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Friends of the Arava Institute

EIN 11-3485736Environment Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Nature Knows No Borders: advancing cross-border environmental cooperation in the face of political conflict

The Friends of the Arava Institute's mission is to support the critical work of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies through public awareness, student recruitment and fundraising campaigns. Donor contributions ensure the education of new environmental leaders who will build a more sustainable and pluralistic future in the Middle East. The Friends of the Arava Institute is a US registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and donations are tax deductible.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.81Overall score
out of 100

80.87Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,000,425

Total expenses · USD$1,440,708

Program expenses

$1,032,987.64 recorded amount

71.7%

Fundraising expenses

$221,869.03 recorded amount

15.4%

Administrative expenses

$182,969.92 recorded amount

12.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Miriam May
Recorded compensation: $181,350.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of the Arava Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Friends of the Arava Institute's mission is to support the critical work of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies through public awareness, student recruitment and fundraising campaigns. Donor contributions ensure the education of new environmental leaders who will build a more sustainable and pluralistic future in the Middle East. The Friends of the Arava Institute is a US registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and donations are tax deductible.
`ein` EIN	11-3485736
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1440708.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.127
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.154
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	80.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Miriam May
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	181350.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1258
`motto` Tagline	Nature Knows No Borders: advancing cross-border environmental cooperation in the face of political conflict
`name` Charity name	Friends of the Arava Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3000425.0
`score` Overall score	82.81
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1032987.6360000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	221869.032
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	182969.916

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 11-3485736
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.