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Center for a New American Security

EIN 20-8084828Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bold. Innovative. Bipartisan.

The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense policies. CNAS engages policymakers, experts, and the public with innovative, fact-based research, ideas, and analysis to shape and elevate the national security debate. A key part of our mission is to inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.54Overall score
out of 100

95.12Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,531,802

Total expenses · USD$9,751,151

Program expenses

$7,479,132.82 recorded amount

76.7%

Fundraising expenses

$936,110.50 recorded amount

9.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,316,405.39 recorded amount

13.5%

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: Michele Flournoy
Recorded compensation: $531,788.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.45%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for a New American Security
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops strong, pragmatic, and principled national security and defense policies. CNAS engages policymakers, experts, and the public with innovative, fact-based research, ideas, and analysis to shape and elevate the national security debate. A key part of our mission is to inform and prepare the national security leaders of today and tomorrow.
`ein` EIN	20-8084828
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9751151.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.096
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.767
`fscore` Financial score	95.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Michele Flournoy
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	531788.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0545
`motto` Tagline	Bold. Innovative. Bipartisan.
`name` Charity name	Center for a New American Security
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12531802.0
`score` Overall score	96.54
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7479132.817
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	936110.496
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1316405.385

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-8084828
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
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.