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Second Nature

EIN 04-3195772Environment Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Commitment. Action. Innovation.

Since its founding in 1993, Second Nature has played a critical role in mobilizing higher education to move the needle towards the goal of a sustainable society. We created and oversee the largest voluntary carbon neutrality commitment in any sector in the United States. Millions of students have passed through these schools and this history has placed Second Nature in a key leadership position working with higher education to advance sustainability.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.82Overall score
out of 100

87.43Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,922,173

Total expenses · USD$1,691,248

Program expenses

$1,303,952.21 recorded amount

77.1%

Fundraising expenses

$74,414.91 recorded amount

4.4%

Administrative expenses

$311,189.63 recorded amount

18.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Timothy Carter
Recorded compensation: $199,058.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 11.76%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Second Nature
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Since its founding in 1993, Second Nature has played a critical role in mobilizing higher education to move the needle towards the goal of a sustainable society. We created and oversee the largest voluntary carbon neutrality commitment in any sector in the United States. Millions of students have passed through these schools and this history has placed Second Nature in a key leadership position working with higher education to advance sustainability.
`ein` EIN	04-3195772
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1691248.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.184
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7709999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	87.43
`leader` Recorded leader	Timothy Carter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	199058.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1176
`motto` Tagline	Commitment. Action. Innovation.
`name` Charity name	Second Nature
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1922173.0
`score` Overall score	89.82
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1303952.2079999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	74414.91200000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	311189.632

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3195772
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
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.