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Research for Action

EIN 23-2710950Education Pennsylvania Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The education research experts.

Research for Action (RFA) seeks to use research as the basis for the improvement of educational opportunities and outcomes for traditionally underserved students. Our work is designed to strengthen public schools and postsecondary institutions; provide research-based recommendations to policymakers, practitioners and the public at the local, state and national levels; and enrich the civic and community dialogue about public education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.27Overall score
out of 100

89.56Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,764,867

Total expenses · USD$4,017,176

Program expenses

$3,306,135.85 recorded amount

82.3%

Fundraising expenses

$164,704.22 recorded amount

4.1%

Administrative expenses

$542,318.76 recorded amount

13.5%

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: Kate Shaw
Recorded compensation: $195,461.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.86%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Research for Action
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Research for Action (RFA) seeks to use research as the basis for the improvement of educational opportunities and outcomes for traditionally underserved students. Our work is designed to strengthen public schools and postsecondary institutions; provide research-based recommendations to policymakers, practitioners and the public at the local, state and national levels; and enrich the civic and community dialogue about public education.
`ein` EIN	23-2710950
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4017176.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.040999999999999995
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.823
`fscore` Financial score	89.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Kate Shaw
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	195461.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.048600000000000004
`motto` Tagline	The education research experts.
`name` Charity name	Research for Action
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3764867.0
`score` Overall score	89.27
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Education Policy and Reform
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3306135.8479999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	164704.216
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	542318.76

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-2710950
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Education Policy and Reform
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.