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Institute for Local Self-Reliance

EIN 23-7394104Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Building Community, Strengthening Economies

Since 1974, the Institute for Local Self Reliance has championed local self-reliance, a strategy that underscores the need for humanly scaled institutions and economies and the widest possible distribution of ownership. The Institute's mission is to provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development. To this end, ILSR works with citizens, activists, policymakers and entrepreneurs to design systems, policies and enterprises that meet local or regional needs; to maximize human, material, natural and financial resources; and to ensure that the benefits of these systems and resources accrue to all local citizens.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.75Overall score
out of 100

96.12Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,082,321

Total expenses · USD$1,525,548

Program expenses

$1,331,803.40 recorded amount

87.3%

Fundraising expenses

$76,277.40 recorded amount

5.0%

Administrative expenses

$115,941.65 recorded amount

7.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Neil Seldman
Recorded compensation: $77,064.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.05%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Since 1974, the Institute for Local Self Reliance has championed local self-reliance, a strategy that underscores the need for humanly scaled institutions and economies and the widest possible distribution of ownership. The Institute's mission is to provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development. To this end, ILSR works with citizens, activists, policymakers and entrepreneurs to design systems, policies and enterprises that meet local or regional needs; to maximize human, material, natural and financial resources; and to ensure that the benefits of these systems and resources accrue to all local citizens.
`ein` EIN	23-7394104
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1525548.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.076
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.05
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.873
`fscore` Financial score	96.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Neil Seldman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	77064.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.050499999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Building Community, Strengthening Economies
`name` Charity name	Institute for Local Self-Reliance
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1082321.0
`score` Overall score	91.75
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1331803.404
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	76277.40000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	115941.648

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7394104
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.