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Better Government Association

EIN 36-0802950Human and Civil Rights Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Shining a light on government

The Better Government Association (BGA) works for integrity, transparency, and accountability in government by exposing corruption and inefficiency; identifying and advocating effective public policy; and engaging and mobilizing the electorate to achieve authentic and responsible reform. Our Investigative Unit looks into allegations of waste, fraud and corruption in city, county, suburban and state government, and the results are made public through partnerships with local media. The Policy Advocacy Unit builds on the results of the BGA investigations to propose policy solutions to corruption, inefficiency, lack of accountability and waste in government.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.89Overall score
out of 100

98.20Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,487,026

Total expenses · USD$3,079,240

Program expenses

$2,423,361.88 recorded amount

78.7%

Fundraising expenses

$246,339.20 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$406,459.68 recorded amount

13.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Andrew Shaw
Recorded compensation: $250,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.11%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Better Government Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Better Government Association (BGA) works for integrity, transparency, and accountability in government by exposing corruption and inefficiency; identifying and advocating effective public policy; and engaging and mobilizing the electorate to achieve authentic and responsible reform. Our Investigative Unit looks into allegations of waste, fraud and corruption in city, county, suburban and state government, and the results are made public through partnerships with local media. The Policy Advocacy Unit builds on the results of the BGA investigations to propose policy solutions to corruption, inefficiency, lack of accountability and waste in government.
`ein` EIN	36-0802950
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3079240.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.132
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.787
`fscore` Financial score	98.2
`leader` Recorded leader	Andrew Shaw
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	250000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.08109999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Shining a light on government
`name` Charity name	Better Government Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3487026.0
`score` Overall score	96.89
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2423361.88
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	246339.2
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	406459.68

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-0802950
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.