Charity profile · Historical source record

Center for American Progress

EIN 30-0126510Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Progressive ideas for a strong, just, and free America

The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.15Overall score
out of 100

94.04Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$51,794,792

Total expenses · USD$46,765,901

Program expenses

$41,481,354.19 recorded amount

88.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,215,913.43 recorded amount

2.6%

Administrative expenses

$3,975,101.59 recorded amount

8.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Neera Tanden
Recorded compensation: $348,125.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.74%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Center for American Progress
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans, through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country.
`ein` EIN	30-0126510
`tot_exp` Total expenses	46765901.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.085
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.026000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.887
`fscore` Financial score	94.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Neera Tanden
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	348125.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0074
`motto` Tagline	Progressive ideas for a strong, just, and free America
`name` Charity name	Center for American Progress
`tot_rev` Total revenue	51794792.0
`score` Overall score	91.15
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	41481354.187
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1215913.4260000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3975101.5850000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 30-0126510
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

Explore alongside

Related source records

Linked by source subcategory, prioritizing the same recorded state. Not a recommendation or ranking.

A useful next step

Keep the context.

Check current organizational information separately before making a giving decision. This record does not include an official website, donation URL, or current eligibility field.

Giving research guide ↗

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.