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Austin Community Foundation

EIN 74-1934031Community Development Texas Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Generosity Multiplied.

Austin Community Foundation fosters an ecosystem of philanthropy to create meaningful change in Austin. We do so by providing efficient and effective giving tools for donors, impactful grants for nonprofits and collaborative leadership around the most pressing needs in our community. Through the generosity and vision of our donors we grant more than $20 million annually, mostly through donor advised funds. Founded in 1977, we are the third largest charitable foundation in Central Texas by grants distributed. Through our long-term investment strategies we create assets for tomorrow while building a community of givers today.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.33Overall score
out of 100

88.42Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$43,283,450

Total expenses · USD$28,998,360

Program expenses

$27,867,423.96 recorded amount

96.1%

Fundraising expenses

$173,990.16 recorded amount

0.6%

Administrative expenses

$898,949.16 recorded amount

3.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Mike Nellis
Recorded compensation: $210,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.72%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Austin Community Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Austin Community Foundation fosters an ecosystem of philanthropy to create meaningful change in Austin. We do so by providing efficient and effective giving tools for donors, impactful grants for nonprofits and collaborative leadership around the most pressing needs in our community. Through the generosity and vision of our donors we grant more than $20 million annually, mostly through donor advised funds. Founded in 1977, we are the third largest charitable foundation in Central Texas by grants distributed. Through our long-term investment strategies we create assets for tomorrow while building a community of givers today.
`ein` EIN	74-1934031
`tot_exp` Total expenses	28998360.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.031
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.961
`fscore` Financial score	88.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Mike Nellis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	210000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0072
`motto` Tagline	Generosity Multiplied.
`name` Charity name	Austin Community Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	43283450.0
`score` Overall score	91.33
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	27867423.959999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	173990.16
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	898949.16

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-1934031
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.