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It measures how much of a record exists, not whether any of it is true, and it rises when an organisation uploads material nobody has checked.","and_wrong_if":"Wrong if `total_usd` is read as the organisation's income. It is traced grant dollars only, over the years we hold filings for, and excludes earned revenue, individual giving, government contracts and anything routed through a vehicle that does not itemise.","impact_rating_is_not_impact":"The IMP dimensions shown here mark which questions have an answer on file, not what the organisation achieved. A dimension reading 'unlock' means nobody has supplied the evidence — not that the evidence is bad."},"website":"american.edu","licence":{"data":"US IRS Form 990/990-PF e-file XML; Canada CRA T3010; England & Wales Charity Commission register. All public record.","reuse":"Free to read, quote and cite. 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