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Tax Foundation

EIN 52-1703065Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Principled Research. Insightful Analysis. Engaged Experts.

The Tax Foundation is the nation's leading independent tax policy research organization. Since 1937, our principled research, insightful analysis, and engaged experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and local levels.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.96Overall score
out of 100

78.95Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,317,638

Total expenses · USD$4,178,093

Program expenses

$3,033,295.52 recorded amount

72.6%

Fundraising expenses

$852,330.97 recorded amount

20.4%

Administrative expenses

$288,288.42 recorded amount

6.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Scott Hodge
Recorded compensation: $233,955.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Tax Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Tax Foundation is the nation's leading independent tax policy research organization. Since 1937, our principled research, insightful analysis, and engaged experts have informed smarter tax policy at the federal, state, and local levels.
`ein` EIN	52-1703065
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4178093.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.069
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.204
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.726
`fscore` Financial score	78.95
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Hodge
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	233955.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0559
`motto` Tagline	Principled Research. Insightful Analysis. Engaged Experts.
`name` Charity name	Tax Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4317638.0
`score` Overall score	84.96
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3033295.5179999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	852330.972
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	288288.417

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1703065
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.