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Taxpayers for Common Sense

EIN 52-1941122Human and Civil Rights District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making government work

Founded in 1995, Taxpayers for Common Sense is a 501(c)3 nonpartisan budget watchdog that serves as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Our mission is to ensure that the federal government spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means. Through our investigations, public data sets, and online outreach, we highlight government waste, propose solutions, and provide opportunities for people to make their voices heard in Washington. We work with elected officials from across the spectrum, sound alarm in the media, and assist grassroots partners to propose common sense solutions to wasteful spending.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.02Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,954,248

Total expenses · USD$1,821,148

Program expenses

$1,602,610.24 recorded amount

88.0%

Fundraising expenses

$85,593.96 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$129,301.51 recorded amount

7.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ryan Alexander
Recorded compensation: $146,775.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.05%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Taxpayers for Common Sense
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1995, Taxpayers for Common Sense is a 501(c)3 nonpartisan budget watchdog that serves as an independent voice for American taxpayers. Our mission is to ensure that the federal government spends taxpayer dollars responsibly and operates within its means. Through our investigations, public data sets, and online outreach, we highlight government waste, propose solutions, and provide opportunities for people to make their voices heard in Washington. We work with elected officials from across the spectrum, sound alarm in the media, and assist grassroots partners to propose common sense solutions to wasteful spending.
`ein` EIN	52-1941122
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1821148.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.071
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.88
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Ryan Alexander
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	146775.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0805
`motto` Tagline	Making government work
`name` Charity name	Taxpayers for Common Sense
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1954248.0
`score` Overall score	92.02
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1602610.24
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	85593.956
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	129301.50799999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1941122
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.