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Delta Waterfowl Foundation

EIN 53-0259796Animals North Dakota Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting

The Delta Waterfowl Foundation works to secure the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting. Delta provides knowledge, leaders, and science-based solutions that efficiently conserve waterfowl and secure the future for waterfowl hunting. Its principal work is the funding and supervision of graduate research studies designed to enhance waterfowl populations at Delta. Students have carried out projects that have greatly increased our understanding of waterfowl and their habitat. In addition to conducting high-quality research and training students, the Delta Waterfowl Foundation also communicates results, evaluates new scientific techniques, influences public policy, and preserves and promotes hunting as an integral part of waterfowl management.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.69Overall score
out of 100

86.51Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,346,944

Total expenses · USD$9,628,880

Program expenses

$8,203,805.76 recorded amount

85.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,319,156.56 recorded amount

13.7%

Administrative expenses

$86,659.92 recorded amount

0.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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 Petrie
Recorded compensation: $217,723.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Delta Waterfowl Foundation works to secure the future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting. Delta provides knowledge, leaders, and science-based solutions that efficiently conserve waterfowl and secure the future for waterfowl hunting. Its principal work is the funding and supervision of graduate research studies designed to enhance waterfowl populations at Delta. Students have carried out projects that have greatly increased our understanding of waterfowl and their habitat. In addition to conducting high-quality research and training students, the Delta Waterfowl Foundation also communicates results, evaluates new scientific techniques, influences public policy, and preserves and promotes hunting as an integral part of waterfowl management.
`ein` EIN	53-0259796
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9628880.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.009000000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.13699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.852
`fscore` Financial score	86.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Petrie
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	217723.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0226
`motto` Tagline	The future of waterfowl and waterfowl hunting
`name` Charity name	Delta Waterfowl Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10346944.0
`score` Overall score	87.69
`state` State code	ND
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8203805.76
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1319156.5599999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	86659.92000000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0259796
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: North Dakota (ND)
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.