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Environmental Law Institute

EIN 52-0901863Environment District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making law work for people, places, and the planet

Founded in 1969, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) works to advance environmental protection by improving law, policy and management. The Institute has played a pivotal role in shaping the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, domestically and abroad. Today, we are an internationally recognized, non-partisan research and education center working to strengthen environmental protection worldwide. ELI delivers insightful and impartial analysis to opinion makers, including government officials, environmental and business leaders, academics, members of the environmental bar, and journalists. Our work is primarily focused on protecting water resources, land, and biodiversity and improving environmental law and its implementation in the U.S. and internationally.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.44Overall score
out of 100

89.31Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,013,919

Total expenses · USD$5,604,514

Program expenses

$4,506,029.26 recorded amount

80.4%

Fundraising expenses

$498,801.75 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$588,473.97 recorded amount

10.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: C. Scott Fulton
Recorded compensation: $268,870.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.79%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Environmental Law Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1969, Environmental Law Institute (ELI) works to advance environmental protection by improving law, policy and management. The Institute has played a pivotal role in shaping the fields of environmental law, policy, and management, domestically and abroad. Today, we are an internationally recognized, non-partisan research and education center working to strengthen environmental protection worldwide. ELI delivers insightful and impartial analysis to opinion makers, including government officials, environmental and business leaders, academics, members of the environmental bar, and journalists. Our work is primarily focused on protecting water resources, land, and biodiversity and improving environmental law and its implementation in the U.S. and internationally.
`ein` EIN	52-0901863
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5604514.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.804
`fscore` Financial score	89.31
`leader` Recorded leader	C. Scott Fulton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	268870.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0479
`motto` Tagline	Making law work for people, places, and the planet
`name` Charity name	Environmental Law Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5013919.0
`score` Overall score	92.44
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4506029.256
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	498801.74600000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	588473.97

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0901863
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.