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Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

EIN 01-0202467Research and Public Policy Maine Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting Science, Environment, and Health

The MDI Biological Laboratory is a rapidly growing, independent non-profit biomedical research institution. Its mission is to improve human health and well-being through basic research, education, and development ventures that transform discoveries into cures.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.61Overall score
out of 100

90.36Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,769,377

Total expenses · USD$11,741,518

Program expenses

$9,334,506.81 recorded amount

79.5%

Fundraising expenses

$446,177.68 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,949,091.99 recorded amount

16.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kevin Strange
Recorded compensation: $244,360.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.08%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The MDI Biological Laboratory is a rapidly growing, independent non-profit biomedical research institution. Its mission is to improve human health and well-being through basic research, education, and development ventures that transform discoveries into cures.
`ein` EIN	01-0202467
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11741518.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.166
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.795
`fscore` Financial score	90.36
`leader` Recorded leader	Kevin Strange
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	244360.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0208
`motto` Tagline	Connecting Science, Environment, and Health
`name` Charity name	Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12769377.0
`score` Overall score	92.61
`state` State code	ME
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9334506.81
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	446177.684
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1949091.9880000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 01-0202467
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: Maine (ME)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.