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Yellowstone Forever

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspire. Educate. Preserve.

Yellowstone Forever—formerly the Yellowstone Association and Yellowstone Park Foundation—is the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park. We partner with Yellowstone National Park to create opportunities for all people to experience, enhance, and preserve Yellowstone forever. Our educational programming, products, and services help people enjoy, understand, and appreciate the wildlife, geology, and cultural history of the park. The opportunities Yellowstone Forever provides for volunteerism and community relations develop and engage new stewards for the park. Through thoughtful cultivation and stewardship of people who love the park, Yellowstone Forever is building a broad network of philanthropic supporters dedicated to preserving the park. Yellowstone Forever's mission of engagement and support through education and fundraising for the park will ensure Yellowstone remains for generations to come.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.63Overall score
out of 100

86.75Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,865,453

Total expenses · USD$17,497,778

Program expenses

$14,418,169.07 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$2,484,684.48 recorded amount

14.2%

Administrative expenses

$559,928.90 recorded amount

3.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 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: Heather White
Recorded compensation: $259,108.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.48%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Yellowstone Forever
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Yellowstone Forever—formerly the Yellowstone Association and Yellowstone Park Foundation—is the official nonprofit partner of Yellowstone National Park. We partner with Yellowstone National Park to create opportunities for all people to experience, enhance, and preserve Yellowstone forever. Our educational programming, products, and services help people enjoy, understand, and appreciate the wildlife, geology, and cultural history of the park. The opportunities Yellowstone Forever provides for volunteerism and community relations develop and engage new stewards for the park. Through thoughtful cultivation and stewardship of people who love the park, Yellowstone Forever is building a broad network of philanthropic supporters dedicated to preserving the park. Yellowstone Forever's mission of engagement and support through education and fundraising for the park will ensure Yellowstone remains for generations to come.
`ein` EIN	47-5427975
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17497778.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.032
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.142
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.75
`leader` Recorded leader	Heather White
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	259108.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0148
`motto` Tagline	Inspire. Educate. Preserve.
`name` Charity name	Yellowstone Forever
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15865453.0
`score` Overall score	90.63
`state` State code	WY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14418169.072
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2484684.476
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	559928.8960000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 47-5427975
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: Wyoming (WY)
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.