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RAND Corporation

EIN 95-1958142Research and Public Policy California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Objective analysis. Effective solutions.

Since 1948, RAND Corporation has helped improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis. Decision-makers in the public and private sectors have turned to the RAND Corporation for objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the nation and the world. These challenges include such critical social and economic issues as education, poverty, crime, and the environment, as well as a range of national security issues. Through our dedication to high-quality and objective research and analysis and with sophisticated analytical tools developed over many years, RAND engages clients to create knowledge, insight, information, options, and solutions that will be both effective and enduring.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.79Overall score
out of 100

79.89Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$344,262,026

Total expenses · USD$339,414,517

Program expenses

$256,257,960.34 recorded amount

75.5%

Fundraising expenses

$4,412,388.72 recorded amount

1.3%

Administrative expenses

$78,065,338.91 recorded amount

23.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Michael D. Rich
Recorded compensation: $871,225.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.25%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for RAND Corporation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Since 1948, RAND Corporation has helped improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis. Decision-makers in the public and private sectors have turned to the RAND Corporation for objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the nation and the world. These challenges include such critical social and economic issues as education, poverty, crime, and the environment, as well as a range of national security issues. Through our dedication to high-quality and objective research and analysis and with sophisticated analytical tools developed over many years, RAND engages clients to create knowledge, insight, information, options, and solutions that will be both effective and enduring.
`ein` EIN	95-1958142
`tot_exp` Total expenses	339414517.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.23
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.755
`fscore` Financial score	79.89
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael D. Rich
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	871225.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0025
`motto` Tagline	Objective analysis. Effective solutions.
`name` Charity name	RAND Corporation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	344262026.0
`score` Overall score	83.79
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	256257960.335
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4412388.721000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	78065338.91

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1958142
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.