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Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

EIN 54-1892252Research and Public Policy Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Building common ground for practical climate solutions

C2ES advances strong policy and action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy, and strengthen resilience to climate impacts. A key objective is a national market-based program to reduce emissions cost-effectively. We believe a sound climate strategy is essential to ensure a strong, sustainable economy. We are:

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.09Overall score
out of 100

77.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,586,257

Total expenses · USD$4,316,838

Program expenses

$3,734,064.87 recorded amount

86.5%

Fundraising expenses

$194,257.71 recorded amount

4.5%

Administrative expenses

$379,881.74 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robert Perciasepe
Recorded compensation: $278,429.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	C2ES advances strong policy and action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote clean energy, and strengthen resilience to climate impacts. A key objective is a national market-based program to reduce emissions cost-effectively. We believe a sound climate strategy is essential to ensure a strong, sustainable economy. We are:
`ein` EIN	54-1892252
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4316838.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.045
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.865
`fscore` Financial score	77.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Perciasepe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	278429.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0644
`motto` Tagline	Building common ground for practical climate solutions
`name` Charity name	Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4586257.0
`score` Overall score	84.09
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3734064.87
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	194257.71
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	379881.74400000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1892252
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.