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Goldwater Institute

EIN 86-0597661Human and Civil Rights Arizona Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

In defense of liberty

The Goldwater Institute is an independent government watchdog supported by people who are committed to expanding free enterprise and liberty. The Institute develops innovative, principled solutions to pressing issues facing the states and enforces constitutionally limited government through litigation. The Institute focuses its work on expanding economic freedom and educational opportunity, bringing transparency to government, and protecting the rights guaranteed to Americans by the U.S. and state constitutions. The Goldwater Institute was founded in 1988 with Barry Goldwater's blessing.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.22Overall score
out of 100

82.19Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,400,250

Total expenses · USD$5,504,511

Program expenses

$4,095,356.18 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$979,802.96 recorded amount

17.8%

Administrative expenses

$423,847.35 recorded amount

7.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Darcy Olsen
Recorded compensation: $362,581.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Goldwater Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The Goldwater Institute is an independent government watchdog supported by people who are committed to expanding free enterprise and liberty. The Institute develops innovative, principled solutions to pressing issues facing the states and enforces constitutionally limited government through litigation. The Institute focuses its work on expanding economic freedom and educational opportunity, bringing transparency to government, and protecting the rights guaranteed to Americans by the U.S. and state constitutions. The Goldwater Institute was founded in 1988 with Barry Goldwater's blessing.
`ein` EIN	86-0597661
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5504511.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.077
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17800000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	82.19
`leader` Recorded leader	Darcy Olsen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	362581.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0658
`motto` Tagline	In defense of liberty
`name` Charity name	Goldwater Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6400250.0
`score` Overall score	87.22
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4095356.1840000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	979802.9580000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	423847.347

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-0597661
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
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.