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Baton Rouge Area Foundation

EIN 72-6030391Community Development Louisiana Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making philanthropy simple and effective for our donors

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) provides two essential functions for the capital region. One, the Foundation connects philanthropists with capable nonprofits to make sure the needs of our communities are met. Two, the Foundation invests in and manages pivotal projects that can change the community. Since 1964, we have made tens of thousands of grants totaling more than $225 million. Nonprofits have used the grants to feed and clothe people, protect the abused, preserve the wilderness, create an arts center, educate children who deserve a second chance, protect young girls from cancer, revive downtown Baton Rouge and raise more than $45 million for hurricane relief.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.08Overall score
out of 100

94.38Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$46,636,186

Total expenses · USD$39,996,274

Program expenses

$36,436,605.61 recorded amount

91.1%

Fundraising expenses

$799,925.48 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,719,746.63 recorded amount

6.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John G. Davies
Recorded compensation: $442,797.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.10%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Baton Rouge Area Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF) provides two essential functions for the capital region. One, the Foundation connects philanthropists with capable nonprofits to make sure the needs of our communities are met. Two, the Foundation invests in and manages pivotal projects that can change the community. Since 1964, we have made tens of thousands of grants totaling more than $225 million. Nonprofits have used the grants to feed and clothe people, protect the abused, preserve the wilderness, create an arts center, educate children who deserve a second chance, protect young girls from cancer, revive downtown Baton Rouge and raise more than $45 million for hurricane relief.
`ein` EIN	72-6030391
`tot_exp` Total expenses	39996274.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.068
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9109999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	94.38
`leader` Recorded leader	John G. Davies
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	442797.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011000000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Making philanthropy simple and effective for our donors
`name` Charity name	Baton Rouge Area Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	46636186.0
`score` Overall score	93.08
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	36436605.614
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	799925.48
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2719746.632

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-6030391
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.