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Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty

EIN 38-2926822Human and Civil Rights Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting good intentions to sound economics.

Founded in April, 1990, the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is named in honor of John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton. The mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free, virtuous, and humane society. This direction recognizes the benefits of a limited government, but also the beneficent consequences of a free market. It embraces an objective framework of moral values, but also recognizes and appreciates the subjective nature of economic value. It views justice as a duty of all to give the one his due but, more importantly, as an individual obligation to serve the common good and not just his own needs and wants. In order to promote a more profound understanding of the coming together of faith and liberty, the Institute involves members of religious, business, and academic spheres in its various seminars, publications, and academic activities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.75Overall score
out of 100

96.82Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,528,684

Total expenses · USD$10,964,910

Program expenses

$9,342,103.32 recorded amount

85.2%

Fundraising expenses

$855,262.98 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$745,613.88 recorded amount

6.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Recorded compensation: $241,039.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.19%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in April, 1990, the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is named in honor of John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton. The mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free, virtuous, and humane society. This direction recognizes the benefits of a limited government, but also the beneficent consequences of a free market. It embraces an objective framework of moral values, but also recognizes and appreciates the subjective nature of economic value. It views justice as a duty of all to give the one his due but, more importantly, as an individual obligation to serve the common good and not just his own needs and wants. In order to promote a more profound understanding of the coming together of faith and liberty, the Institute involves members of religious, business, and academic spheres in its various seminars, publications, and academic activities.
`ein` EIN	38-2926822
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10964910.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.068
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.852
`fscore` Financial score	96.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Rev. Robert A. Sirico
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	241039.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0219
`motto` Tagline	Connecting good intentions to sound economics.
`name` Charity name	Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10528684.0
`score` Overall score	97.75
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9342103.32
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	855262.98
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	745613.88

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2926822
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.