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Organization for Tropical Studies

EIN 56-2125831Education North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Contributing to the appreciation, understanding, and protection of nature and the human environment

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is a consortium that has grown to include 63 universities and research institutions from the United States, Latin America and Australia. OTS was founded in 1963 to provide leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. To address this mission, OTS conducts graduate and undergraduate education, facilitates research, participates in tropical forest conservation, maintains three biological stations in Costa Rica and conducts environmental education programs. Since its founding, OTS has offered over 200 graduate-level courses in the natural sciences and can count more than 3,600 graduate students and professionals as alumni.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.68Overall score
out of 100

77.28Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,508,550

Total expenses · USD$8,180,616

Program expenses

$6,176,365.08 recorded amount

75.5%

Fundraising expenses

$351,766.49 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,636,123.20 recorded amount

20.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sandy Andelman
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Organization for Tropical Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is a consortium that has grown to include 63 universities and research institutions from the United States, Latin America and Australia. OTS was founded in 1963 to provide leadership in education, research and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. To address this mission, OTS conducts graduate and undergraduate education, facilitates research, participates in tropical forest conservation, maintains three biological stations in Costa Rica and conducts environmental education programs. Since its founding, OTS has offered over 200 graduate-level courses in the natural sciences and can count more than 3,600 graduate students and professionals as alumni.
`ein` EIN	56-2125831
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8180616.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.2
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.755
`fscore` Financial score	77.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Sandy Andelman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Contributing to the appreciation, understanding, and protection of nature and the human environment
`name` Charity name	Organization for Tropical Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7508550.0
`score` Overall score	83.68
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6176365.08
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	351766.48799999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1636123.2000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-2125831
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.