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National Defense University Foundation

EIN 52-1268692Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrating over 35 years of service to NDU and the nation

The National Defense University (NDU) Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)3 philanthropic foundation established to support the National Defense University's mission of joint strategic education and leadership development.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.81Overall score
out of 100

73.75Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$707,961

Total expenses · USD$495,880

Program expenses

$356,537.72 recorded amount

71.9%

Fundraising expenses

$58,017.96 recorded amount

11.7%

Administrative expenses

$80,332.56 recorded amount

16.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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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 National Defense University Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The National Defense University (NDU) Foundation is a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)3 philanthropic foundation established to support the National Defense University's mission of joint strategic education and leadership development.
`ein` EIN	52-1268692
`tot_exp` Total expenses	495880.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.162
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11699999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7190000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	73.75
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Celebrating over 35 years of service to NDU and the nation
`name` Charity name	National Defense University Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	707961.0
`score` Overall score	71.81
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	356537.72000000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	58017.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	80332.56

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1268692
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.