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Pacific Research Institute

EIN 94-2528433Research and Public Policy California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility

The mission of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is to champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions. Since its founding in 1979, PRI has remained steadfast to the vision of a free and civil society where individuals can achieve their full potential. Put simply, public policy is too important to be left just to the experts. Individuals are the real decision makers when it comes to their schools, health care, and environment. PRI reinforces this ideal by providing you with the information, inspiration, and opportunity to make decisions about the daily issues that matter most to you. The Institute's activities include publications, events, media commentary, legislative testimony, and community outreach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.47Overall score
out of 100

77.22Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,716,157

Total expenses · USD$6,339,545

Program expenses

$3,664,257.01 recorded amount

57.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,477,113.99 recorded amount

23.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,185,494.92 recorded amount

18.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sara C Pipes
Recorded compensation: $366,402.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Pacific Research Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Pacific Research Institute (PRI) is to champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions. Since its founding in 1979, PRI has remained steadfast to the vision of a free and civil society where individuals can achieve their full potential. Put simply, public policy is too important to be left just to the experts. Individuals are the real decision makers when it comes to their schools, health care, and environment. PRI reinforces this ideal by providing you with the information, inspiration, and opportunity to make decisions about the daily issues that matter most to you. The Institute's activities include publications, events, media commentary, legislative testimony, and community outreach.
`ein` EIN	94-2528433
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6339545.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.187
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.233
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.578
`fscore` Financial score	77.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Sara C Pipes
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	366402.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.057699999999999994
`motto` Tagline	Promoting the principles of individual freedom and personal responsibility
`name` Charity name	Pacific Research Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4716157.0
`score` Overall score	79.47
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3664257.01
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1477113.985
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1185494.915

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2528433
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.