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American Forests

EIN 53-0196544Environment District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Growing a healthier world

American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests. American Forests is the nation's oldest citizens' conservation organization. Citizens concerned about the waste and abuse of the nation's forests founded American Forests in 1875. Today, the organization's primary campaigns are Tree-Planting for Environmental Restoration and Reversing the National Urban Tree Deficit, which encourage people to improve rural, suburban, and urban ecosystems by planting and caring for trees that provide important environmental and economic benefits including pure water, clean air, and wildlife habitat.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.81Overall score
out of 100

81.60Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,176,852

Total expenses · USD$5,495,270

Program expenses

$4,017,042.37 recorded amount

73.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,274,902.64 recorded amount

23.2%

Administrative expenses

$197,829.72 recorded amount

3.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Scott Steen
Recorded compensation: $264,775.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.81%

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All 23 original fields for American Forests
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	American Forests is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests. American Forests is the nation's oldest citizens' conservation organization. Citizens concerned about the waste and abuse of the nation's forests founded American Forests in 1875. Today, the organization's primary campaigns are Tree-Planting for Environmental Restoration and Reversing the National Urban Tree Deficit, which encourage people to improve rural, suburban, and urban ecosystems by planting and caring for trees that provide important environmental and economic benefits including pure water, clean air, and wildlife habitat.
`ein` EIN	53-0196544
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5495270.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.036000000000000004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.23199999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.731
`fscore` Financial score	81.6
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Steen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	264775.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0481
`motto` Tagline	Growing a healthier world
`name` Charity name	American Forests
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5176852.0
`score` Overall score	86.81
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4017042.37
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1274902.64
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	197829.72000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196544
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.