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Earthplace

EIN 06-0740523Environment Connecticut Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Nature Discovery and Environmental Learning Center

Earthplace works to educate the community about nature and the environment and ways of taking action to preserve, protect and enjoy nature and the environment. Founded in 1958, Earthplace maintains a 62 acre wildlife sanctuary with trails, exhibits an interactive natural history museum with wildlife dioramas, houses live wildlife for public viewing, and hosts many public nature programs and events. Other activities include a state-licensed preschool and summer camp, and the Harbor Watch/River Watch water quality testing program.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.32Overall score
out of 100

79.24Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,230,372

Total expenses · USD$2,425,838

Program expenses

$1,921,263.70 recorded amount

79.2%

Fundraising expenses

$245,009.64 recorded amount

10.1%

Administrative expenses

$257,138.83 recorded amount

10.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.31 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Anthony McDowell
Recorded compensation: $120,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Earthplace
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Earthplace works to educate the community about nature and the environment and ways of taking action to preserve, protect and enjoy nature and the environment. Founded in 1958, Earthplace maintains a 62 acre wildlife sanctuary with trails, exhibits an interactive natural history museum with wildlife dioramas, houses live wildlife for public viewing, and hosts many public nature programs and events. Other activities include a state-licensed preschool and summer camp, and the Harbor Watch/River Watch water quality testing program.
`ein` EIN	06-0740523
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2425838.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.106
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.31
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.792
`fscore` Financial score	79.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Anthony McDowell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	120000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.049400000000000006
`motto` Tagline	The Nature Discovery and Environmental Learning Center
`name` Charity name	Earthplace
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2230372.0
`score` Overall score	85.32
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1921263.696
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	245009.63799999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	257138.82799999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-0740523
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.