Charity profile · Historical source record

Council of Independent Colleges

EIN 01-6004776Education District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing independent higher education and its leadership

Founded in 1956, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of independent colleges and universities working together to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance private higher education's contributions to society. CIC is the major national service organization for all small and mid-sized, independent, liberal arts colleges and universities in the U.S. CIC is not a lobbying organization, but rather focuses on providing services to campus leaders as well as seminars, workshops, and programs that assist institutions in improving educational programs, administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.42Overall score
out of 100

86.02Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,556,493

Total expenses · USD$13,706,554

Program expenses

$10,458,100.70 recorded amount

76.3%

Fundraising expenses

$109,652.43 recorded amount

0.8%

Administrative expenses

$3,111,387.76 recorded amount

22.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Richard Ekman
Recorded compensation: $734,638.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Council of Independent Colleges
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1956, the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is an association of independent colleges and universities working together to support college and university leadership, advance institutional excellence, and enhance private higher education's contributions to society. CIC is the major national service organization for all small and mid-sized, independent, liberal arts colleges and universities in the U.S. CIC is not a lobbying organization, but rather focuses on providing services to campus leaders as well as seminars, workshops, and programs that assist institutions in improving educational programs, administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility.
`ein` EIN	01-6004776
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13706554.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.22699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.008
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.763
`fscore` Financial score	86.02
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard Ekman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	734638.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0535
`motto` Tagline	Advancing independent higher education and its leadership
`name` Charity name	Council of Independent Colleges
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13556493.0
`score` Overall score	87.42
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Education Policy and Reform
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10458100.702
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	109652.432
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3111387.758

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 01-6004776
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Education Policy and Reform
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.