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Economic Policy Institute

EIN 52-1368964Research 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

Research and ideas for shared prosperity

Established in 1986, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonpartisan think thank that seeks to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers. EPI was the first -and remains the premier - organization to focus on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families. Its careful research on the status of American workers has become the gold standard in that field. EPI's staff includes eight Ph.D.-level researchers, a half dozen policy analysts and research assistants, and a full communications and outreach staff. EPI also works closely with a national network of prominent scholars. The institute conducts original research according to strict standards of objectivity, and couples its findings with outreach and popular education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.38Overall score
out of 100

92.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,832,110

Total expenses · USD$6,502,386

Program expenses

$5,819,635.47 recorded amount

89.5%

Fundraising expenses

$468,171.79 recorded amount

7.2%

Administrative expenses

$208,076.35 recorded amount

3.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lawrence Mishel
Recorded compensation: $209,785.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.22%

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All 23 original fields for Economic Policy Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1986, the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a nonpartisan think thank that seeks to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers. EPI was the first -and remains the premier - organization to focus on the economic condition of low- and middle-income Americans and their families. Its careful research on the status of American workers has become the gold standard in that field. EPI's staff includes eight Ph.D.-level researchers, a half dozen policy analysts and research assistants, and a full communications and outreach staff. EPI also works closely with a national network of prominent scholars. The institute conducts original research according to strict standards of objectivity, and couples its findings with outreach and popular education.
`ein` EIN	52-1368964
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6502386.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.032
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.895
`fscore` Financial score	92.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Lawrence Mishel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	209785.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0322
`motto` Tagline	Research and ideas for shared prosperity
`name` Charity name	Economic Policy Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4832110.0
`score` Overall score	90.38
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5819635.47
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	468171.7920000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	208076.352

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1368964
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.