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California State Parks Foundation

EIN 94-1707583Environment California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Your voice for parks

California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) is a member-supported nonprofit dedicated to protecting, improving and advocating for all of California's state parks. With our community of supporters, we deliver innovative solutions for an excellent parks system by facilitating park improvements, inspiring stewardship, supporting partners, advocating for sound policies, and connecting people to parks. Together we ensure that the natural beauty, rich culture and history, and recreational and educational opportunities of our 280 state parks are available for all to enjoy now and for generations to come. Since its founding in 1969, CSPF has raised more than $256 million to benefit state parks and park visitors.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.25Overall score
out of 100

65.71Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,489,213

Total expenses · USD$8,274,117

Program expenses

$5,791,881.90 recorded amount

70.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,737,564.57 recorded amount

21.0%

Administrative expenses

$728,122.30 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for California State Parks Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	California State Parks Foundation (CSPF) is a member-supported nonprofit dedicated to protecting, improving and advocating for all of California's state parks. With our community of supporters, we deliver innovative solutions for an excellent parks system by facilitating park improvements, inspiring stewardship, supporting partners, advocating for sound policies, and connecting people to parks. Together we ensure that the natural beauty, rich culture and history, and recreational and educational opportunities of our 280 state parks are available for all to enjoy now and for generations to come. Since its founding in 1969, CSPF has raised more than $256 million to benefit state parks and park visitors.
`ein` EIN	94-1707583
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8274117.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.21
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7
`fscore` Financial score	65.71
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Your voice for parks
`name` Charity name	California State Parks Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8489213.0
`score` Overall score	75.25
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5791881.899999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1737564.5699999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	728122.2960000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1707583
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.