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Community Foundation Sonoma County

EIN 68-0003212Community Development California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For good. For ever.

Founded in 1983, the Community Foundation Sonoma County's mission is to strengthen our local communities through effective philanthropy and civic engagement. The Foundation is the trusted advisor to individuals, families, community benefit organizations and businesses who have created charitable funds to make a difference in the lives of others through thoughtful and caring philanthropy. The Community Foundation and its donors support a diversity of needs and opportunities. With assets of $136 million and more than 400 funds established by individual donors, community groups and nonprofit organizations, it has facilitated over $100 million in grants to community benefit organizations in Sonoma County and beyond.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.20Overall score
out of 100

88.23Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,349,833

Total expenses · USD$17,422,939

Program expenses

$15,680,645.10 recorded amount

90.0%

Fundraising expenses

$662,071.68 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,045,376.34 recorded amount

6.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Elizabeth Brown
Recorded compensation: $219,720.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.26%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Community Foundation Sonoma County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1983, the Community Foundation Sonoma County's mission is to strengthen our local communities through effective philanthropy and civic engagement. The Foundation is the trusted advisor to individuals, families, community benefit organizations and businesses who have created charitable funds to make a difference in the lives of others through thoughtful and caring philanthropy. The Community Foundation and its donors support a diversity of needs and opportunities. With assets of $136 million and more than 400 funds established by individual donors, community groups and nonprofit organizations, it has facilitated over $100 million in grants to community benefit organizations in Sonoma County and beyond.
`ein` EIN	68-0003212
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17422939.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.06
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9
`fscore` Financial score	88.23
`leader` Recorded leader	Elizabeth Brown
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	219720.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0126
`motto` Tagline	For good. For ever.
`name` Charity name	Community Foundation Sonoma County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19349833.0
`score` Overall score	91.2
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15680645.1
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	662071.682
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1045376.34

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 68-0003212
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.