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Ceres

EIN 22-3053747Environment Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Sustainability is the bottom line.

Formed in 1989, Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world's biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses. Ceres' mission is to transform the economy to build a sustainable future for people and the planet. Ceres' vision is of a world in which business and capital markets promote the well being of human society and the protection of the earth's biological systems and resources. Ceres advances its vision by bringing investors, environmental groups and other stakeholders together to encourage companies and capital markets to incorporate environmental and social challenges into their day-to-day decision-making.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.52Overall score
out of 100

97.15Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,866,681

Total expenses · USD$14,937,631

Program expenses

$12,517,734.78 recorded amount

83.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,180,072.85 recorded amount

7.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,224,885.74 recorded amount

8.2%

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: Mindy Lubber
Recorded compensation: $213,276.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.42%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ceres
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Formed in 1989, Ceres is a sustainability nonprofit organization leading the most influential investors and companies to build leadership and drive solutions throughout the economy. Through our powerful networks and advocacy, we tackle the world's biggest sustainability challenges, including climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and human rights abuses. Ceres' mission is to transform the economy to build a sustainable future for people and the planet. Ceres' vision is of a world in which business and capital markets promote the well being of human society and the protection of the earth's biological systems and resources. Ceres advances its vision by bringing investors, environmental groups and other stakeholders together to encourage companies and capital markets to incorporate environmental and social challenges into their day-to-day decision-making.
`ein` EIN	22-3053747
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14937631.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.079
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.838
`fscore` Financial score	97.15
`leader` Recorded leader	Mindy Lubber
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	213276.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.014199999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Sustainability is the bottom line.
`name` Charity name	Ceres
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17866681.0
`score` Overall score	96.52
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	12517734.777999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1180072.849
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1224885.7419999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-3053747
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.