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Chicago Public Library Foundation

EIN 36-3480353Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to the Curious

The Chicago Public Library Foundation (CPLF) is an independent nonprofit organization. Since 1986, and in collaboration with its private funding partners and Library colleagues, CPLF has leveraged up City funding to launch, refine, and sustain crucial services that benefit Chicagoans of all ages living and working in the city's 77 neighborhoods. These nationally-recognized offerings include the CyberNavigator computer tutors for adults and older adults; Early Learning programming for children ages 0-5 and their families; the STEAM-focused Summer Learning Challenge, which serves more than 100,000 children every summer; Teacher in the Library homework help for K-12 students; and YOUmedia, the innovative teen learning lab. More information about these and other vital partnership programs can be found at https://cplfoundation.org/what-we-fund.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.92Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,247,245

Total expenses · USD$7,357,415

Program expenses

$5,679,924.38 recorded amount

77.2%

Fundraising expenses

$1,044,752.93 recorded amount

14.2%

Administrative expenses

$618,022.86 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rhona Frazin
Recorded compensation: $207,936.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.82%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chicago Public Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Chicago Public Library Foundation (CPLF) is an independent nonprofit organization. Since 1986, and in collaboration with its private funding partners and Library colleagues, CPLF has leveraged up City funding to launch, refine, and sustain crucial services that benefit Chicagoans of all ages living and working in the city's 77 neighborhoods. These nationally-recognized offerings include the CyberNavigator computer tutors for adults and older adults; Early Learning programming for children ages 0-5 and their families; the STEAM-focused Summer Learning Challenge, which serves more than 100,000 children every summer; Teacher in the Library homework help for K-12 students; and YOUmedia, the innovative teen learning lab. More information about these and other vital partnership programs can be found at https://cplfoundation.org/what-we-fund.
`ein` EIN	36-3480353
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7357415.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.142
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.772
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Rhona Frazin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	207936.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0282
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to the Curious
`name` Charity name	Chicago Public Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5247245.0
`score` Overall score	92.92
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5679924.38
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1044752.9299999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	618022.86

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3480353
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.