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Michigan Environmental Council

EIN 38-2517980Environment Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A collective voice for our environment

The Michigan Environmental Council (MEC) provides a collective voice for the environment at the local, state and federal levels. Working with our 70 member groups and their collective membership of nearly 200,000 residents, MEC is addressing the primary assaults on Michigan's environment; promoting alternatives to urban blight and suburban sprawl; advocating for a sustainable environment and economy; protecting Michigan's water legacy; promoting cleaner energy; and working to diminish environmental impacts on children's health. Since our inception in 1980, MEC has been responsible for countless victories for our environment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.73Overall score
out of 100

96.04Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,207,188

Total expenses · USD$2,324,269

Program expenses

$2,008,168.42 recorded amount

86.4%

Fundraising expenses

$165,023.10 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$146,428.95 recorded amount

6.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Chris Kolb
Recorded compensation: $141,141.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Michigan Environmental Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Michigan Environmental Council (MEC) provides a collective voice for the environment at the local, state and federal levels. Working with our 70 member groups and their collective membership of nearly 200,000 residents, MEC is addressing the primary assaults on Michigan's environment; promoting alternatives to urban blight and suburban sprawl; advocating for a sustainable environment and economy; protecting Michigan's water legacy; promoting cleaner energy; and working to diminish environmental impacts on children's health. Since our inception in 1980, MEC has been responsible for countless victories for our environment.
`ein` EIN	38-2517980
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2324269.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.063
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8640000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	96.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris Kolb
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	141141.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.060700000000000004
`motto` Tagline	A collective voice for our environment
`name` Charity name	Michigan Environmental Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2207188.0
`score` Overall score	91.73
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2008168.4160000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	165023.099
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	146428.94700000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2517980
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.