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World Resources Institute

EIN 52-1257057Environment District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working at the intersection of environment & human needs

Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries, with offices in the United States, China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and more. WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. WRI's more than 450 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources-the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on six critical issues at the intersection of environment and development: climate, energy, food, forests, water, and cities and transport.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.47Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$93,460,265

Total expenses · USD$94,564,842

Program expenses

$85,675,746.85 recorded amount

90.6%

Fundraising expenses

$2,364,121.05 recorded amount

2.5%

Administrative expenses

$6,335,844.41 recorded amount

6.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Andrew Steer
Recorded compensation: $436,034.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for World Resources Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1982, World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization that spans more than 50 countries, with offices in the United States, China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and more. WRI's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. WRI's more than 450 experts and staff work closely with leaders to turn big ideas into action to sustain our natural resources-the foundation of economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on six critical issues at the intersection of environment and development: climate, energy, food, forests, water, and cities and transport.
`ein` EIN	52-1257057
`tot_exp` Total expenses	94564842.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.067
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.025
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9059999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Andrew Steer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	436034.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0046
`motto` Tagline	Working at the intersection of environment & human needs
`name` Charity name	World Resources Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	93460265.0
`score` Overall score	95.47
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Environmental Protection and Conservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	85675746.852
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2364121.0500000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6335844.414000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1257057
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Environmental Protection and Conservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.