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American Legislative Exchange Council

EIN 52-0140979Research and Public Policy Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Limited government, free markets, federalism

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a think-tank for state-based public policy issues and potential solutions. ALEC's mission is to assist State Legislators, Members of Congress, and the general and business public by sharing research and education info.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.87Overall score
out of 100

80.76Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,345,179

Total expenses · USD$9,056,582

Program expenses

$7,290,548.51 recorded amount

80.5%

Fundraising expenses

$597,734.41 recorded amount

6.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,159,242.50 recorded amount

12.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lisa Nelson
Recorded compensation: $392,208.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Legislative Exchange Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is a think-tank for state-based public policy issues and potential solutions. ALEC's mission is to assist State Legislators, Members of Congress, and the general and business public by sharing research and education info.
`ein` EIN	52-0140979
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9056582.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.128
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.066
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.805
`fscore` Financial score	80.76
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Nelson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	392208.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0433
`motto` Tagline	Limited government, free markets, federalism
`name` Charity name	American Legislative Exchange Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10345179.0
`score` Overall score	80.87
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7290548.510000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	597734.412
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1159242.496

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0140979
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.