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SOLVE

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

The mission

What this organization describes

It's our nature to volunteer

Established in 1969 by Governor Tom McCall, SOLVE (dba) is an organization that brings together government agencies, businesses, community groups, students and individual volunteers in programs and projects to enhance the livability of Oregon. Each year SOLVE provides resources to communities throughout Oregon, focusing on cleanup and enhancement projects involving non-native plant removal and replacement with native plants. SOLVE creates an average of 50,000 volunteer opportunities across the state annually. Since 1997, SOLVE has provided an estimated $60,000,000 in service to Oregon.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.43Overall score
out of 100

69.77Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$943,603

Total expenses · USD$1,209,987

Program expenses

$807,061.33 recorded amount

66.7%

Fundraising expenses

$124,628.66 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$277,087.02 recorded amount

22.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Maureen Fisher
Recorded compensation: $150,571.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for SOLVE
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1969 by Governor Tom McCall, SOLVE (dba) is an organization that brings together government agencies, businesses, community groups, students and individual volunteers in programs and projects to enhance the livability of Oregon. Each year SOLVE provides resources to communities throughout Oregon, focusing on cleanup and enhancement projects involving non-native plant removal and replacement with native plants. SOLVE creates an average of 50,000 volunteer opportunities across the state annually. Since 1997, SOLVE has provided an estimated $60,000,000 in service to Oregon.
`ein` EIN	93-0579286
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1209987.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22899999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.667
`fscore` Financial score	69.77
`leader` Recorded leader	Maureen Fisher
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150571.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1244
`motto` Tagline	It's our nature to volunteer
`name` Charity name	SOLVE
`tot_rev` Total revenue	943603.0
`score` Overall score	78.43
`state` State code	OR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	807061.329
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	124628.66100000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	277087.023

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 93-0579286
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Oregon (OR)
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.