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National Science Teachers Association

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's guiding principles are to model excellence; champion science literacy; value scientific excellence; embrace diversity, equity, and respect; and enhance teaching and learning through research. NSTA's current membership of 60,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.44Overall score
out of 100

76.76Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$26,585,795

Total expenses · USD$26,368,291

Program expenses

$20,883,686.47 recorded amount

79.2%

Fundraising expenses

$237,314.62 recorded amount

0.9%

Administrative expenses

$5,194,553.33 recorded amount

19.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David Evans
Recorded compensation: $279,411.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.05%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Science Teachers Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all. NSTA's guiding principles are to model excellence; champion science literacy; value scientific excellence; embrace diversity, equity, and respect; and enhance teaching and learning through research. NSTA's current membership of 60,000 includes science teachers, science supervisors, administrators, scientists, business and industry representatives, and others involved in and committed to science education.
`ein` EIN	52-6055229
`tot_exp` Total expenses	26368291.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.009000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.792
`fscore` Financial score	76.76
`leader` Recorded leader	David Evans
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	279411.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0105
`motto` Tagline	Promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all
`name` Charity name	National Science Teachers Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	26585795.0
`score` Overall score	80.44
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Education Policy and Reform
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20883686.472
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	237314.61900000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5194553.327

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-6055229
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Education Policy and Reform
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.