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Electronic Privacy Information Center

EIN 52-2225921Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Privacy is a fundamental right

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and constitutional values in the information age. EPIC pursues a wide range of activities, including policy research, public education, conferences, litigation, publications, and advocacy. EPIC publishes an award winning e-mail and online newsletter on civil liberties in the information age - the EPIC Alert. We also publish reports and books about privacy, open government, free speech, and other important topics related to civil liberties.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.17Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,715,419

Total expenses · USD$1,523,199

Program expenses

$1,341,938.32 recorded amount

88.1%

Fundraising expenses

$79,206.35 recorded amount

5.2%

Administrative expenses

$100,531.13 recorded amount

6.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Marc Rotenberg
Recorded compensation: $229,943.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 15.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Electronic Privacy Information Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, freedom of expression, and constitutional values in the information age. EPIC pursues a wide range of activities, including policy research, public education, conferences, litigation, publications, and advocacy. EPIC publishes an award winning e-mail and online newsletter on civil liberties in the information age - the EPIC Alert. We also publish reports and books about privacy, open government, free speech, and other important topics related to civil liberties.
`ein` EIN	52-2225921
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1523199.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.066
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8809999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Marc Rotenberg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	229943.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1509
`motto` Tagline	Privacy is a fundamental right
`name` Charity name	Electronic Privacy Information Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1715419.0
`score` Overall score	97.17
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1341938.319
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	79206.34800000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	100531.134

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2225921
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.