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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

EIN 52-0972043Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to assisting journalists since 1970

The mission of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is to protect the right to gather and distribute news; to keep government accountable by ensuring access to public records, meetings and courtrooms; and to preserve the principles of free speech and unfettered press, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. For more than 45 years, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and its staff attorneys have provided free legal resources, support, and advocacy to protect the First Amendment and freedom of information rights of journalists working in areas where U.S. law applies, regardless of the medium in which their work appears.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.90Overall score
out of 100

91.82Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,224,185

Total expenses · USD$1,982,840

Program expenses

$1,465,318.76 recorded amount

73.9%

Fundraising expenses

$204,232.52 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$311,305.88 recorded amount

15.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Bruce Brown
Recorded compensation: $185,397.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is to protect the right to gather and distribute news; to keep government accountable by ensuring access to public records, meetings and courtrooms; and to preserve the principles of free speech and unfettered press, as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. For more than 45 years, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and its staff attorneys have provided free legal resources, support, and advocacy to protect the First Amendment and freedom of information rights of journalists working in areas where U.S. law applies, regardless of the medium in which their work appears.
`ein` EIN	52-0972043
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1982840.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.157
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7390000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Bruce Brown
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185397.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0935
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to assisting journalists since 1970
`name` Charity name	Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4224185.0
`score` Overall score	91.9
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1465318.7600000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	204232.52000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	311305.88

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0972043
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.