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Political Research Associates Inc

Somerville, Massachusetts · EIN 36-3193323 · Social Science · tax-exempt since 1985

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 68.5 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2024.

Graded against 725 social science nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.7.4 months97
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.97% of practices97
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.14
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.99% from one source21
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.79.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.15not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2024Form 990$4.69M$4.40M$295K$2.70M7.432C
Sep 2023Form 990$2.42M$3.53M−$1.11M$2.40M8.223B
Sep 2022Form 990$2.82M$2.50M$314K$3.51M16.828B
Sep 2021Form 990$2.43M$2.20M$232K$3.19M17.426C
Sep 2020Form 990$3.82M$1.75M$2.07M$2.96M20.322C
Sep 2019Form 990$1.66M$1.67M−$9,931$878K6.320C
Sep 2018Form 990$1.78M$1.41M$375K$888K7.610B
Sep 2017Form 990$1.20M$853K$346K$513K7.29C
Sep 2016Form 990$505K$799K−$294K$172K2.613C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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