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Solar Cookers International

EIN 68-0153141Environment California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Harnessing the sun to benefit people and the environment

Founded in 1987, Solar Cookers International (SCI) spreads solar cooking awareness and skills worldwide, particularly in areas with plentiful sunshine and diminishing sources of cooking fuel. SCI has enabled 30,000 families in Africa to cook with the sun's energy, freeing women and children from the burdens of gathering wood and carrying it for miles. Tens of thousands of individuals and organizations--from all over the world--have learned about solar cooking through SCI's publications and educational materials, and have benefited from SCI's information exchange networks, research, and technical support. SCI is headquartered in Sacramento, California and maintains an office in Nairobi, Kenya.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.37Overall score
out of 100

90.01Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$979,303

Total expenses · USD$773,030

Program expenses

$589,821.89 recorded amount

76.3%

Fundraising expenses

$115,954.50 recorded amount

15.0%

Administrative expenses

$66,480.58 recorded amount

8.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Julie Greene
Recorded compensation: $96,138.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.43%

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All 23 original fields for Solar Cookers International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1987, Solar Cookers International (SCI) spreads solar cooking awareness and skills worldwide, particularly in areas with plentiful sunshine and diminishing sources of cooking fuel. SCI has enabled 30,000 families in Africa to cook with the sun's energy, freeing women and children from the burdens of gathering wood and carrying it for miles. Tens of thousands of individuals and organizations--from all over the world--have learned about solar cooking through SCI's publications and educational materials, and have benefited from SCI's information exchange networks, research, and technical support. SCI is headquartered in Sacramento, California and maintains an office in Nairobi, Kenya.
`ein` EIN	68-0153141
`tot_exp` Total expenses	773030.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.086
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.15
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.763
`fscore` Financial score	90.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Julie Greene
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	96138.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1243
`motto` Tagline	Harnessing the sun to benefit people and the environment
`name` Charity name	Solar Cookers International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	979303.0
`score` Overall score	91.37
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	589821.89
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	115954.5
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	66480.58

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 68-0153141
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.