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Investigative Reporters & Editors

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fostering excellence in investigative journalism.

Founded in 1975, Investigative Reporters and Editors works to foster excellence in investigative journalism, which is essential to a free society. We accomplish this by providing training, resources and a community of support to investigative journalists; promoting high professional standards; and protecting the rights of investigative journalists. IRE provides members access to thousands of reporting tip sheets and other materials through its resource center and hosts conferences and specialized training throughout the country. Programs of IRE include the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting, DocumentCloud and the Campus Coverage Project.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.67Overall score
out of 100

91.37Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,551,819

Total expenses · USD$2,500,441

Program expenses

$1,807,818.84 recorded amount

72.3%

Fundraising expenses

$72,512.79 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$617,608.93 recorded amount

24.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: James Douglas Haddix
Recorded compensation: $21,448.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.85%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Investigative Reporters & Editors
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1975, Investigative Reporters and Editors works to foster excellence in investigative journalism, which is essential to a free society. We accomplish this by providing training, resources and a community of support to investigative journalists; promoting high professional standards; and protecting the rights of investigative journalists. IRE provides members access to thousands of reporting tip sheets and other materials through its resource center and hosts conferences and specialized training throughout the country. Programs of IRE include the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting, DocumentCloud and the Campus Coverage Project.
`ein` EIN	51-0166741
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2500441.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.247
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.723
`fscore` Financial score	91.37
`leader` Recorded leader	James Douglas Haddix
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	21448.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0085
`motto` Tagline	Fostering excellence in investigative journalism.
`name` Charity name	Investigative Reporters & Editors
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2551819.0
`score` Overall score	91.67
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1807818.8429999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	72512.78899999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	617608.927

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0166741
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
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.