Charity profile · Historical source record

American Documentary

EIN 13-3447752Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Exploring the potential of independent media in public life

American Documentary (AMDOC) is a leading nonprofit media organization dedicated to creating, identifying and presenting contemporary nonfiction stories that express opinions and perspectives rarely featured in mainstream media. Since 1988, American Documentary has produced the award-winning series P.O.V. for PBS, presenting over 365 of the most important documentary films of our time. Our films - coupled with our unsurpassed national reach and local collaborations - have brought powerful documentary storytelling into people's lives, and brought public dialogue on issues of national importance to a new level. American Documentary is a leader in extending the reach of documentaries online. American Documentary continues to pioneer new ways to use independent media as a springboard to engage the public.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.53Overall score
out of 100

90.10Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,371,295

Total expenses · USD$4,013,582

Program expenses

$3,515,897.83 recorded amount

87.6%

Fundraising expenses

$180,611.19 recorded amount

4.5%

Administrative expenses

$313,059.40 recorded amount

7.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Justine Nagan
Recorded compensation: $151,949.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.78%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Documentary
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	American Documentary (AMDOC) is a leading nonprofit media organization dedicated to creating, identifying and presenting contemporary nonfiction stories that express opinions and perspectives rarely featured in mainstream media. Since 1988, American Documentary has produced the award-winning series P.O.V. for PBS, presenting over 365 of the most important documentary films of our time. Our films - coupled with our unsurpassed national reach and local collaborations - have brought powerful documentary storytelling into people's lives, and brought public dialogue on issues of national importance to a new level. American Documentary is a leader in extending the reach of documentaries online. American Documentary continues to pioneer new ways to use independent media as a springboard to engage the public.
`ein` EIN	13-3447752
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4013582.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.045
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8759999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	90.1
`leader` Recorded leader	Justine Nagan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	151949.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0378
`motto` Tagline	Exploring the potential of independent media in public life
`name` Charity name	American Documentary
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4371295.0
`score` Overall score	89.53
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3515897.8319999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	180611.19
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	313059.396

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.