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Committee to Protect Journalists

EIN 13-3081500Human and Civil Rights New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Defending Journalists Worldwide.

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ takes action wherever journalists are censored, attacked, imprisoned, or killed for their work. Our advocacy helps to ensure the free flow of news and commentary.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.83Overall score
out of 100

89.87Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,625,276

Total expenses · USD$7,345,573

Program expenses

$5,567,944.33 recorded amount

75.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,197,328.40 recorded amount

16.3%

Administrative expenses

$565,609.12 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Joel Simon
Recorded compensation: $230,417.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.13%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Committee to Protect Journalists
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ takes action wherever journalists are censored, attacked, imprisoned, or killed for their work. Our advocacy helps to ensure the free flow of news and commentary.
`ein` EIN	13-3081500
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7345573.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.163
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.758
`fscore` Financial score	89.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Joel Simon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	230417.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0313
`motto` Tagline	Defending Journalists Worldwide.
`name` Charity name	Committee to Protect Journalists
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9625276.0
`score` Overall score	92.83
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5567944.334
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1197328.399
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	565609.121

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3081500
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.