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Americans United for Separation of Church and State

EIN 53-0184647Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation

Americans United for Separation of Church and State was founded in 1947 by a broad coalition of religious, educational and civic leaders. Americans United believes that all Americans have the constitutional right to practice the religion of their choice (or refrain from taking part in religion) as individual conscience dictates. We are dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans. Americans United advocates for church-state separation in the US Congress and state legislature, runs several projects to help and educate, challenges church-state violations in court, and engages with local activists.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.63Overall score
out of 100

74.20Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,726,645

Total expenses · USD$7,210,878

Program expenses

$4,665,438.07 recorded amount

64.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,420,542.97 recorded amount

19.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,117,686.09 recorded amount

15.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Barry W. Lynn
Recorded compensation: $170,910.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.37%

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All 23 original fields for Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Americans United for Separation of Church and State was founded in 1947 by a broad coalition of religious, educational and civic leaders. Americans United believes that all Americans have the constitutional right to practice the religion of their choice (or refrain from taking part in religion) as individual conscience dictates. We are dedicated to preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to ensure religious freedom for all Americans. Americans United advocates for church-state separation in the US Congress and state legislature, runs several projects to help and educate, challenges church-state violations in court, and engages with local activists.
`ein` EIN	53-0184647
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7210878.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.155
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.647
`fscore` Financial score	74.2
`leader` Recorded leader	Barry W. Lynn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	170910.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.023700000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Preserving the constitutional principle of church-state separation
`name` Charity name	Americans United for Separation of Church and State
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6726645.0
`score` Overall score	81.63
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4665438.066000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1420542.9659999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1117686.09

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0184647
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
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.