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Better World Fund

EIN 58-2366765International District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Implementing public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems

The Better World Fund (BWF) was created in 1998 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner. The Better World Fund builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The BWF coordinates several domestic advocacy and partnership efforts. Through our campaigns and partnerships, we seek to make it easy for corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to engage in the work of the United Nations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.51Overall score
out of 100

79.05Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,306,184

Total expenses · USD$5,346,277

Program expenses

$4,367,908.31 recorded amount

81.7%

Fundraising expenses

$475,818.65 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$497,203.76 recorded amount

9.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kathryn Calvin Walters
Recorded compensation: $57,523.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Better World Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	The Better World Fund (BWF) was created in 1998 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner. The Better World Fund builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems, and works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The BWF coordinates several domestic advocacy and partnership efforts. Through our campaigns and partnerships, we seek to make it easy for corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals to engage in the work of the United Nations.
`ein` EIN	58-2366765
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5346277.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	79.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathryn Calvin Walters
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	57523.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.010700000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Implementing public-private partnerships to address the world's most pressing problems
`name` Charity name	Better World Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5306184.0
`score` Overall score	78.51
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4367908.309
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	475818.65300000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	497203.76100000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-2366765
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
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.