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The Fund for American Studies

EIN 13-6223604Education District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Teaching freedom since 1967

The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) seeks to create a brighter, more prosperous future by preparing young people for leadership, teaching them the ideas of freedom and a free-market economy. Our approach is to recruit young people likely to pursue careers in public policy, journalism, international affairs, business, government and related fields, and to educate them in the ideas most conducive to human achievement - individual liberty and personal responsibility. Founded in 1967, TFAS organizes programs in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.55Overall score
out of 100

84.32Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,094,340

Total expenses · USD$11,334,174

Program expenses

$9,520,706.16 recorded amount

84.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,258,093.31 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$544,040.35 recorded amount

4.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Roger R. Ream
Recorded compensation: $303,605.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.67%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Fund for American Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) seeks to create a brighter, more prosperous future by preparing young people for leadership, teaching them the ideas of freedom and a free-market economy. Our approach is to recruit young people likely to pursue careers in public policy, journalism, international affairs, business, government and related fields, and to educate them in the ideas most conducive to human achievement - individual liberty and personal responsibility. Founded in 1967, TFAS organizes programs in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
`ein` EIN	13-6223604
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11334174.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.048
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.84
`fscore` Financial score	84.32
`leader` Recorded leader	Roger R. Ream
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	303605.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.026699999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Teaching freedom since 1967
`name` Charity name	The Fund for American Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15094340.0
`score` Overall score	88.55
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9520706.16
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1258093.314
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	544040.352

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-6223604
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.