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Massachusetts Audubon Society

EIN 04-2104702Environment Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts

Established in 1896, the Massachusetts Audubon Society (Mass Audubon) is the largest conservation organization in New England, working to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. Mass Audubon cares for more than 37,000 acres of conservation land, provides educational programs for 200,000 children and adults annually, and advocates for sound environmental policies at the local, state, and federal levels. Our statewide network of 57 wildlife sanctuaries welcomes visitors of all ages and serves as the base for our conservation, education, and advocacy work as well as providing people with much-needed places for recreation and relaxation, and a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.33Overall score
out of 100

94.13Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$28,243,141

Total expenses · USD$29,467,469

Program expenses

$24,281,194.46 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$1,885,918.02 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$3,270,889.06 recorded amount

11.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gary R. Clayton
Recorded compensation: $228,289.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Massachusetts Audubon Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1896, the Massachusetts Audubon Society (Mass Audubon) is the largest conservation organization in New England, working to protect the nature of Massachusetts for people and wildlife. Mass Audubon cares for more than 37,000 acres of conservation land, provides educational programs for 200,000 children and adults annually, and advocates for sound environmental policies at the local, state, and federal levels. Our statewide network of 57 wildlife sanctuaries welcomes visitors of all ages and serves as the base for our conservation, education, and advocacy work as well as providing people with much-needed places for recreation and relaxation, and a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species.
`ein` EIN	04-2104702
`tot_exp` Total expenses	29467469.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.111
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary R. Clayton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	228289.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0077
`motto` Tagline	Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
`name` Charity name	Massachusetts Audubon Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	28243141.0
`score` Overall score	95.33
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	24281194.456
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1885918.016
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3270889.059

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104702
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.