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Center for Biological Diversity

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Because life is good.

The Center for Biological Diversity believes that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature - to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive. The Center has six program areas: Biodiversity, Climate, International, Oceans, Wildlands, and Urban Wildlands. The Center looks forward to a future of continued expansion, creativity, and no-holds-barred action on behalf of the world's most critically endangered animals and plants.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.87Overall score
out of 100

99.85Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,139,563

Total expenses · USD$17,996,339

Program expenses

$15,206,906.46 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,475,699.80 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,295,736.41 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Kieran Suckling
Recorded compensation: $265,901.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.47%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Biological Diversity
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Center for Biological Diversity believes that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature - to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law, and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters, and climate that species need to survive. The Center has six program areas: Biodiversity, Climate, International, Oceans, Wildlands, and Urban Wildlands. The Center looks forward to a future of continued expansion, creativity, and no-holds-barred action on behalf of the world's most critically endangered animals and plants.
`ein` EIN	27-3943866
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17996339.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	99.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Kieran Suckling
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	265901.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0147
`motto` Tagline	Because life is good.
`name` Charity name	Center for Biological Diversity
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20139563.0
`score` Overall score	97.87
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15206906.455
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1475699.7979999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1295736.408

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 27-3943866
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
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.