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National Center for Policy Analysis

EIN 75-1804932Research and Public Policy Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Solutions for Americans from America's Think Tank

Established in 1983, the NCPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank located in Dallas, Texas. The mission of the NCPA is to promote innovative, free market solutions to public policy problems. The NCPA pursues its mission by identifying, encouraging, and communicating scholarly research, focusing particularly upon the issues of health care, taxes and the economy, retirement, energy and the environment, and education . The NCPA communicates daily with policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public, advising them about the policy challenges our country faces and recommending innovative policy solutions.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

59.74Overall score
out of 100

69.40Financial score
out of 100

52.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,952,460

Total expenses · USD$3,263,918

Program expenses

$2,705,788.02 recorded amount

82.9%

Fundraising expenses

$104,445.38 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$450,420.68 recorded amount

13.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James H. Amos
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Center for Policy Analysis
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	52.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1983, the NCPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank located in Dallas, Texas. The mission of the NCPA is to promote innovative, free market solutions to public policy problems. The NCPA pursues its mission by identifying, encouraging, and communicating scholarly research, focusing particularly upon the issues of health care, taxes and the economy, retirement, energy and the environment, and education . The NCPA communicates daily with policymakers, opinion leaders, and the general public, advising them about the policy challenges our country faces and recommending innovative policy solutions.
`ein` EIN	75-1804932
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3263918.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.138
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	69.4
`leader` Recorded leader	James H. Amos
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Solutions for Americans from America's Think Tank
`name` Charity name	National Center for Policy Analysis
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1952460.0
`score` Overall score	59.74
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2705788.0220000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	104445.376
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	450420.68400000007

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-1804932
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.