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Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

EIN 51-0173238Research and Public Policy New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing access to the world's voice since 1947

Founded in 1947, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is a leading educational facility in the field of public opinion. The Center exists to promote the intelligent, responsible and imaginative use of public opinion in addressing the problems faced by Americans and citizens of other nations. In an increasingly complex and interdependent global environment, the Roper Center hopes to foster increased international understanding and to promote cross-national research. Through the maintenance of the world's largest archive of survey data, and through its programs, presentations and advanced research, the Roper Center strives to improve the practice of survey research and the use of survey data in the United States and abroad.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.25Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,222,768

Total expenses · USD$1,241,433

Program expenses

$1,065,149.51 recorded amount

85.8%

Fundraising expenses

$28,552.96 recorded amount

2.3%

Administrative expenses

$146,489.09 recorded amount

11.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Peter Enns
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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All 23 original fields for Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1947, the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is a leading educational facility in the field of public opinion. The Center exists to promote the intelligent, responsible and imaginative use of public opinion in addressing the problems faced by Americans and citizens of other nations. In an increasingly complex and interdependent global environment, the Roper Center hopes to foster increased international understanding and to promote cross-national research. Through the maintenance of the world's largest archive of survey data, and through its programs, presentations and advanced research, the Roper Center strives to improve the practice of survey research and the use of survey data in the United States and abroad.
`ein` EIN	51-0173238
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1241433.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.023
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.858
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Peter Enns
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Providing access to the world's voice since 1947
`name` Charity name	Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1222768.0
`score` Overall score	87.25
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1065149.514
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	28552.959
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	146489.094

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0173238
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.