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Foundation for Defense of Democracies

EIN 13-4174402Research 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

Fighting terrorism and promoting freedom

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)3 policy institute focusing on foreign policy and national security. Founded in 2001, FDD combines policy research, democracy and counterterrorism education, strategic communications and investigative journalism in support of its mission to promote pluralism, defend democratic values and fight the ideologies that drive terrorism. FDD transforms ideas into action and policy by focusing its efforts where opinions are formed and decisions are made. FDD holds events throughout the year, including the Leading Thinkers series, briefings on Capitol Hill, expert roundtables for public officials, diplomats and military officers, book releases, and panel discussions and debates within the policy community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.22Overall score
out of 100

97.32Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,039,436

Total expenses · USD$11,705,479

Program expenses

$9,879,424.28 recorded amount

84.4%

Fundraising expenses

$913,027.36 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$889,616.40 recorded amount

7.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mark Dubowitz
Recorded compensation: $511,950.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.37%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)3 policy institute focusing on foreign policy and national security. Founded in 2001, FDD combines policy research, democracy and counterterrorism education, strategic communications and investigative journalism in support of its mission to promote pluralism, defend democratic values and fight the ideologies that drive terrorism. FDD transforms ideas into action and policy by focusing its efforts where opinions are formed and decisions are made. FDD holds events throughout the year, including the Leading Thinkers series, briefings on Capitol Hill, expert roundtables for public officials, diplomats and military officers, book releases, and panel discussions and debates within the policy community.
`ein` EIN	13-4174402
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11705479.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.076
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	97.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark Dubowitz
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	511950.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0437
`motto` Tagline	Fighting terrorism and promoting freedom
`name` Charity name	Foundation for Defense of Democracies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9039436.0
`score` Overall score	89.22
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9879424.276
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	913027.362
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	889616.404

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-4174402
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.