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Earth Island Institute

EIN 94-2889684Environment California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping Environmental Activists Change the World

Founded in 1982 by legendary environmentalist David Brower, Earth Island Institute is a nonprofit conservation organization confronting the unprecedented threats to life on Earth. Earth Island provides support, mentorship, and training to a vibrant network of more than 75 conservation action projects in the US and around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.24Overall score
out of 100

83.37Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,222,807

Total expenses · USD$9,751,020

Program expenses

$7,732,558.86 recorded amount

79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$887,342.82 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,121,367.30 recorded amount

11.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 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: David Phillips
Recorded compensation: $111,244.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Earth Island Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1982 by legendary environmentalist David Brower, Earth Island Institute is a nonprofit conservation organization confronting the unprecedented threats to life on Earth. Earth Island provides support, mentorship, and training to a vibrant network of more than 75 conservation action projects in the US and around the world.
`ein` EIN	94-2889684
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9751020.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.115
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7929999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.37
`leader` Recorded leader	David Phillips
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	111244.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011399999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Helping Environmental Activists Change the World
`name` Charity name	Earth Island Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11222807.0
`score` Overall score	88.24
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7732558.859999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	887342.82
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1121367.3

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2889684
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.