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Film Society of Lincoln Center

EIN 23-7042553Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Film lives here.

America's pre-eminent film presentation organization, the Film Society of Lincoln Center was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, to recognize and support new filmmakers, and to enhance awareness, accessibility and understanding of the art among a broad and diverse film going audience. The Film Society is best known for two world-class international festivals—the New York Film Festival (the most famous and prestigious in the country), and New Directors/New Films (celebrating new cinematic artists).

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.45Overall score
out of 100

93.26Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$16,089,649

Total expenses · USD$14,711,616

Program expenses

$12,357,757.44 recorded amount

84.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,162,217.66 recorded amount

7.9%

Administrative expenses

$1,176,929.28 recorded amount

8.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lesli Klainberg
Recorded compensation: $262,744.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Film Society of Lincoln Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	America's pre-eminent film presentation organization, the Film Society of Lincoln Center was founded in 1969 to celebrate American and international cinema, to recognize and support new filmmakers, and to enhance awareness, accessibility and understanding of the art among a broad and diverse film going audience. The Film Society is best known for two world-class international festivals—the New York Film Festival (the most famous and prestigious in the country), and New Directors/New Films (celebrating new cinematic artists).
`ein` EIN	23-7042553
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14711616.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.079
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.84
`fscore` Financial score	93.26
`leader` Recorded leader	Lesli Klainberg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	262744.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0178
`motto` Tagline	Film lives here.
`name` Charity name	Film Society of Lincoln Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	16089649.0
`score` Overall score	94.45
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	12357757.44
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1162217.664
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1176929.28

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7042553
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.