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The Independent Institute

EIN 94-3008370Research and Public Policy California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Power of Independent Thinking

The Independent Institute transcends the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefines the debate over public issues, and fosters new and effective directions for government reform. In order to fully understand the nature of public issues and possible solutions, the Institute's program adheres to the highest standards of independent scholarly inquiry. The Institute's program is pursued to rigorous standards without regard to any political or social biases. The resulting studies are published and widely distributed as books, articles in The Independent Review, Policy Reports, Working Papers, and other publications.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.38Overall score
out of 100

96.81Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,013,395

Total expenses · USD$3,196,579

Program expenses

$2,707,502.41 recorded amount

84.7%

Fundraising expenses

$313,264.74 recorded amount

9.8%

Administrative expenses

$172,615.27 recorded amount

5.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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 Theroux
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Independent Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Independent Institute transcends the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy research and debate, redefines the debate over public issues, and fosters new and effective directions for government reform. In order to fully understand the nature of public issues and possible solutions, the Institute's program adheres to the highest standards of independent scholarly inquiry. The Institute's program is pursued to rigorous standards without regard to any political or social biases. The resulting studies are published and widely distributed as books, articles in The Independent Review, Policy Reports, Working Papers, and other publications.
`ein` EIN	94-3008370
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3196579.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.098
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.847
`fscore` Financial score	96.81
`leader` Recorded leader	David Theroux
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	The Power of Independent Thinking
`name` Charity name	The Independent Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3013395.0
`score` Overall score	96.38
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2707502.4129999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	313264.742
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	172615.26600000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3008370
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.