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American Constitution Society for Law and Policy

EIN 52-2313694Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Shaping Debate, Building Networks, Making A Difference

The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people. ACS works for positive change by shaping debate on vitally important legal and constitutional issues through development and promotion of high-impact ideas to opinion leaders and the media; by building networks of lawyers, law students, judges and policymakers dedicated to those ideas; and by countering the activist conservative legal movement that has sought to erode our enduring constitutional values. By bringing together powerful, relevant ideas and passionate, talented people, ACS makes a difference in the constitutional, legal and public policy debates that shape our democracy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.13Overall score
out of 100

92.49Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,405,050

Total expenses · USD$5,891,120

Program expenses

$4,648,093.68 recorded amount

78.9%

Fundraising expenses

$653,914.32 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$583,220.88 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Caroline Frederickson
Recorded compensation: $287,038.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.87%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The American Constitution Society (ACS) believes that law should be a force to improve the lives of all people. ACS works for positive change by shaping debate on vitally important legal and constitutional issues through development and promotion of high-impact ideas to opinion leaders and the media; by building networks of lawyers, law students, judges and policymakers dedicated to those ideas; and by countering the activist conservative legal movement that has sought to erode our enduring constitutional values. By bringing together powerful, relevant ideas and passionate, talented people, ACS makes a difference in the constitutional, legal and public policy debates that shape our democracy.
`ein` EIN	52-2313694
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5891120.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.789
`fscore` Financial score	92.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Caroline Frederickson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	287038.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0487
`motto` Tagline	Shaping Debate, Building Networks, Making A Difference
`name` Charity name	American Constitution Society for Law and Policy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6405050.0
`score` Overall score	88.13
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4648093.680000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	653914.3200000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	583220.88

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2313694
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.