Charity profile · Historical source record

Los Angeles Waterkeeper

EIN 95-4444787Environment California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting and restoring Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters

Founded in 1993, Los Angeles Waterkeeper's mission is to protect and restore Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay, and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County. LA Waterkeeper's Litigation & Advocacy, Marine, and Water Quality teams conduct interconnected projects that serve this mission.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.14Overall score
out of 100

89.57Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,281,121

Total expenses · USD$1,246,299

Program expenses

$1,040,659.66 recorded amount

83.5%

Fundraising expenses

$160,772.57 recorded amount

12.9%

Administrative expenses

$42,374.17 recorded amount

3.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1993, Los Angeles Waterkeeper's mission is to protect and restore Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay, and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. We work to achieve this goal through litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County. LA Waterkeeper's Litigation & Advocacy, Marine, and Water Quality teams conduct interconnected projects that serve this mission.
`ein` EIN	95-4444787
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1246299.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.034
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.129
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.835
`fscore` Financial score	89.57
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Protecting and restoring Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters
`name` Charity name	Los Angeles Waterkeeper
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1281121.0
`score` Overall score	82.14
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1040659.6649999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	160772.571
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	42374.166000000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4444787
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.