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Center for Neighborhood Technology

EIN 36-2967283Environment Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Sustainable Communities, Attainable Results

Founded in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a leader in promoting more livable and sustainable urban communities. As a creative think-and-do-tank, we research, invent, and test urban strategies that use resources more efficiently and more equitably. Over the years, CNT's work - especially in the areas of climate, energy, natural resources, transportation, and community development - has paid off by fueling a generation of community development and learning institutions, earning CNT a reputation as an economic innovator and leader in the field of creative sustainable development. CNT launched two non-profits that advance our mission: CNT Energy (now Elevate Energy) develops and implements initiatives to help consumers and communities control energy costs and reduce energy use; and I-GO, a membership-based car sharing organization.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.62Overall score
out of 100

62.78Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,752,512

Total expenses · USD$4,290,326

Program expenses

$2,938,873.31 recorded amount

68.5%

Fundraising expenses

$373,258.36 recorded amount

8.7%

Administrative expenses

$969,613.68 recorded amount

22.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Scott Bernstein
Recorded compensation: $116,798.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.72%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Neighborhood Technology
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1978, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) is a leader in promoting more livable and sustainable urban communities. As a creative think-and-do-tank, we research, invent, and test urban strategies that use resources more efficiently and more equitably. Over the years, CNT's work - especially in the areas of climate, energy, natural resources, transportation, and community development - has paid off by fueling a generation of community development and learning institutions, earning CNT a reputation as an economic innovator and leader in the field of creative sustainable development. CNT launched two non-profits that advance our mission: CNT Energy (now Elevate Energy) develops and implements initiatives to help consumers and communities control energy costs and reduce energy use; and I-GO, a membership-based car sharing organization.
`ein` EIN	36-2967283
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4290326.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.226
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.087
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.685
`fscore` Financial score	62.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Bernstein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	116798.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.027200000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Sustainable Communities, Attainable Results
`name` Charity name	Center for Neighborhood Technology
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3752512.0
`score` Overall score	71.62
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2938873.31
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	373258.36199999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	969613.676

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2967283
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.