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Capital Research Center

EIN 52-1289734Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

America's Investigative Think Tank

The Capital Research Center was established in 1984 to examine how foundations, charities, and other nonprofits spend money and get involved in politics and advocacy, often in ways that donors never intended and would find abhorrent. From the start, CRC has exposed how those organizations are “captured” by interest groups and used to undermine Americans' freedoms. Today, we study unions, environmentalist groups, and a wide variety of nonprofit and activist organizations. We also keep an eye on crony capitalists who seek to profit by taking advantage of government regulations and by getting their hands on taxpayers' money.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.58Overall score
out of 100

68.76Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,990,989

Total expenses · USD$2,844,996

Program expenses

$1,502,157.89 recorded amount

52.8%

Fundraising expenses

$782,373.90 recorded amount

27.5%

Administrative expenses

$557,619.22 recorded amount

19.6%

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: Scott Walter
Recorded compensation: $207,447.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Capital Research Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Capital Research Center was established in 1984 to examine how foundations, charities, and other nonprofits spend money and get involved in politics and advocacy, often in ways that donors never intended and would find abhorrent. From the start, CRC has exposed how those organizations are “captured” by interest groups and used to undermine Americans' freedoms. Today, we study unions, environmentalist groups, and a wide variety of nonprofit and activist organizations. We also keep an eye on crony capitalists who seek to profit by taking advantage of government regulations and by getting their hands on taxpayers' money.
`ein` EIN	52-1289734
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2844996.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.196
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.39
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.275
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.528
`fscore` Financial score	68.76
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Walter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	207447.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0729
`motto` Tagline	America's Investigative Think Tank
`name` Charity name	Capital Research Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2990989.0
`score` Overall score	76.58
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1502157.888
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	782373.9
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	557619.216

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1289734
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.