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Institute for Policy Studies

EIN 52-0788947Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment

Since 1963, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) has served as a policy and research resource for visionary social justice movements for four decades: from the anti-war and civil rights movements in the 1960's to the peace and global justice movements of the last decade. The Institute for Policy Studies is the counterweight to the dealmakers. We work to reclaim democracy. We collaborate with grassroots movements to foster the conditions for long-term change. We promote relationships, linking activists and public officials who share our belief that a better world is possible. We launch, inform and sustain democratic movements. The Institute's work is organized into over a dozen projects, reflecting our public scholars' diverse areas of expertise. In practice, they make crucial linkages across the movements for peace, justice and the environment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.21Overall score
out of 100

98.32Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,273,565

Total expenses · USD$3,889,771

Program expenses

$3,395,770.08 recorded amount

87.3%

Fundraising expenses

$276,173.74 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$210,047.63 recorded amount

5.4%

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: John Cavanagh
Recorded compensation: $80,657.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Institute for Policy Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Since 1963, the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) has served as a policy and research resource for visionary social justice movements for four decades: from the anti-war and civil rights movements in the 1960's to the peace and global justice movements of the last decade. The Institute for Policy Studies is the counterweight to the dealmakers. We work to reclaim democracy. We collaborate with grassroots movements to foster the conditions for long-term change. We promote relationships, linking activists and public officials who share our belief that a better world is possible. We launch, inform and sustain democratic movements. The Institute's work is organized into over a dozen projects, reflecting our public scholars' diverse areas of expertise. In practice, they make crucial linkages across the movements for peace, justice and the environment.
`ein` EIN	52-0788947
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3889771.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.873
`fscore` Financial score	98.32
`leader` Recorded leader	John Cavanagh
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	80657.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0207
`motto` Tagline	Ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment
`name` Charity name	Institute for Policy Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5273565.0
`score` Overall score	94.21
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3395770.083
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	276173.741
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	210047.63400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0788947
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.