Charity profile · Historical source record

Center for Economic and Policy Research

EIN 52-2204029Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting democratic debate on economic and social issues

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options. Toward this end, CEPR conducts both professional research and public education. An informed public should be able to choose policies that lead to an improving quality of life, both for people within the United States and around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.08Overall score
out of 100

89.18Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,205,226

Total expenses · USD$1,990,467

Program expenses

$1,723,744.42 recorded amount

86.6%

Fundraising expenses

$127,389.89 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$137,342.22 recorded amount

6.9%

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: Mark Weisbrot
Recorded compensation: $107,297.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Economic and Policy Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options. Toward this end, CEPR conducts both professional research and public education. An informed public should be able to choose policies that lead to an improving quality of life, both for people within the United States and around the world.
`ein` EIN	52-2204029
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1990467.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.069
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.866
`fscore` Financial score	89.18
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark Weisbrot
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	107297.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.053899999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Promoting democratic debate on economic and social issues
`name` Charity name	Center for Economic and Policy Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1205226.0
`score` Overall score	89.08
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1723744.422
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	127389.888
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	137342.223

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2204029
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.