Union of Concerned Scientists

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The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit organization. It was founded in 1969, marking the beginning of its operations.

As a nonprofit, the Union of Concerned Scientists operates under a specific legal form, namely as a 501(c)(3) organization[1]. This designation is crucial to its functioning and purpose.

It continues to operate as a nonprofit organization with its founding in 1969 and legal form as a 501(c)(3) organization[1].

Union of Concerned Scientists

Summary

Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Union of Concerned Scientists is in the country of United States[3].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[4].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's instance of is recorded as advocacy group[5].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's founder is recorded as Kurt Gottfried[6].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's founder is recorded as Henry Way Kendall[7].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[8].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's Commons category is recorded as Union of Concerned Scientists[9].
  • 1969 marks the founding of Union of Concerned Scientists[10].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's official website is recorded as https://www.ucs.org/[11].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's official website is recorded as https://es.ucs.org/[12].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Science for a Healthy Planet and Safer World'}[13].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[14].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+37297004'}[15].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+45788985'}[16].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+39734507'}[17].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+39868533'}[18].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+48698312'}[19].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+64025005'}[20].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+41698808'}[21].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+22036154'}[22].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+25978646'}[23].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+26806462'}[24].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+26587749'}[25].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+30312047'}[26].
  • Union of Concerned Scientists's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+30425752'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Kurt Gottfried[6] and Henry Way Kendall[7]. 1969 marks the founding of Union of Concerned Scientists[10].

Operations

Union of Concerned Scientists's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge[8].

Why It Matters

Union of Concerned Scientists ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to it include World Scientists' Warning to Humanity[30], a manifesto[31].

References

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  19. [21] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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