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Ocean Conservancy

EIN 23-7245152Environment District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Start a sea change

Founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancy promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life. Through research, education, and science-based advocacy, Ocean Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers people to speak and act on behalf of the oceans. In all its work, Ocean Conservancy strives to be the world's foremost advocate for the oceans. Ocean Conservancy's four strategic priorities reflect the critical ocean conservation issues that will be the main focus of our efforts, including restoring sustainable American fisheries, protecting wildlife from human impacts, conserving special ocean places, and reforming government for better ocean stewardship.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.97Overall score
out of 100

89.38Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$24,729,820

Total expenses · USD$23,984,534

Program expenses

$17,772,539.69 recorded amount

74.1%

Fundraising expenses

$3,861,509.97 recorded amount

16.1%

Administrative expenses

$2,302,515.26 recorded amount

9.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Janis Jones
Recorded compensation: $339,118.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ocean Conservancy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancy promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life. Through research, education, and science-based advocacy, Ocean Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers people to speak and act on behalf of the oceans. In all its work, Ocean Conservancy strives to be the world's foremost advocate for the oceans. Ocean Conservancy's four strategic priorities reflect the critical ocean conservation issues that will be the main focus of our efforts, including restoring sustainable American fisheries, protecting wildlife from human impacts, conserving special ocean places, and reforming government for better ocean stewardship.
`ein` EIN	23-7245152
`tot_exp` Total expenses	23984534.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.096
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.161
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.741
`fscore` Financial score	89.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Janis Jones
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	339118.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0141
`motto` Tagline	Start a sea change
`name` Charity name	Ocean Conservancy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	24729820.0
`score` Overall score	91.97
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	17772539.694
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3861509.974
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2302515.264

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7245152
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.