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The Council of State Governments

EIN 36-6000818Research and Public Policy Kentucky Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Sharing capitol ideas

Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments (CSG) serves the executive, judicial and legislative branches of state government through leadership education, research and information services. CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. This offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships. CSG is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to foster excellence in state government.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.51Overall score
out of 100

83.40Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$39,441,755

Total expenses · USD$39,651,190

Program expenses

$33,544,906.74 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$317,209.52 recorded amount

0.8%

Administrative expenses

$5,749,422.55 recorded amount

14.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David Adkins
Recorded compensation: $235,484.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Council of State Governments
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments (CSG) serves the executive, judicial and legislative branches of state government through leadership education, research and information services. CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. This offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships. CSG is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to foster excellence in state government.
`ein` EIN	36-6000818
`tot_exp` Total expenses	39651190.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.145
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.008
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	83.4
`leader` Recorded leader	David Adkins
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	235484.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0059
`motto` Tagline	Sharing capitol ideas
`name` Charity name	The Council of State Governments
`tot_rev` Total revenue	39441755.0
`score` Overall score	80.51
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	33544906.74
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	317209.52
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5749422.55

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-6000818
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
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.