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Oldways Preservation Trust

EIN 04-3031978Research and Public Policy Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Changing the way people eat

Founded in 1990, Oldways Preservation Trust is a internationally-respected organization, changing the way people eat through practical and positive programs grounded in science, traditions, and delicious foods and drinks. It is best known for developing consumer-friendly health-promotion tools, including the well-known Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. Oldways also creates and organizes a wide variety of other educational activities, conferences and materials about healthy eating, drinking, lifestyle and the traditional pleasures of the table. Its educational programs are for consumers, scientists, the food industry, health professionals, chefs, journalists and policy makers.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.00Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,623,711

Total expenses · USD$2,135,083

Program expenses

$1,885,278.29 recorded amount

88.3%

Fundraising expenses

$42,701.66 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$204,967.97 recorded amount

9.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Sara Baer-Sinnott
Recorded compensation: $176,208.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.25%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Oldways Preservation Trust
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1990, Oldways Preservation Trust is a internationally-respected organization, changing the way people eat through practical and positive programs grounded in science, traditions, and delicious foods and drinks. It is best known for developing consumer-friendly health-promotion tools, including the well-known Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. Oldways also creates and organizes a wide variety of other educational activities, conferences and materials about healthy eating, drinking, lifestyle and the traditional pleasures of the table. Its educational programs are for consumers, scientists, the food industry, health professionals, chefs, journalists and policy makers.
`ein` EIN	04-3031978
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2135083.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.096
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.883
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Sara Baer-Sinnott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	176208.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0825
`motto` Tagline	Changing the way people eat
`name` Charity name	Oldways Preservation Trust
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2623711.0
`score` Overall score	85.0
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1885278.289
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	42701.66
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	204967.968

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3031978
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.