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The American Prospect

EIN 52-1617061Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Progressive Media & Nonprofit Publishing

The American Prospect is a respected and influential nonprofit media organization dedicated to improving the national conversation about the day's most important issues, informing and engaging the public, and inspiring smart, just policy. Since its 1990 launch, the Prospect has consistently published some of the most insightful progressive policy analysis in the country. Each magazine we print, and every day on Prospect.org, shows off what the Prospect does uniquely well: bridge the worlds of policy and politics with the lives of everyday Americans; connect and engage an audience of public intellectuals, activists, policy wonks, politicos, and informed citizens; and offer a vision of possibilities and aspiration to a new generation of progressives. Our print magazine with a reputation for incisive reporting and accessible long-form analysis, our continuously updated website, and three topical newsletters enable the Prospect to wield outsized influence in today's 24/7 news environment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.01Overall score
out of 100

68.00Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,702,885

Total expenses · USD$1,790,565

Program expenses

$1,353,667.14 recorded amount

75.6%

Fundraising expenses

$179,056.50 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$256,050.80 recorded amount

14.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Robert Kuttner
Recorded compensation: $110,016.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The American Prospect
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The American Prospect is a respected and influential nonprofit media organization dedicated to improving the national conversation about the day's most important issues, informing and engaging the public, and inspiring smart, just policy. Since its 1990 launch, the Prospect has consistently published some of the most insightful progressive policy analysis in the country. Each magazine we print, and every day on Prospect.org, shows off what the Prospect does uniquely well: bridge the worlds of policy and politics with the lives of everyday Americans; connect and engage an audience of public intellectuals, activists, policy wonks, politicos, and informed citizens; and offer a vision of possibilities and aspiration to a new generation of progressives. Our print magazine with a reputation for incisive reporting and accessible long-form analysis, our continuously updated website, and three topical newsletters enable the Prospect to wield outsized influence in today's 24/7 news environment.
`ein` EIN	52-1617061
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1790565.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7559999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	68.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Kuttner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110016.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.061399999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Progressive Media & Nonprofit Publishing
`name` Charity name	The American Prospect
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1702885.0
`score` Overall score	75.01
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1353667.14
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	179056.5
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	256050.79500000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1617061
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
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.