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The Brookings Institution

EIN 53-0196577Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Quality. Independence. Impact.

Founded in 1916, the Brookings Institution is a public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, to provide innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy; foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans; and secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.36Overall score
out of 100

76.47Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$112,894,566

Total expenses · USD$100,059,312

Program expenses

$71,742,526.70 recorded amount

71.7%

Fundraising expenses

$3,201,897.98 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$25,014,828.00 recorded amount

25.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: N. Strobe Talbott
Recorded compensation: $648,311.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.64%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Brookings Institution
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1916, the Brookings Institution is a public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, to provide innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: strengthen American democracy; foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans; and secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.
`ein` EIN	53-0196577
`tot_exp` Total expenses	100059312.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.25
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	76.47
`leader` Recorded leader	N. Strobe Talbott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	648311.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0064
`motto` Tagline	Quality. Independence. Impact.
`name` Charity name	The Brookings Institution
`tot_rev` Total revenue	112894566.0
`score` Overall score	83.36
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	71742526.70400001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3201897.984
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	25014828.0

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196577
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.