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American Rivers

EIN 23-7305963Environment District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Rivers Connect Us

American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for people and nature. Since 1973, American Rivers has protected and restored more than 150,000 miles of rivers through advocacy efforts, on-the-ground projects, and an annual America's Most Endangered Rivers® campaign. Headquartered in Washington, DC, American Rivers has offices across the country and more than 200,000 members, supporters, and volunteers. Through our river conservation work we are ensuring clean drinking water supplies, revitalizing fish and wildlife, improving recreation, and leaving a legacy of healthy rivers for future generations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.37Overall score
out of 100

80.97Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$21,865,742

Total expenses · USD$14,465,768

Program expenses

$10,661,271.02 recorded amount

73.7%

Fundraising expenses

$2,227,728.27 recorded amount

15.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,562,302.94 recorded amount

10.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 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: W.M. Robert Irvin
Recorded compensation: $223,001.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.54%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Rivers
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	American Rivers protects wild rivers, restores damaged rivers, and conserves clean water for people and nature. Since 1973, American Rivers has protected and restored more than 150,000 miles of rivers through advocacy efforts, on-the-ground projects, and an annual America's Most Endangered Rivers® campaign. Headquartered in Washington, DC, American Rivers has offices across the country and more than 200,000 members, supporters, and volunteers. Through our river conservation work we are ensuring clean drinking water supplies, revitalizing fish and wildlife, improving recreation, and leaving a legacy of healthy rivers for future generations.
`ein` EIN	23-7305963
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14465768.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.154
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.737
`fscore` Financial score	80.97
`leader` Recorded leader	W.M. Robert Irvin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	223001.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0154
`motto` Tagline	Rivers Connect Us
`name` Charity name	American Rivers
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21865742.0
`score` Overall score	86.37
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10661271.016
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2227728.272
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1562302.9440000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7305963
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
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.