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Denver Public Library Friends Foundation

EIN 84-6036979Arts, Culture, Humanities Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing advocacy and raising funds for the Denver Public Library

The mission of the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation is to assist and support the Denver Public Library in the accomplishment of its goals and objectives, and to enhance the services of the Library that are funded by the City's budget through advocacy, activities and programs, fund raising, and the management of private monies raised by or donated to the Library or to the Friends Foundation. Working within our stated mission, the Friends have a long history of supporting the Library, stretching back to 1940. Our spirit of volunteerism and giving reaches across generations and touches the hearts of innumerable individuals throughout the Denver area and beyond.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.64Overall score
out of 100

89.47Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,986,228

Total expenses · USD$2,403,593

Program expenses

$1,788,273.19 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$358,135.36 recorded amount

14.9%

Administrative expenses

$252,377.26 recorded amount

10.5%

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: Laurie Romer
Recorded compensation: $80,947.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Denver Public Library Friends Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation is to assist and support the Denver Public Library in the accomplishment of its goals and objectives, and to enhance the services of the Library that are funded by the City's budget through advocacy, activities and programs, fund raising, and the management of private monies raised by or donated to the Library or to the Friends Foundation. Working within our stated mission, the Friends have a long history of supporting the Library, stretching back to 1940. Our spirit of volunteerism and giving reaches across generations and touches the hearts of innumerable individuals throughout the Denver area and beyond.
`ein` EIN	84-6036979
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2403593.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.149
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	89.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Laurie Romer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	80947.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0336
`motto` Tagline	Providing advocacy and raising funds for the Denver Public Library
`name` Charity name	Denver Public Library Friends Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1986228.0
`score` Overall score	90.64
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1788273.1920000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	358135.35699999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	252377.26499999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 84-6036979
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.