds to safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats, and reduce threats, while unifying and strengthening the bird conservation movement. ABC advances bird conservation through direct action and by finding and engaging the people and groups needed to succeed, regardless of their political, economic, or social point of view. ABC seeks innovative, fair solutions to difficult issues.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.41Overall score
out of 100

88.53Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,507,805

Total expenses · USD$12,830,927

Program expenses

$10,919,118.88 recorded amount

85.1%

Fundraising expenses

$551,729.86 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,334,416.41 recorded amount

10.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Michael J. Parr
Recorded compensation: $192,542.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.50%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Bird Conservancy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	American Bird Conservancy's (ABC) mission is to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. Founded in 1994, it is the only U.S.-based group exclusively devoted to bird conservation throughout the Americas. ABC acts across the full spectrum of threats to birds to safeguard the rarest bird species, restore habitats, and reduce threats, while unifying and strengthening the bird conservation movement. ABC advances bird conservation through direct action and by finding and engaging the people and groups needed to succeed, regardless of their political, economic, or social point of view. ABC seeks innovative, fair solutions to difficult issues.
`ein` EIN	52-1501259
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12830927.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.851
`fscore` Financial score	88.53
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael J. Parr
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	192542.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.015
`motto` Tagline	Conserving native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas
`name` Charity name	American Bird Conservancy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17507805.0
`score` Overall score	91.41
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10919118.877
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	551729.8609999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1334416.408

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1501259
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.