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Council for a Strong America

EIN 13-3840271Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Five Voices with One Mission

Council for a Strong America (CSA) is the umbrella nonprofit for five membership organizations comprising the unique and powerful voices of business, military, law enforcement, faith, and sports all working together to prepare young Americans for success. CSA serves as the corporate nonprofit for its membership organizations. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids was launched in 1996 followed by America's Edge (2008), Mission: Readiness (2009), Shepherding the Next Generation (2010) and Champions for America's Future (2013). Members of each CSA organization engage in a variety of activities including releasing research reports at press conferences, writing opinion pieces in the media and meeting with policy makers to educate them on effective investments that help children succeed.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.16Overall score
out of 100

94.45Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,160,968

Total expenses · USD$11,660,559

Program expenses

$9,689,924.53 recorded amount

83.1%

Fundraising expenses

$792,918.01 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,154,395.34 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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 S. Kass
Recorded compensation: $210,927.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.80%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Council for a Strong America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Council for a Strong America (CSA) is the umbrella nonprofit for five membership organizations comprising the unique and powerful voices of business, military, law enforcement, faith, and sports all working together to prepare young Americans for success. CSA serves as the corporate nonprofit for its membership organizations. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids was launched in 1996 followed by America's Edge (2008), Mission: Readiness (2009), Shepherding the Next Generation (2010) and Champions for America's Future (2013). Members of each CSA organization engage in a variety of activities including releasing research reports at press conferences, writing opinion pieces in the media and meeting with policy makers to educate them on effective investments that help children succeed.
`ein` EIN	13-3840271
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11660559.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.831
`fscore` Financial score	94.45
`leader` Recorded leader	David S. Kass
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	210927.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.018000000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Five Voices with One Mission
`name` Charity name	Council for a Strong America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12160968.0
`score` Overall score	95.16
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9689924.529
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	792918.0120000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1154395.341

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3840271
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
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.