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Foundation for National Progress

EIN 94-2282759Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Publisher of Mother Jones Magazine

Established in 1976, the Foundation for National Progress (FNP) exists to publish and support Mother Jones magazine. Mother Jones is a news organization that specializes in investigative, political, and social justice reporting. We currently have two main channels: an award-winning bimonthly national magazine (circulation 240,000), and a website featuring new, original reporting. The foundation also supports the leading independent hands-on training program for emerging journalists, the Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program. In 1993 Mother Jones became the first general interest magazine to go online.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.72Overall score
out of 100

73.65Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$16,538,000

Total expenses · USD$13,687,855

Program expenses

$10,635,463.34 recorded amount

77.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,314,034.08 recorded amount

9.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,710,981.88 recorded amount

12.5%

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: Monika Bauerlein
Recorded compensation: $196,819.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Foundation for National Progress
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1976, the Foundation for National Progress (FNP) exists to publish and support Mother Jones magazine. Mother Jones is a news organization that specializes in investigative, political, and social justice reporting. We currently have two main channels: an award-winning bimonthly national magazine (circulation 240,000), and a website featuring new, original reporting. The foundation also supports the leading independent hands-on training program for emerging journalists, the Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program. In 1993 Mother Jones became the first general interest magazine to go online.
`ein` EIN	94-2282759
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13687855.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.125
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.096
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.777
`fscore` Financial score	73.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Monika Bauerlein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	196819.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0143
`motto` Tagline	Publisher of Mother Jones Magazine
`name` Charity name	Foundation for National Progress
`tot_rev` Total revenue	16538000.0
`score` Overall score	80.72
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	10635463.335
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1314034.08
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1710981.875

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2282759
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.