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American Academy of Arts and Sciences

EIN 04-2103651Research and Public Policy Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Cherishing knowledge, shaping the future

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy's elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs. The Academy's unique strength lies in the distinguished leadership of its 4,000 Fellows and 600 Foreign Honorary Members and the wide range of expertise they bring to its multidisciplinary analyses of compelling contemporary issues. Now in its third century, the Academy continues to mobilize the intellectual resources needed to anticipate, examine, and confront the critical challenges facing our society.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.00Overall score
out of 100

87.93Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,534,769

Total expenses · USD$11,527,301

Program expenses

$8,668,530.35 recorded amount

75.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,429,385.32 recorded amount

12.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,406,330.72 recorded amount

12.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jonathan F. Fanton
Recorded compensation: $502,194.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy's elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs. The Academy's unique strength lies in the distinguished leadership of its 4,000 Fellows and 600 Foreign Honorary Members and the wide range of expertise they bring to its multidisciplinary analyses of compelling contemporary issues. Now in its third century, the Academy continues to mobilize the intellectual resources needed to anticipate, examine, and confront the critical challenges facing our society.
`ein` EIN	04-2103651
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11527301.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.122
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.124
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.752
`fscore` Financial score	87.93
`leader` Recorded leader	Jonathan F. Fanton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	502194.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0435
`motto` Tagline	Cherishing knowledge, shaping the future
`name` Charity name	American Academy of Arts and Sciences
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19534769.0
`score` Overall score	91.0
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8668530.352
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1429385.324
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1406330.722

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2103651
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.