Charity profile · Historical source record

The Washington Spectator

EIN 51-0217084Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Examine. Engage. Expand public discourse.

The Public Concern Foundation is a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to the study of current political and social issues, the dissemination of those findings, and the expansion of the public discourse on political and social values and ideals. The foundation's principal activity is the publication of The Washington Spectator, a monthly newsletter on public affairs. The Public Concern Foundation also sponsors The Public Trust Project, which promotes the findings of independent scientists. In addition, the foundation hosts journalism fellowships, conducts investigative reporting, sponsors and produces social documentary films, publishes books, and provides fiscal sponsorship for kindred activities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

68.37Overall score
out of 100

80.00Financial score
out of 100

60.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,179,368

Total expenses · USD$1,171,094

Program expenses

$1,042,273.66 recorded amount

89.0%

Fundraising expenses

$59,725.79 recorded amount

5.1%

Administrative expenses

$67,923.45 recorded amount

5.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Hamilton Fish
Recorded compensation: $184,373.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 15.74%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for The Washington Spectator
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	60.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Public Concern Foundation is a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to the study of current political and social issues, the dissemination of those findings, and the expansion of the public discourse on political and social values and ideals. The foundation's principal activity is the publication of The Washington Spectator, a monthly newsletter on public affairs. The Public Concern Foundation also sponsors The Public Trust Project, which promotes the findings of independent scientists. In addition, the foundation hosts journalism fellowships, conducts investigative reporting, sponsors and produces social documentary films, publishes books, and provides fiscal sponsorship for kindred activities.
`ein` EIN	51-0217084
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1171094.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.051
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.89
`fscore` Financial score	80.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Hamilton Fish
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	184373.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1574
`motto` Tagline	Examine. Engage. Expand public discourse.
`name` Charity name	The Washington Spectator
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1179368.0
`score` Overall score	68.37
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1042273.66
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	59725.793999999994
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	67923.45199999999

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.