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PolicyLink

EIN 94-3297479Research and Public Policy California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Lifting up what works

PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity. PolicyLink work is guided by the belief that those closest to the nation's challenges are central to the search for solutions. With local and national partners, PolicyLink is spotlighting promising practices, supporting advocacy campaigns, and helping to bridge the traditional divide between local communities and policymaking at the local, regional, state, and national levels. By developing and implementing multifaceted strategies, PolicyLink seeks to ensure that everyone- including low-income communities of color- can contribute to and benefit from local and regional growth and development.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.22Overall score
out of 100

87.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$18,954,146

Total expenses · USD$12,167,006

Program expenses

$10,962,472.41 recorded amount

90.1%

Fundraising expenses

$498,847.25 recorded amount

4.1%

Administrative expenses

$681,352.34 recorded amount

5.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Angela Glover Blackwell
Recorded compensation: $311,667.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.56%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for PolicyLink
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity. PolicyLink work is guided by the belief that those closest to the nation's challenges are central to the search for solutions. With local and national partners, PolicyLink is spotlighting promising practices, supporting advocacy campaigns, and helping to bridge the traditional divide between local communities and policymaking at the local, regional, state, and national levels. By developing and implementing multifaceted strategies, PolicyLink seeks to ensure that everyone- including low-income communities of color- can contribute to and benefit from local and regional growth and development.
`ein` EIN	94-3297479
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12167006.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.040999999999999995
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9009999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	87.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Angela Glover Blackwell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	311667.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0256
`motto` Tagline	Lifting up what works
`name` Charity name	PolicyLink
`tot_rev` Total revenue	18954146.0
`score` Overall score	88.22
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10962472.406
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	498847.2459999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	681352.3359999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3297479
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.