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Center for International Environmental Law

EIN 52-1633220Environment District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Using the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights and ensure a just and sustainable society

Since 1989, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) has used the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights, and ensure a just and sustainable society. CIEL seeks a world where the law reflects the interconnection between humans and the environment, respects the limits of the planet, protects the dignity and equality of each person, and encourages all of earth's inhabitants to live in balance with each other. CIEL pursues its mission through legal research and advocacy, education and training, with a focus on connecting global challenges to the experiences of communities on the ground. In the process, we build and maintain lasting partnerships with communities and non-profit organizations around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.20Overall score
out of 100

94.63Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,395,945

Total expenses · USD$2,606,242

Program expenses

$2,408,167.61 recorded amount

92.4%

Fundraising expenses

$125,099.62 recorded amount

4.8%

Administrative expenses

$67,762.29 recorded amount

2.6%

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: W. Carroll Muffett
Recorded compensation: $139,450.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for International Environmental Law
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Since 1989, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) has used the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights, and ensure a just and sustainable society. CIEL seeks a world where the law reflects the interconnection between humans and the environment, respects the limits of the planet, protects the dignity and equality of each person, and encourages all of earth's inhabitants to live in balance with each other. CIEL pursues its mission through legal research and advocacy, education and training, with a focus on connecting global challenges to the experiences of communities on the ground. In the process, we build and maintain lasting partnerships with communities and non-profit organizations around the world.
`ein` EIN	52-1633220
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2606242.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.026000000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.048
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.924
`fscore` Financial score	94.63
`leader` Recorded leader	W. Carroll Muffett
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	139450.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0535
`motto` Tagline	Using the power of law to protect the environment, promote human rights and ensure a just and sustainable society
`name` Charity name	Center for International Environmental Law
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2395945.0
`score` Overall score	96.2
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2408167.608
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	125099.61600000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	67762.292

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1633220
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.