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Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

EIN 62-1471789Community Development Tennessee Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting generosity with need

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee that we serve. The Community Foundation serves as a leader, catalyst, and resource providing philanthropic services that enhance the Middle Tennessee area. The Foundation provides flexible and cost-effective ways for civic-minded individuals, families, and companies to contribute to the community, now and for all time. The Foundation puts the joy back in giving by making it comfortable, convenient and cost-effective to give.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.67Overall score
out of 100

92.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$76,369,310

Total expenses · USD$53,539,306

Program expenses

$51,022,958.62 recorded amount

95.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,499,100.57 recorded amount

2.8%

Administrative expenses

$910,168.20 recorded amount

1.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Ellen E. Lehman
Recorded compensation: $286,287.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee brings good people and good causes together to help ensure both the excellent stewardship of donor funds and the wise investment of grants in the 40 counties of Middle Tennessee that we serve. The Community Foundation serves as a leader, catalyst, and resource providing philanthropic services that enhance the Middle Tennessee area. The Foundation provides flexible and cost-effective ways for civic-minded individuals, families, and companies to contribute to the community, now and for all time. The Foundation puts the joy back in giving by making it comfortable, convenient and cost-effective to give.
`ein` EIN	62-1471789
`tot_exp` Total expenses	53539306.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.027999999999999997
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.953
`fscore` Financial score	92.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellen E. Lehman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	286287.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0053
`motto` Tagline	Connecting generosity with need
`name` Charity name	Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
`tot_rev` Total revenue	76369310.0
`score` Overall score	93.67
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	51022958.618
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1499100.5679999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	910168.202

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 62-1471789
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Tennessee (TN)
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.