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The Center for Strategic and International Studies

EIN 52-1501082International District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions to decision makers

Founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. A bipartisan organization headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change. CSIS has grown to become one of the world's preeminent international policy institutions, with more than 220 full-time staff and a large network of affiliated scholars focused on defense and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.94Overall score
out of 100

86.57Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$50,601,140

Total expenses · USD$46,332,597

Program expenses

$33,822,795.81 recorded amount

73.0%

Fundraising expenses

$3,011,618.81 recorded amount

6.5%

Administrative expenses

$9,405,517.19 recorded amount

20.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John J. Hamre
Recorded compensation: $366,038.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.79%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Center for Strategic and International Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1962 by David M. Abshire and Admiral Arleigh Burke, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) provides strategic insights and policy solutions to decision makers in government, international institutions, the private sector, and civil society. A bipartisan organization headquartered in Washington, DC, CSIS conducts research and analysis and develops policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change. CSIS has grown to become one of the world's preeminent international policy institutions, with more than 220 full-time staff and a large network of affiliated scholars focused on defense and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration.
`ein` EIN	52-1501082
`tot_exp` Total expenses	46332597.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.203
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.065
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.73
`fscore` Financial score	86.57
`leader` Recorded leader	John J. Hamre
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	366038.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0079
`motto` Tagline	Providing strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions to decision makers
`name` Charity name	The Center for Strategic and International Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	50601140.0
`score` Overall score	88.94
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	33822795.81
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3011618.805
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	9405517.191000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1501082
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
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.