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Natural Resources Defense Council

EIN 13-2654926Environment New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Earth's best defense

The Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life - air, land, and water - and to defend endangered natural places. We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment. We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations. We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.49Overall score
out of 100

91.72Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$177,129,164

Total expenses · USD$128,772,908

Program expenses

$107,396,605.27 recorded amount

83.4%

Fundraising expenses

$11,203,243.00 recorded amount

8.7%

Administrative expenses

$10,044,286.82 recorded amount

7.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Rhea Suh
Recorded compensation: $497,907.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.38%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Natural Resources Defense Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Natural Resources Defense Council's (NRDC) purpose is to safeguard the Earth: its people, its plants and animals and the natural systems on which all life depends. We work to restore the integrity of the elements that sustain life - air, land, and water - and to defend endangered natural places. We seek to establish sustainability and good stewardship of the Earth as central ethical imperatives of human society. NRDC affirms the integral place of human beings in the environment. We strive to protect nature in ways that advance the long-term welfare of present and future generations. We work to foster the fundamental right of all people to have a voice in decisions that affect their environment.
`ein` EIN	13-2654926
`tot_exp` Total expenses	128772908.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.087
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8340000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.72
`leader` Recorded leader	Rhea Suh
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	497907.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0038
`motto` Tagline	The Earth's best defense
`name` Charity name	Natural Resources Defense Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	177129164.0
`score` Overall score	93.49
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	107396605.27200001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	11203242.996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	10044286.824

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2654926
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.