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| Charity Name | Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Trees, Water & People | Coalition for Clean Air | Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association | California Native Plant Society |
| Location | Bozeman, MT | Fort Collins, CO | Los Angeles, CA | Pennington, NJ | Sacramento, CA |
| Overall Rating |
(98.21) |
(87.89) |
(84.37) |
(91.01) |
(83.41) |
| Financial Rating | (97.47) |
(82.88) |
(82.91) |
(93.64) |
(95.44) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(100.00) |
(86.00) |
(89.00) |
(77.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 84.9% | 77.6% | 77.7% | 75.9% | 79.6% |
| Admin Expenses | 9.8% | 16.7% | 7.5% | 12.8% | 11.9% |
| Fund Expenses | 5.1% | 5.5% | 14.7% | 11.2% | 8.3% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.17 | $0.08 | $0.12 |
| Program Growth | 10.7% | -13.4% | -13.7% | 7.7% | 8.5% |
| Working Capital | 2.79 | 0.85 | 1.50 | 2.24 | 2.15 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 18.5% | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 5.7% |
| Total Revenue | $3,177,591 | $1,000,167 | $1,167,807 | $5,160,153 | $3,097,938 |
| Total Expenses | $2,965,833 | $956,817 | $955,712 | $2,183,497 | $2,306,623 |
| Excess/Deficit | $211,758 | $43,350 | $212,095 | $2,976,656 | $791,315 |
| Net Assets | $8,858,189 | $967,370 | $1,384,421 | $17,938,704 | $4,988,462 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$128,186 4.32% |
$71,790 7.50% |
$88,379 9.24% |
$142,938 6.54% |
$131,136 5.68% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | |  | |  |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
