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Center for Responsive Politics

EIN 52-1275227Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Your nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy

Founded in 1983, the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. CRP's mission is to: inform citizens about how money in politics affects their lives, empower voters and activists by providing unbiased information, and advocate for a transparent and responsive government. The first Open Secrets book, published in 1990, was a massive 1,300 pages and analyzed contributions by political action committees (PACs) in the 1988 congressional elections. Featuring contributor profiles for every member of Congress, it was an unprecedented resource that illuminated money's role in congressional elections and policymaking. CRP launched the website following the 1996 elections.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.10Overall score
out of 100

99.11Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,817,503

Total expenses · USD$2,117,097

Program expenses

$1,733,902.44 recorded amount

81.9%

Fundraising expenses

$192,655.83 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$186,304.54 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sheila Krumholz
Recorded compensation: $145,656.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.87%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Responsive Politics
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1983, the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP) is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. CRP's mission is to: inform citizens about how money in politics affects their lives, empower voters and activists by providing unbiased information, and advocate for a transparent and responsive government. The first Open Secrets book, published in 1990, was a massive 1,300 pages and analyzed contributions by political action committees (PACs) in the 1988 congressional elections. Featuring contributor profiles for every member of Congress, it was an unprecedented resource that illuminated money's role in congressional elections and policymaking. CRP launched the website following the 1996 elections.
`ein` EIN	52-1275227
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2117097.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	99.11
`leader` Recorded leader	Sheila Krumholz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	145656.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0687
`motto` Tagline	Your nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy
`name` Charity name	Center for Responsive Politics
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2817503.0
`score` Overall score	97.1
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1733902.4430000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	192655.827
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	186304.53600000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1275227
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
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.