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American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

EIN 53-0218495Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Competition of ideas is fundamental to a free society

The American Enterprise Institute (www.aei.org) is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. AEI pursues these unchanging ideals through independent thinking, open debate, reasoned argument, facts, and the highest standards of research and exposition. Without regard for politics or prevailing fashion, we dedicate our work to a more prosperous, safer, and more democratic nation and world. AEI is a private, nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare. Founded in 1943, AEI is home to some of America's most accomplished public policy experts--from economics, law, political science, defense and foreign policy studies, ethics, theology, health care, and other fields. The Institute sponsors research and conferences and publishes books, monographs, and periodicals.

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Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.22Overall score
out of 100

98.45Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$75,066,910

Total expenses · USD$55,822,303

Program expenses

$44,434,553.19 recorded amount

79.6%

Fundraising expenses

$4,354,139.63 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$6,921,965.57 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Arthur Brooks
Recorded compensation: $1,074,647.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.92%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The American Enterprise Institute (www.aei.org) is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. AEI pursues these unchanging ideals through independent thinking, open debate, reasoned argument, facts, and the highest standards of research and exposition. Without regard for politics or prevailing fashion, we dedicate our work to a more prosperous, safer, and more democratic nation and world. AEI is a private, nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare. Founded in 1943, AEI is home to some of America's most accomplished public policy experts--from economics, law, political science, defense and foreign policy studies, ethics, theology, health care, and other fields. The Institute sponsors research and conferences and publishes books, monographs, and periodicals.
`ein` EIN	53-0218495
`tot_exp` Total expenses	55822303.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	98.45
`leader` Recorded leader	Arthur Brooks
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	1074647.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0192
`motto` Tagline	Competition of ideas is fundamental to a free society
`name` Charity name	American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	75066910.0
`score` Overall score	87.22
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	44434553.18799999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4354139.634
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6921965.572

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0218495
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.