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Worldwatch Institute

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Vision for a sustainable world
The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization recognized by opinion leaders around the world for its accessible, fact-based analysis of critical global issues. Its mission is to generate and promote insights and ideas that empower decision makers to build an ecologically sustainable society that meets human needs. Worldwatch has catalyzed effective environmental decision making since 1974. The Institute's interdisciplinary research is based on the best available science and focuses on the challenges that climate change, resource degradation, and population growth pose for meeting human needs in the 21st century. Worldwatch seeks innovative solutions to intractable problems-emphasizing a blend of government leadership, private sector enterprise, and citizen action that can make a sustainable future a reality.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.16Overall score
out of 100
80.61Financial score
out of 100
92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,128,323
Total expenses · USD$1,636,324

Program expenses

$1,282,878.02 recorded amount
78.4%

Fundraising expenses

$157,087.10 recorded amount
9.6%

Administrative expenses

$193,086.23 recorded amount
11.8%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.07 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
Ed Groark
Recorded compensation
$0.00
Recorded compensation percentage
0.00%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Worldwatch Institute
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
92.0
category
Category
International
description
Mission & description
The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization recognized by opinion leaders around the world for its accessible, fact-based analysis of critical global issues. Its mission is to generate and promote insights and ideas that empower decision makers to build an ecologically sustainable society that meets human needs. Worldwatch has catalyzed effective environmental decision making since 1974. The Institute's interdisciplinary research is based on the best available science and focuses on the challenges that climate change, resource degradation, and population growth pose for meeting human needs in the 21st century. Worldwatch seeks innovative solutions to intractable problems-emphasizing a blend of government leadership, private sector enterprise, and citizen action that can make a sustainable future a reality.
ein
EIN
23-7367468
tot_exp
Total expenses
1636324.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.11800000000000001
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.07
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.096
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.784
fscore
Financial score
80.61
leader
Recorded leader
Ed Groark
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
0.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0
motto
Tagline
Vision for a sustainable world
name
Charity name
Worldwatch Institute
tot_rev
Total revenue
3128323.0
score
Overall score
85.16
state
State code
DC
subcategory
Subcategory
International Peace, Security, and Affairs
size
Source size label
small
program_exp
Program expenses
1282878.016
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
157087.104
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
193086.23200000002

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.