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Ruffed Grouse Society

EIN 54-0846925Animals Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Healthy Forests - Abundant Wildlife - Sporting Traditions

Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society is North America's foremost conservation organization dedicated to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other wildlife. RGS works with landowners and government agencies to develop critical habitat utilizing scientific management practices.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.23Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,787,997

Total expenses · USD$5,496,791

Program expenses

$4,672,272.35 recorded amount

85.0%

Fundraising expenses

$104,439.03 recorded amount

1.9%

Administrative expenses

$714,582.83 recorded amount

13.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: John B Eichinger
Recorded compensation: $189,750.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.45%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ruffed Grouse Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society is North America's foremost conservation organization dedicated to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other wildlife. RGS works with landowners and government agencies to develop critical habitat utilizing scientific management practices.
`ein` EIN	54-0846925
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5496791.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.13
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.019
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.85
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	John B Eichinger
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	189750.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0345
`motto` Tagline	Healthy Forests - Abundant Wildlife - Sporting Traditions
`name` Charity name	Ruffed Grouse Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5787997.0
`score` Overall score	97.23
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4672272.35
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	104439.029
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	714582.8300000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0846925
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.