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The Conservation Foundation

EIN 23-7221206Environment Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We save land. We save rivers.

Established in 1972 by business and community leaders, The Conservation Foundation is a land and watershed protection organization. Our headquarters are located in Naperville, Illinois, on a 60-acre working farm, and a program office is located in Montgomery, Illinois. The mission of the Foundation is to preserve open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of our environment. The Foundation maintains a support base of over 4,500 members and donors, and 500 volunteers in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois. Although we work throughout Northeastern Illinois, these are the counties in which we focus our efforts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.62Overall score
out of 100

90.98Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,336,388

Total expenses · USD$2,018,098

Program expenses

$1,608,424.11 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$316,841.39 recorded amount

15.7%

Administrative expenses

$90,814.41 recorded amount

4.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brook Mcdonald
Recorded compensation: $160,894.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.97%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Conservation Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1972 by business and community leaders, The Conservation Foundation is a land and watershed protection organization. Our headquarters are located in Naperville, Illinois, on a 60-acre working farm, and a program office is located in Montgomery, Illinois. The mission of the Foundation is to preserve open space and natural lands, protect rivers and watersheds, and promote stewardship of our environment. The Foundation maintains a support base of over 4,500 members and donors, and 500 volunteers in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois. Although we work throughout Northeastern Illinois, these are the counties in which we focus our efforts.
`ein` EIN	23-7221206
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2018098.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.045
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.157
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	90.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Brook Mcdonald
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	160894.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0797
`motto` Tagline	We save land. We save rivers.
`name` Charity name	The Conservation Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2336388.0
`score` Overall score	93.62
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1608424.1060000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	316841.386
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	90814.41

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7221206
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.