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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation

EIN 36-4385644Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation supports the educational and cultural programming of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; fosters Lincoln scholarship through the acquisition and publication of documentary materials relating to Lincoln and his era; and promotes a greater appreciation of history through exhibits, conferences, publications, online services, and other activities designed to promote historical literacy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

74.05Overall score
out of 100

65.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,483,252

Total expenses · USD$2,790,813

Program expenses

$1,883,798.78 recorded amount

67.5%

Fundraising expenses

$558,162.60 recorded amount

20.0%

Administrative expenses

$346,060.81 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Carla Knorowski
Recorded compensation: $244,055.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation supports the educational and cultural programming of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; fosters Lincoln scholarship through the acquisition and publication of documentary materials relating to Lincoln and his era; and promotes a greater appreciation of history through exhibits, conferences, publications, online services, and other activities designed to promote historical literacy.
`ein` EIN	36-4385644
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2790813.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.2
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.675
`fscore` Financial score	65.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Carla Knorowski
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	244055.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0874
`motto` Tagline	The Greatest Story Ever Told
`name` Charity name	Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3483252.0
`score` Overall score	74.05
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1883798.7750000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	558162.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	346060.812

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4385644
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.