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Environmental Working Group

EIN 52-2148600Environment District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The power of information

Founded in 1993, the mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know. It shames and shakes up polluters and their lobbyists. It rattles politicians and shapes policy. It persuades bureaucracies to rethink science and strengthen regulation. It provides practical information you can use to protect your family and community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.51Overall score
out of 100

88.68Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,412,044

Total expenses · USD$9,318,340

Program expenses

$7,491,945.36 recorded amount

80.4%

Fundraising expenses

$959,789.02 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$857,287.28 recorded amount

9.2%

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: Ken Cook
Recorded compensation: $295,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.16%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Environmental Working Group
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1993, the mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions. Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know. It shames and shakes up polluters and their lobbyists. It rattles politicians and shapes policy. It persuades bureaucracies to rethink science and strengthen regulation. It provides practical information you can use to protect your family and community.
`ein` EIN	52-2148600
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9318340.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.092
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.804
`fscore` Financial score	88.68
`leader` Recorded leader	Ken Cook
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	295000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0316
`motto` Tagline	The power of information
`name` Charity name	Environmental Working Group
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10412044.0
`score` Overall score	91.51
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7491945.36
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	959789.02
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	857287.28

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2148600
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.