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Point Blue Conservation Science

EIN 94-1594250Animals California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Conservation science for a healthy planet.

Point Blue Conservation Science is dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through innovative scientific research and outreach. Founded as Point Reyes Bird Observatory in 1965, our award-winning bird ecology research, management tools and field training programs are advancing biodiversity conservation on land and at sea. Point Blue has catalyzed the development of some of the most innovative conservation partnerships and decision support tools in the nation. Major conservation initiatives are achieving more effective outcomes as a result of Point Blue's innovative science, training and outreach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.38Overall score
out of 100

91.82Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,295,378

Total expenses · USD$12,617,172

Program expenses

$9,917,097.19 recorded amount

78.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,122,928.31 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,551,912.16 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ellie M. Cohen
Recorded compensation: $190,603.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Point Blue Conservation Science
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Point Blue Conservation Science is dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife and ecosystems through innovative scientific research and outreach. Founded as Point Reyes Bird Observatory in 1965, our award-winning bird ecology research, management tools and field training programs are advancing biodiversity conservation on land and at sea. Point Blue has catalyzed the development of some of the most innovative conservation partnerships and decision support tools in the nation. Major conservation initiatives are achieving more effective outcomes as a result of Point Blue's innovative science, training and outreach.
`ein` EIN	94-1594250
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12617172.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7859999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	91.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellie M. Cohen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	190603.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0151
`motto` Tagline	Conservation science for a healthy planet.
`name` Charity name	Point Blue Conservation Science
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12295378.0
`score` Overall score	92.38
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9917097.192
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1122928.3080000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1551912.1560000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1594250
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.