Charity profile · Historical source record

Berkeley Public Library Foundation

EIN 94-3280180Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We love our libraries

Berkeley has always put public libraries at the center of city life. Founded in 1997, the Berkeley Public Library Foundation (BPLF) raises funds to support and enhance the facilities, programs and services of the Berkeley Public Library.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.26Overall score
out of 100

96.67Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$457,097

Total expenses · USD$341,709

Program expenses

$280,543.09 recorded amount

82.1%

Fundraising expenses

$35,537.74 recorded amount

10.4%

Administrative expenses

$24,944.76 recorded amount

7.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kathy Huff
Recorded compensation: $100,100.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 29.29%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Berkeley Public Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Berkeley has always put public libraries at the center of city life. Founded in 1997, the Berkeley Public Library Foundation (BPLF) raises funds to support and enhance the facilities, programs and services of the Berkeley Public Library.
`ein` EIN	94-3280180
`tot_exp` Total expenses	341709.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.073
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.821
`fscore` Financial score	96.67
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathy Huff
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100100.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.2929
`motto` Tagline	We love our libraries
`name` Charity name	Berkeley Public Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	457097.0
`score` Overall score	84.26
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	280543.089
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	35537.736000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	24944.756999999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3280180
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.