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Carnegie Institution for Science

EIN 53-0196523Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting research in the Earth, space, and life sciences

Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution for Science (formerly known as Carnegie Institution of Washington) in 1902 as an organization for scientific discovery. The Carnegie Institution works to devote resources to exceptional individuals so that they can explore the most intriguing scientific questions in an atmosphere of complete freedom. Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single-celled egg to adult.

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Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.74Overall score
out of 100

84.62Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$147,301,886

Total expenses · USD$100,297,805

Program expenses

$80,940,328.64 recorded amount

80.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,705,062.69 recorded amount

1.7%

Administrative expenses

$17,451,818.07 recorded amount

17.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Matthew P Scott
Recorded compensation: $575,396.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.57%

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All 23 original fields for Carnegie Institution for Science
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution for Science (formerly known as Carnegie Institution of Washington) in 1902 as an organization for scientific discovery. The Carnegie Institution works to devote resources to exceptional individuals so that they can explore the most intriguing scientific questions in an atmosphere of complete freedom. Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology. They seek answers to questions about the structure of the universe, the formation of our solar system and other planetary systems, the behavior and transformation of matter when subjected to extreme conditions, the origin of life, the function of genes, and the development of organisms from single-celled egg to adult.
`ein` EIN	53-0196523
`tot_exp` Total expenses	100297805.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.174
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.017
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.807
`fscore` Financial score	84.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Matthew P Scott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	575396.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.005699999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Supporting research in the Earth, space, and life sciences
`name` Charity name	Carnegie Institution for Science
`tot_rev` Total revenue	147301886.0
`score` Overall score	87.74
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	80940328.635
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1705062.685
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	17451818.07

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196523
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
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.