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Climate Central

EIN 26-1797336Environment New Jersey Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Researching and reporting the science and impacts of climate change

Climate Central works to communicate the science and effects of climate change to the public and decision-makers. Climate Central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings. Our scientists publish and our journalists report on climate science, energy, sea level rise, wildfires, drought, and related topics. Climate Central is not an advocacy organization. We do not lobby, and we do not support any specific legislation, policy or bill.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.53Overall score
out of 100

84.08Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,141,153

Total expenses · USD$9,872,125

Program expenses

$8,075,398.25 recorded amount

81.8%

Fundraising expenses

$503,478.37 recorded amount

5.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,273,504.12 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Paul A. Hanle
Recorded compensation: $359,144.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Climate Central
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Climate Central works to communicate the science and effects of climate change to the public and decision-makers. Climate Central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings. Our scientists publish and our journalists report on climate science, energy, sea level rise, wildfires, drought, and related topics. Climate Central is not an advocacy organization. We do not lobby, and we do not support any specific legislation, policy or bill.
`ein` EIN	26-1797336
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9872125.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.051
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.818
`fscore` Financial score	84.08
`leader` Recorded leader	Paul A. Hanle
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	359144.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0363
`motto` Tagline	Researching and reporting the science and impacts of climate change
`name` Charity name	Climate Central
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9141153.0
`score` Overall score	84.53
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8075398.249999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	503478.37499999994
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1273504.125

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 26-1797336
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: New Jersey (NJ)
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.