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Lexington Institute

EIN 54-1880642Research and Public Policy Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Defending the homeland of democracy.

It is the goal of the Lexington Institute to inform, educate, and shape the public debate of national priorities in those areas that are of surpassing importance to the future success of democracy, such as national security, education reform, tax reform, immigration and federal policy concerning science and technology. By promoting America's ability to project power around the globe we not only defend the homeland of democracy, but also sustain the international stability in which other free-market democracies can thrive. The Lexington Institute believes in limiting the role of the federal government to those functions explicitly stated or implicitly defined by the Constitution. The Institute therefore actively opposes the unnecessary intrusion of the federal government into the commerce and culture of the nation, and strives to find nongovernmental, market-based solutions to public-policy challenges.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

70.79Overall score
out of 100

83.82Financial score
out of 100

62.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,046,753

Total expenses · USD$2,015,906

Program expenses

$1,544,184.00 recorded amount

76.6%

Fundraising expenses

$201,590.60 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$268,115.50 recorded amount

13.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Merrick Carey
Recorded compensation: $376,942.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 18.69%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lexington Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	62.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	It is the goal of the Lexington Institute to inform, educate, and shape the public debate of national priorities in those areas that are of surpassing importance to the future success of democracy, such as national security, education reform, tax reform, immigration and federal policy concerning science and technology. By promoting America's ability to project power around the globe we not only defend the homeland of democracy, but also sustain the international stability in which other free-market democracies can thrive. The Lexington Institute believes in limiting the role of the federal government to those functions explicitly stated or implicitly defined by the Constitution. The Institute therefore actively opposes the unnecessary intrusion of the federal government into the commerce and culture of the nation, and strives to find nongovernmental, market-based solutions to public-policy challenges.
`ein` EIN	54-1880642
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2015906.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.133
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7659999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Merrick Carey
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	376942.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1869
`motto` Tagline	Defending the homeland of democracy.
`name` Charity name	Lexington Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2046753.0
`score` Overall score	70.79
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1544183.9959999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	201590.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	268115.498

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1880642
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.