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SETI Institute

EIN 94-2951356Research and Public Policy California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Exploring, understanding and explaining the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe

Founded in 1984, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute is dedicated to scientific research, education and public outreach. Its mission is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. We believe we are conducting the most profound search in human history to know our beginnings and our place among the stars. This mission encompasses projects covering a broad range of disciplines that include: astronomy and planetary sciences, chemical evolution, origin of life, biological evolution, cultural evolution, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The Institute comprises three centers, the Center for SETI Research, the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe and the Center for Education and Public Outreach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.01Overall score
out of 100

85.30Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$20,349,472

Total expenses · USD$20,609,248

Program expenses

$15,930,948.70 recorded amount

77.3%

Fundraising expenses

$432,794.21 recorded amount

2.1%

Administrative expenses

$4,224,895.84 recorded amount

20.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Bill Diamond
Recorded compensation: $240,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.16%

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All 23 original fields for SETI Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1984, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute is dedicated to scientific research, education and public outreach. Its mission is to explore, understand and explain the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe. We believe we are conducting the most profound search in human history to know our beginnings and our place among the stars. This mission encompasses projects covering a broad range of disciplines that include: astronomy and planetary sciences, chemical evolution, origin of life, biological evolution, cultural evolution, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The Institute comprises three centers, the Center for SETI Research, the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe and the Center for Education and Public Outreach.
`ein` EIN	94-2951356
`tot_exp` Total expenses	20609248.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.205
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.021
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.773
`fscore` Financial score	85.3
`leader` Recorded leader	Bill Diamond
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	240000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0116
`motto` Tagline	Exploring, understanding and explaining the origin, nature and prevalence of life in the universe
`name` Charity name	SETI Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	20349472.0
`score` Overall score	87.01
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15930948.704
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	432794.20800000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4224895.84

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2951356
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.