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The Safina Center

EIN 61-1406022Environment New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring ocean conservation

Founded in 2003, Blue Ocean Institute is the only conservation organization that uses science, art, and literature to inspire a closer bond with nature, especially the sea. We translate scientific information into language people can understand and use to make better choices on behalf of the sea. Whether you're a fisherman, seafood lover, student, faith leader, parent, artist, or chef, our programs help you learn how and why you should protect our planet's life-giving ocean. Blue Ocean Institute developed the first comprehensive seafood analysis and ranking methodology with our Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood, including color-coded rankings for popular seafood and health advisory information.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.85Overall score
out of 100

82.54Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$589,948

Total expenses · USD$464,215

Program expenses

$354,660.26 recorded amount

76.4%

Fundraising expenses

$21,818.10 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$87,272.42 recorded amount

18.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Carl Safina
Recorded compensation: $38,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Safina Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2003, Blue Ocean Institute is the only conservation organization that uses science, art, and literature to inspire a closer bond with nature, especially the sea. We translate scientific information into language people can understand and use to make better choices on behalf of the sea. Whether you're a fisherman, seafood lover, student, faith leader, parent, artist, or chef, our programs help you learn how and why you should protect our planet's life-giving ocean. Blue Ocean Institute developed the first comprehensive seafood analysis and ranking methodology with our Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood, including color-coded rankings for popular seafood and health advisory information.
`ein` EIN	61-1406022
`tot_exp` Total expenses	464215.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.188
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.764
`fscore` Financial score	82.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Carl Safina
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	38000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0818
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring ocean conservation
`name` Charity name	The Safina Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	589948.0
`score` Overall score	77.85
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	354660.26
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	21818.105
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	87272.42

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 61-1406022
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.