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Southern Environmental Law Center

EIN 52-1436778Environment Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Using the power of law to protect the environment and health of the Southeast

The Southern Environmental Law Center uses the power of law and policy to protect the environment in six states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. SELC's attorneys work in all branches and at all levels of government to defend healthy air and clean water; to protect the region's forests, coasts, wetlands, and other native landscapes; and to promote vibrant and livable communities across the Southeast.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

100.00Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$37,651,474

Total expenses · USD$26,551,471

Program expenses

$23,205,985.65 recorded amount

87.4%

Fundraising expenses

$1,221,367.67 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$2,071,014.74 recorded amount

7.8%

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: Frederick S. Middleton III
Recorded compensation: $351,475.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Southern Environmental Law Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Southern Environmental Law Center uses the power of law and policy to protect the environment in six states: Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. SELC's attorneys work in all branches and at all levels of government to defend healthy air and clean water; to protect the region's forests, coasts, wetlands, and other native landscapes; and to promote vibrant and livable communities across the Southeast.
`ein` EIN	52-1436778
`tot_exp` Total expenses	26551471.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8740000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Frederick S. Middleton III
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	351475.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0132
`motto` Tagline	Using the power of law to protect the environment and health of the Southeast
`name` Charity name	Southern Environmental Law Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	37651474.0
`score` Overall score	100.0
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	23205985.654000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1221367.666
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2071014.738

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1436778
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.