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Entertainment Industry Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The heart of giving for the entertainment industry

Created in 1942, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) was established on the belief that the entertainment industry was in a unique position to truly help others. EIF harnesses the collective power of the entertainment industry and channels its unique assets to raise awareness and funds for critical health, educational and social issues in order to make a positive impact in our community and throughout the nation. Annually, the Entertainment Industry Foundation funds more than 300 charitable organizations within the greater Los Angeles area and throughout the nation.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.17Overall score
out of 100

96.01Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$60,298,906

Total expenses · USD$61,723,094

Program expenses

$49,255,029.01 recorded amount

79.8%

Fundraising expenses

$5,678,524.65 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$6,666,094.15 recorded amount

10.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Lisa Paulsen
Recorded compensation: $478,133.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Entertainment Industry Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Created in 1942, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) was established on the belief that the entertainment industry was in a unique position to truly help others. EIF harnesses the collective power of the entertainment industry and channels its unique assets to raise awareness and funds for critical health, educational and social issues in order to make a positive impact in our community and throughout the nation. Annually, the Entertainment Industry Foundation funds more than 300 charitable organizations within the greater Los Angeles area and throughout the nation.
`ein` EIN	95-1644609
`tot_exp` Total expenses	61723094.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7979999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	96.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Paulsen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	478133.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0077
`motto` Tagline	The heart of giving for the entertainment industry
`name` Charity name	Entertainment Industry Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	60298906.0
`score` Overall score	97.17
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	49255029.011999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	5678524.648
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6666094.152000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1644609
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
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.