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Biomimicry Institute

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Creating nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet

The purpose of the Biomimicry Institute is to naturalize biomimicry in the culture by promoting the transfer of ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable human systems design. The Biomimicry Institute was founded in 2006 by Janine Benyus and Bryony Schwan to share nature's design lessons with the people who design and make our world. Our goal today is for biomimicry to become a natural part of the design process. We accomplish this by tackling one massive sustainability problem at a time through our Design Challenges platform, mobilizing tens of thousands of practitioners with the support of the Global Biomimicry Network to solve the challenge, and then providing those practitioners with AskNature as a tool to begin the solution process. We anticipate dozens of new biomimetic innovations will result, creating a healthier world for all.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.43Overall score
out of 100

72.62Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,110,388

Total expenses · USD$945,865

Program expenses

$725,478.45 recorded amount

76.7%

Fundraising expenses

$142,825.61 recorded amount

15.1%

Administrative expenses

$75,669.20 recorded amount

8.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Beth Rattner
Recorded compensation: $122,551.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.95%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Biomimicry Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The purpose of the Biomimicry Institute is to naturalize biomimicry in the culture by promoting the transfer of ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable human systems design. The Biomimicry Institute was founded in 2006 by Janine Benyus and Bryony Schwan to share nature's design lessons with the people who design and make our world. Our goal today is for biomimicry to become a natural part of the design process. We accomplish this by tackling one massive sustainability problem at a time through our Design Challenges platform, mobilizing tens of thousands of practitioners with the support of the Global Biomimicry Network to solve the challenge, and then providing those practitioners with AskNature as a tool to begin the solution process. We anticipate dozens of new biomimetic innovations will result, creating a healthier world for all.
`ein` EIN	86-1153859
`tot_exp` Total expenses	945865.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.151
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.767
`fscore` Financial score	72.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Beth Rattner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	122551.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1295
`motto` Tagline	Creating nature-inspired solutions for a healthy planet
`name` Charity name	Biomimicry Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1110388.0
`score` Overall score	80.43
`state` State code	MT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	725478.455
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	142825.615
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	75669.2

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-1153859
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Montana (MT)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.