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Dogwood Alliance

EIN 56-2139120Environment North Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Our forests. Our strength.

For over 20 years, Dogwood Alliance has worked with diverse communities, partner organizations and decision-makers to protect Southern forests across 14 states. We do this through community and grassroots organizing, holding corporations and governments accountable and working to conserve millions of acres of Southern forests.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.31Overall score
out of 100

83.97Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,999,479

Total expenses · USD$1,552,587

Program expenses

$992,103.09 recorded amount

63.9%

Fundraising expenses

$268,597.55 recorded amount

17.3%

Administrative expenses

$290,333.77 recorded amount

18.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Danna Smith
Recorded compensation: $77,679.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Dogwood Alliance
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	For over 20 years, Dogwood Alliance has worked with diverse communities, partner organizations and decision-makers to protect Southern forests across 14 states. We do this through community and grassroots organizing, holding corporations and governments accountable and working to conserve millions of acres of Southern forests.
`ein` EIN	56-2139120
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1552587.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.187
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.639
`fscore` Financial score	83.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Danna Smith
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	77679.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.05
`motto` Tagline	Our forests. Our strength.
`name` Charity name	Dogwood Alliance
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1999479.0
`score` Overall score	88.31
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	992103.093
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	268597.55100000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	290333.769

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-2139120
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.