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Citizens United Foundation

EIN 54-1626748Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Informing the American people about public policy issues which relate to traditional American values

Established in 1992, Citizens United Foundation (CUF) is dedicated to informing the American people about public policy issues which relate to traditional American values, including: the Constitution as the supreme limit on federal power, a strong national defense as the primary role of the federal government; free enterprise as the economic system that has enabled the American people to attain and maintain an historically high standard of living; belief in God and Judeo/Christian values as the fundamental attribute of our way of life; and the recognition of the family as the basic social unit of our society.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

56.74Overall score
out of 100

51.29Financial score
out of 100

63.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,141,750

Total expenses · USD$3,554,360

Program expenses

$1,784,288.72 recorded amount

50.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,467,950.68 recorded amount

41.3%

Administrative expenses

$295,011.88 recorded amount

8.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.46 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: David N. Bossie
Recorded compensation: $170,120.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Citizens United Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	63.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1992, Citizens United Foundation (CUF) is dedicated to informing the American people about public policy issues which relate to traditional American values, including: the Constitution as the supreme limit on federal power, a strong national defense as the primary role of the federal government; free enterprise as the economic system that has enabled the American people to attain and maintain an historically high standard of living; belief in God and Judeo/Christian values as the fundamental attribute of our way of life; and the recognition of the family as the basic social unit of our society.
`ein` EIN	54-1626748
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3554360.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.083
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.46
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.413
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.502
`fscore` Financial score	51.29
`leader` Recorded leader	David N. Bossie
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	170120.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0478
`motto` Tagline	Informing the American people about public policy issues which relate to traditional American values
`name` Charity name	Citizens United Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3141750.0
`score` Overall score	56.74
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	1784288.72
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1467950.68
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	295011.88

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1626748
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
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.