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American Institute for Economic Research

EIN 04-2121305Research and Public Policy Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping individuals protect their interests since 1933

American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) educates Americans on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government and sound money. Our ongoing scientific research demonstrates the importance of these principles in advancing peace, prosperity and human progress.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.56Overall score
out of 100

69.95Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,875,495

Total expenses · USD$4,008,116

Program expenses

$3,050,176.28 recorded amount

76.1%

Fundraising expenses

$412,835.95 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$537,087.54 recorded amount

13.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.39 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Edward P. Stringham
Recorded compensation: $185,065.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Institute for Economic Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) educates Americans on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government and sound money. Our ongoing scientific research demonstrates the importance of these principles in advancing peace, prosperity and human progress.
`ein` EIN	04-2121305
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4008116.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.134
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.39
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7609999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	69.95
`leader` Recorded leader	Edward P. Stringham
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185065.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0461
`motto` Tagline	Helping individuals protect their interests since 1933
`name` Charity name	American Institute for Economic Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4875495.0
`score` Overall score	78.56
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3050176.2759999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	412835.94800000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	537087.544

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2121305
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.