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The Billfish Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing the conservation of Billfish & associated species to improve the health of oceans & economies

The Billfish Foundation (TBF) was founded in 1986 with a mission of conserving billfish worldwide. TBF's keystone program, the traditional tagging program, was begun in 1990. Today, it has grown to be the largest international billfish tagging program in the world. TBF's initial focus was on research and educational programs. In 1990, TBF's focus was expanded to include advocacy for responsible fisheries management, recognizing that influencing decision makers with sound science was a crucial step in successful billfish conservation.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.61Overall score
out of 100

78.32Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,138,146

Total expenses · USD$1,217,072

Program expenses

$856,818.69 recorded amount

70.4%

Fundraising expenses

$75,458.46 recorded amount

6.2%

Administrative expenses

$283,577.78 recorded amount

23.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ellen Peel
Recorded compensation: $129,977.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.67%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Billfish Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	The Billfish Foundation (TBF) was founded in 1986 with a mission of conserving billfish worldwide. TBF's keystone program, the traditional tagging program, was begun in 1990. Today, it has grown to be the largest international billfish tagging program in the world. TBF's initial focus was on research and educational programs. In 1990, TBF's focus was expanded to include advocacy for responsible fisheries management, recognizing that influencing decision makers with sound science was a crucial step in successful billfish conservation.
`ein` EIN	59-2694327
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1217072.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.233
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.062
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7040000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	78.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellen Peel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	129977.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1067
`motto` Tagline	Advancing the conservation of Billfish & associated species to improve the health of oceans & economies
`name` Charity name	The Billfish Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1138146.0
`score` Overall score	79.61
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Wildlife Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	856818.6880000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	75458.46399999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	283577.776

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2694327
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Wildlife Conservation
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.