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Ecology Center

EIN 38-1912803Environment Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work and play

The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play. The Ecology Center is a Michigan-based nonprofit environmental organization that works at the local, state, and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice, and a sustainable future. The Ecology Center works for a just and healthy environment through grassroots organizing, advocacy, education, and demonstration projects. Today, our major programs are: Climate and Energy; Environmental Education; Environmental Health Project; HealthyStuff.org; Land Use; and Recycle Ann Arbor

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.09Overall score
out of 100

90.23Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,730,917

Total expenses · USD$1,941,562

Program expenses

$1,696,925.19 recorded amount

87.4%

Fundraising expenses

$95,136.54 recorded amount

4.9%

Administrative expenses

$145,617.15 recorded amount

7.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Michael Garfield
Recorded compensation: $74,514.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.83%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ecology Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Ecology Center is a membership-based, nonprofit environmental organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded by community activists after the country's first Earth Day in 1970, the Ecology Center is now a regional leader that works for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work, and play. The Ecology Center is a Michigan-based nonprofit environmental organization that works at the local, state, and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice, and a sustainable future. The Ecology Center works for a just and healthy environment through grassroots organizing, advocacy, education, and demonstration projects. Today, our major programs are: Climate and Energy; Environmental Education; Environmental Health Project; HealthyStuff.org; Land Use; and Recycle Ann Arbor
`ein` EIN	38-1912803
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1941562.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.075
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.049
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8740000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	90.23
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Garfield
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	74514.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0383
`motto` Tagline	Working for a safe and healthy environment where people live, work and play
`name` Charity name	Ecology Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1730917.0
`score` Overall score	93.09
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1696925.1880000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	95136.538
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	145617.15

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1912803
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.