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Friends of the River

EIN 94-2400210Environment California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

California's statewide river conservation organization

Founded in 1973, Friends of the River is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring California's rivers, streams, and their watersheds as well as advocating for sustainable water management. This is accomplished by providing public education, citizen activist training and organizing, and expert advocacy to influence public policy decisions on land, water, and energy management issues. Friends of the River is nationally recognized as an authority on the adverse impacts of dams on rivers and ecosystems, and as the most effective grassroots organization working on behalf of rivers. One of the organization's greatest strengths is its ability to coordinate national, regional, and local groups, combining their strengths and focusing efforts into coordinated campaigns.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.53Overall score
out of 100

72.47Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$609,148

Total expenses · USD$457,705

Program expenses

$308,493.17 recorded amount

67.4%

Fundraising expenses

$71,859.68 recorded amount

15.7%

Administrative expenses

$76,436.73 recorded amount

16.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Eric Wesselman
Recorded compensation: $79,333.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 17.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of the River
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973, Friends of the River is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring California's rivers, streams, and their watersheds as well as advocating for sustainable water management. This is accomplished by providing public education, citizen activist training and organizing, and expert advocacy to influence public policy decisions on land, water, and energy management issues. Friends of the River is nationally recognized as an authority on the adverse impacts of dams on rivers and ecosystems, and as the most effective grassroots organization working on behalf of rivers. One of the organization's greatest strengths is its ability to coordinate national, regional, and local groups, combining their strengths and focusing efforts into coordinated campaigns.
`ein` EIN	94-2400210
`tot_exp` Total expenses	457705.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.157
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.674
`fscore` Financial score	72.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Eric Wesselman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	79333.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.17329999999999998
`motto` Tagline	California's statewide river conservation organization
`name` Charity name	Friends of the River
`tot_rev` Total revenue	609148.0
`score` Overall score	80.53
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	308493.17000000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	71859.685
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	76436.73499999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2400210
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.