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The Conservation Fund

EIN 52-1388917Environment Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Conservation Working for America

At The Conservation Fund, we believe that conservation should work for America. By creating solutions that make environmental and economic sense, we are re-defining conservation to demonstrate its essential role in our future prosperity. We have the highest program allocation - putting 97% of our resources toward mission - and lowest fundraising costs in our field and continue to outperform for our efficiency and effectiveness. Since 1985 we have protected more than 7.5 million acres of land, working in all 50 states; we've preserved forests, deserts, parks, waterways and every type of landscape in between. From historic places that tell the story of America to helping communities grow smarter, greener cities, our work benefits all Americans.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.46Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$235,347,905

Total expenses · USD$274,566,587

Program expenses

$269,075,255.26 recorded amount

98.0%

Fundraising expenses

$2,196,532.70 recorded amount

0.8%

Administrative expenses

$2,745,665.87 recorded amount

1.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Lawrence A. Selzer
Recorded compensation: $555,840.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Conservation Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	At The Conservation Fund, we believe that conservation should work for America. By creating solutions that make environmental and economic sense, we are re-defining conservation to demonstrate its essential role in our future prosperity. We have the highest program allocation - putting 97% of our resources toward mission - and lowest fundraising costs in our field and continue to outperform for our efficiency and effectiveness. Since 1985 we have protected more than 7.5 million acres of land, working in all 50 states; we've preserved forests, deserts, parks, waterways and every type of landscape in between. From historic places that tell the story of America to helping communities grow smarter, greener cities, our work benefits all Americans.
`ein` EIN	52-1388917
`tot_exp` Total expenses	274566587.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.01
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.008
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.98
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Lawrence A. Selzer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	555840.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.002
`motto` Tagline	Conservation Working for America
`name` Charity name	The Conservation Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	235347905.0
`score` Overall score	96.46
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	269075255.26
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2196532.696
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2745665.87

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1388917
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.