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Public Agenda

EIN 13-2847587Research and Public Policy New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Partnering with citizens and leaders to help them navigate complex and divisive issues.

By elevating a diversity of voices, forging common ground and improving dialogue and collaboration among leaders and communities, Public Agenda fuels progress on critical issues, including education, health care and community engagement. Founded in 1975, Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in New York City.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.07Overall score
out of 100

93.82Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,337,398

Total expenses · USD$5,183,544

Program expenses

$4,193,487.10 recorded amount

80.9%

Fundraising expenses

$378,398.71 recorded amount

7.3%

Administrative expenses

$601,291.10 recorded amount

11.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 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: William K. Friedman
Recorded compensation: $248,557.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.79%

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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 Public Agenda
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	By elevating a diversity of voices, forging common ground and improving dialogue and collaboration among leaders and communities, Public Agenda fuels progress on critical issues, including education, health care and community engagement. Founded in 1975, Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based in New York City.
`ein` EIN	13-2847587
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5183544.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.073
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.809
`fscore` Financial score	93.82
`leader` Recorded leader	William K. Friedman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	248557.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0479
`motto` Tagline	Partnering with citizens and leaders to help them navigate complex and divisive issues.
`name` Charity name	Public Agenda
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3337398.0
`score` Overall score	91.07
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4193487.0960000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	378398.712
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	601291.1039999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2847587
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.