Charity profile · Historical source record

Creative Commons

EIN 04-3585301Research and Public Policy California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Culture of Sharing

Our vision is nothing less than realizing the full potential of the Internet — universal access to research and education, full participation in culture — to drive a new era of development, growth, and productivity. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. The idea of universal access to research, education, and culture is made possible by the Internet, but our legal and social systems don't always allow that idea to be realized.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.05Overall score
out of 100

89.11Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,563,767

Total expenses · USD$3,342,546

Program expenses

$2,737,545.17 recorded amount

81.9%

Fundraising expenses

$260,718.59 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$340,939.69 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ryan Merkley
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Creative Commons
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Our vision is nothing less than realizing the full potential of the Internet — universal access to research and education, full participation in culture — to drive a new era of development, growth, and productivity. Creative Commons develops, supports, and stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, and innovation. The idea of universal access to research, education, and culture is made possible by the Internet, but our legal and social systems don't always allow that idea to be realized.
`ein` EIN	04-3585301
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3342546.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	89.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Ryan Merkley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	A Culture of Sharing
`name` Charity name	Creative Commons
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12563767.0
`score` Overall score	89.05
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2737545.174
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	260718.588
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	340939.692

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3585301
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.