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Mackinac Center

EIN 38-2701547Research and Public Policy Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan residents

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan citizens by promoting sound solutions to state and local policy questions. The Mackinac Center assists policy makers, scholars, business people, the media and the public by providing objective analysis of Michigan issues. The goal of all Center reports, commentaries and educational programs is to equip Michigan citizens and other decision makers to better evaluate policy options.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.92Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,765,507

Total expenses · USD$6,608,146

Program expenses

$5,768,911.46 recorded amount

87.3%

Fundraising expenses

$541,867.97 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$284,150.28 recorded amount

4.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joseph G. Lehman
Recorded compensation: $359,514.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mackinac Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan citizens by promoting sound solutions to state and local policy questions. The Mackinac Center assists policy makers, scholars, business people, the media and the public by providing objective analysis of Michigan issues. The goal of all Center reports, commentaries and educational programs is to equip Michigan citizens and other decision makers to better evaluate policy options.
`ein` EIN	38-2701547
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6608146.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.043
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.873
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Joseph G. Lehman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	359514.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.054400000000000004
`motto` Tagline	A nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Michigan residents
`name` Charity name	Mackinac Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4765507.0
`score` Overall score	92.92
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5768911.458
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	541867.972
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	284150.278

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2701547
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.