Charity profile · Historical source record

Free To Choose Network

EIN 52-1455677Arts, Culture, Humanities Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Using accessible and entertaining media to build popular support for personal, economic and political freedom thus advancing human well-being.

Our challenge for the 21st Century is to help the self-governed remain aware of those conditions that give rise to their prosperity and freedom. Of course, people enjoy mass media—TV in particular—because it demands little more than their time. But often, it doesn't make them think and it certainly doesn't usually require them to think about the bases of freedom and prosperity. We address this challenge by offering our customers serious, thoughtful programming that is nevertheless entertaining — with winning ideas at the core of everything we produce.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.55Overall score
out of 100

87.28Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,459,359

Total expenses · USD$3,734,838

Program expenses

$3,036,423.29 recorded amount

81.3%

Fundraising expenses

$343,605.10 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$347,339.93 recorded amount

9.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Robert Chatfield
Recorded compensation: $64,618.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.73%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Free To Choose Network
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Our challenge for the 21st Century is to help the self-governed remain aware of those conditions that give rise to their prosperity and freedom. Of course, people enjoy mass media—TV in particular—because it demands little more than their time. But often, it doesn't make them think and it certainly doesn't usually require them to think about the bases of freedom and prosperity. We address this challenge by offering our customers serious, thoughtful programming that is nevertheless entertaining — with winning ideas at the core of everything we produce.
`ein` EIN	52-1455677
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3734838.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.813
`fscore` Financial score	87.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Chatfield
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	64618.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0173
`motto` Tagline	Using accessible and entertaining media to build popular support for personal, economic and political freedom thus advancing human well-being.
`name` Charity name	Free To Choose Network
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4459359.0
`score` Overall score	88.55
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3036423.2939999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	343605.096
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	347339.93400000007

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1455677
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.