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NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures

EIN 74-2232576Research and Public Policy Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Strengthening States for 40 Years.

The NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures is committed to the important work of strengthening state legislatures, counteracting cynicism and distrust of the legislative process and helping lawmakers confront and solve the critical issues of our time through a public-private dialogue. The Foundation for State Legislatures was created in 1982 by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the nation's preeminent bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staff members of the nation's 50 states, territories, and commonwealths.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.44Overall score
out of 100

76.15Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,179,316

Total expenses · USD$3,158,402

Program expenses

$2,536,196.81 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$426,384.27 recorded amount

13.5%

Administrative expenses

$192,662.52 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: William Pond
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 NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures is committed to the important work of strengthening state legislatures, counteracting cynicism and distrust of the legislative process and helping lawmakers confront and solve the critical issues of our time through a public-private dialogue. The Foundation for State Legislatures was created in 1982 by the National Conference of State Legislatures, the nation's preeminent bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staff members of the nation's 50 states, territories, and commonwealths.
`ein` EIN	74-2232576
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3158402.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.135
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	76.15
`leader` Recorded leader	William Pond
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Strengthening States for 40 Years.
`name` Charity name	NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3179316.0
`score` Overall score	80.44
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2536196.806
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	426384.27
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	192662.522

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2232576
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.