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Center for Security Policy

EIN 52-1601976International District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Informing the debate and ensuring effective action on vital national security issues

Founded in 1988, the Center for Security Policy is a non-partisan national security organization that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security and then ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public. The philosophy of "Peace through Strength" is not a slogan for military might but a belief that America's national power must be preserved and properly used for it holds a unique global role in maintaining peace and stability. The role of the Center for Security Policy is to help our government, countrymen, and other freedom-loving nations conceptualize, conduct, and succeed on this front.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.36Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,548,493

Total expenses · USD$4,972,423

Program expenses

$4,415,511.62 recorded amount

88.8%

Fundraising expenses

$263,538.42 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$288,400.53 recorded amount

5.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
Recorded compensation: $310,501.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Center for Security Policy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1988, the Center for Security Policy is a non-partisan national security organization that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security and then ensures that such issues are the subject of both focused, principled examination and effective action by recognized policy experts, appropriate officials, opinion leaders, and the general public. The philosophy of "Peace through Strength" is not a slogan for military might but a belief that America's national power must be preserved and properly used for it holds a unique global role in maintaining peace and stability. The role of the Center for Security Policy is to help our government, countrymen, and other freedom-loving nations conceptualize, conduct, and succeed on this front.
`ein` EIN	52-1601976
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4972423.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.888
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Frank J. Gaffney Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	310501.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.062400000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Informing the debate and ensuring effective action on vital national security issues
`name` Charity name	Center for Security Policy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6548493.0
`score` Overall score	91.36
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4415511.624
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	263538.419
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	288400.534

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1601976
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
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.