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The Nature Conservancy

EIN 53-0242652Environment Virginia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Protecting nature. Preserving life.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Since our founding in 1951 we have protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide - and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. We have more than one million members. We work in all 50 states and more than 30 countries - protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia. We address threats to conservation involving climate change, fire, fresh water, forests, invasive species, and marine ecosystems. We use a science-based approach, aided by our more than 500 staff scientists, and we pursue non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.06Overall score
out of 100

77.66Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,006,241,963

Total expenses · USD$829,488,331

Program expenses

$567,370,018.40 recorded amount

68.4%

Fundraising expenses

$108,662,971.36 recorded amount

13.1%

Administrative expenses

$152,625,852.90 recorded amount

18.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Mark R. Tercek
Recorded compensation: $788,524.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Nature Conservancy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Since our founding in 1951 we have protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide - and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. We have more than one million members. We work in all 50 states and more than 30 countries - protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia. We address threats to conservation involving climate change, fire, fresh water, forests, invasive species, and marine ecosystems. We use a science-based approach, aided by our more than 500 staff scientists, and we pursue non-confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation challenges.
`ein` EIN	53-0242652
`tot_exp` Total expenses	829488331.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.184
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.131
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.684
`fscore` Financial score	77.66
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark R. Tercek
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	788524.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0009
`motto` Tagline	Protecting nature. Preserving life.
`name` Charity name	The Nature Conservancy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1006241963.0
`score` Overall score	84.06
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	567370018.404
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	108662971.361
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	152625852.90399998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0242652
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.