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Independence Institute

EIN 84-0990300Research and Public Policy Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Freedom's front line

Founded in 1985, the Independence Institute empowers individuals and educates citizens, legislators and opinion makers about public policies that enhance personal and economic freedom. We provide research resulting in changes in law and policy. But we have never been content with just research. We are more than a think tank. We are an action tank. We put our ideas into action through groundbreaking litigation, activist training, work on ballot initiatives, new media and investigative reporting. We don't just fight on paper. We fight for freedom on the streets, in the statehouse, in the media, on the ballot, and in the courts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.15Overall score
out of 100

94.05Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,128,106

Total expenses · USD$2,907,995

Program expenses

$2,375,831.92 recorded amount

81.7%

Fundraising expenses

$412,935.29 recorded amount

14.2%

Administrative expenses

$116,319.80 recorded amount

4.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jon C. Caldara
Recorded compensation: $160,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.50%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Independence Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1985, the Independence Institute empowers individuals and educates citizens, legislators and opinion makers about public policies that enhance personal and economic freedom. We provide research resulting in changes in law and policy. But we have never been content with just research. We are more than a think tank. We are an action tank. We put our ideas into action through groundbreaking litigation, activist training, work on ballot initiatives, new media and investigative reporting. We don't just fight on paper. We fight for freedom on the streets, in the statehouse, in the media, on the ballot, and in the courts.
`ein` EIN	84-0990300
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2907995.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.04
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.142
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Jon C. Caldara
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	160000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.055
`motto` Tagline	Freedom's front line
`name` Charity name	Independence Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2128106.0
`score` Overall score	91.15
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2375831.915
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	412935.29
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	116319.8

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 84-0990300
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.