Charity profile · Historical source record

Federation of American Scientists

EIN 23-7185827International District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Educating the public and policymakers on global security challenges at the intersection of science and technology.

The Federation of American Scientists promotes a safer and more secure world by developing and advancing solutions to important science and technology security policy problems by educating the public and policy makers, and promoting transparency, through research and analysis to maximize impact on policy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.28Overall score
out of 100

86.86Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,486,251

Total expenses · USD$1,441,697

Program expenses

$1,107,223.30 recorded amount

76.8%

Fundraising expenses

$59,109.58 recorded amount

4.1%

Administrative expenses

$273,922.43 recorded amount

19.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Charles D. Ferguson II
Recorded compensation: $149,733.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.38%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Federation of American Scientists
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	The Federation of American Scientists promotes a safer and more secure world by developing and advancing solutions to important science and technology security policy problems by educating the public and policy makers, and promoting transparency, through research and analysis to maximize impact on policy.
`ein` EIN	23-7185827
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1441697.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.19
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.040999999999999995
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.768
`fscore` Financial score	86.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles D. Ferguson II
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	149733.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1038
`motto` Tagline	Educating the public and policymakers on global security challenges at the intersection of science and technology.
`name` Charity name	Federation of American Scientists
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1486251.0
`score` Overall score	90.28
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1107223.296
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	59109.57699999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	273922.43

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7185827
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
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.