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John Locke Foundation

EIN 56-1656943Research and Public Policy North Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For truth, for freedom, and for the future of North Carolina

Founded in 1990, The John Locke Foundation employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and personal responsibility. JLF seeks a better balance between the public sector and private institutions of family, faith, community, and enterprise.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.47Overall score
out of 100

74.67Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,621,482

Total expenses · USD$3,396,192

Program expenses

$2,550,540.19 recorded amount

75.1%

Fundraising expenses

$448,297.34 recorded amount

13.2%

Administrative expenses

$393,958.27 recorded amount

11.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Kory Swanson
Recorded compensation: $132,400.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.89%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for John Locke Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1990, The John Locke Foundation employs research, journalism, and outreach programs to transform government through competition, innovation, personal freedom, and personal responsibility. JLF seeks a better balance between the public sector and private institutions of family, faith, community, and enterprise.
`ein` EIN	56-1656943
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3396192.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.132
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7509999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	74.67
`leader` Recorded leader	Kory Swanson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	132400.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.038900000000000004
`motto` Tagline	For truth, for freedom, and for the future of North Carolina
`name` Charity name	John Locke Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3621482.0
`score` Overall score	80.47
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2550540.192
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	448297.34400000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	393958.272

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1656943
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.