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The Heritage Foundation

EIN 23-7327730Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Leadership for America

Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution-a think tank-whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. We believe the principles and ideas of the American Founding are worth conserving and renewing. As policy entrepreneurs, we believe the most effective solutions are consistent with those ideas and principles. Our vision is to build an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.19Overall score
out of 100

80.71Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$82,194,912

Total expenses · USD$85,427,198

Program expenses

$66,462,360.04 recorded amount

77.8%

Fundraising expenses

$16,572,876.41 recorded amount

19.4%

Administrative expenses

$2,306,534.35 recorded amount

2.7%

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: James W. Demint
Recorded compensation: $1,396,981.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Heritage Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution-a think tank-whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. We believe the principles and ideas of the American Founding are worth conserving and renewing. As policy entrepreneurs, we believe the most effective solutions are consistent with those ideas and principles. Our vision is to build an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish.
`ein` EIN	23-7327730
`tot_exp` Total expenses	85427198.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.027000000000000003
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19399999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.778
`fscore` Financial score	80.71
`leader` Recorded leader	James W. Demint
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	1396981.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0163
`motto` Tagline	Leadership for America
`name` Charity name	The Heritage Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	82194912.0
`score` Overall score	86.19
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	66462360.044
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	16572876.411999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2306534.3460000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7327730
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.