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Drug Policy Alliance

EIN 52-1516692Research and Public Policy New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

No More Drug War

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation's leading organization promoting drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. DPA's mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies. The DPA network is comprised of individuals who believe the war on drugs must end. Together with their support, DPA work's to ensure that our nation's drug policies no longer arrest, incarcerate, disenfranchise and otherwise harm millions - particularly young people and people of color who are disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.86Overall score
out of 100

67.42Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,839,328

Total expenses · USD$14,612,498

Program expenses

$10,520,998.56 recorded amount

72.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,695,049.77 recorded amount

11.6%

Administrative expenses

$2,367,224.68 recorded amount

16.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ethan Nadelmann
Recorded compensation: $304,801.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.08%

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All 23 original fields for Drug Policy Alliance
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) is the nation's leading organization promoting drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. DPA's mission is to advance those policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both drug use and drug prohibition, and to promote the sovereignty of individuals over their minds and bodies. The DPA network is comprised of individuals who believe the war on drugs must end. Together with their support, DPA work's to ensure that our nation's drug policies no longer arrest, incarcerate, disenfranchise and otherwise harm millions - particularly young people and people of color who are disproportionately affected by the war on drugs.
`ein` EIN	52-1516692
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14612498.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.162
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.72
`fscore` Financial score	67.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Ethan Nadelmann
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	304801.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0208
`motto` Tagline	No More Drug War
`name` Charity name	Drug Policy Alliance
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12839328.0
`score` Overall score	76.86
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10520998.56
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1695049.768
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2367224.676

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1516692
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.