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High Country News

EIN 23-7015336Arts, Culture, Humanities Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For people who care about the West

Founded in 1970, High Country News is a nonprofit media organization that reports on the important issues and stories that define the American West. With the mission to inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West's diverse natural and human communities, High Country News publishes an award-winning bi-weekly magazine, a popular Web site (www.hcn.org), and an op-ed column service (Writers on the Range), as well as special reports and books. High Country News reports on the West's public lands, water, natural resources, grazing, wilderness, wildlife, logging, politics, communities, growth, and other issues that are changing the face of the region. High Country News' coverage spans 11 Western states and is the leading source for regional environmental news, analysis and commentary, making it an essential resource for those who care about the West.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.98Overall score
out of 100

69.37Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,755,142

Total expenses · USD$2,942,325

Program expenses

$1,883,088.00 recorded amount

64.0%

Fundraising expenses

$267,751.58 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$785,600.78 recorded amount

26.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Paul Larmer
Recorded compensation: $109,881.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.73%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for High Country News
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1970, High Country News is a nonprofit media organization that reports on the important issues and stories that define the American West. With the mission to inform and inspire people to act on behalf of the West's diverse natural and human communities, High Country News publishes an award-winning bi-weekly magazine, a popular Web site (www.hcn.org), and an op-ed column service (Writers on the Range), as well as special reports and books. High Country News reports on the West's public lands, water, natural resources, grazing, wilderness, wildlife, logging, politics, communities, growth, and other issues that are changing the face of the region. High Country News' coverage spans 11 Western states and is the leading source for regional environmental news, analysis and commentary, making it an essential resource for those who care about the West.
`ein` EIN	23-7015336
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2942325.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.267
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.64
`fscore` Financial score	69.37
`leader` Recorded leader	Paul Larmer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	109881.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0373
`motto` Tagline	For people who care about the West
`name` Charity name	High Country News
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2755142.0
`score` Overall score	76.98
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1883088.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	267751.575
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	785600.775

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7015336
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.