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Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring Possiblities

In strategic partnership with Lincoln Public Schools, the Foundation works with donors to create opportunities for student success. With public school funds dwindling and expenses rising, the Foundation for LPS was created to seek critical resources needed to help teachers achieve the ambitious educational goals they have for our children. Since inception, the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools has donated over $32 million to LPS for enhanced programs and critical needs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.61Overall score
out of 100

99.82Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,172,513

Total expenses · USD$1,908,628

Program expenses

$1,610,882.03 recorded amount

84.4%

Fundraising expenses

$64,893.35 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$230,943.99 recorded amount

12.1%

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: Wendy Van
Recorded compensation: $82,144.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	In strategic partnership with Lincoln Public Schools, the Foundation works with donors to create opportunities for student success. With public school funds dwindling and expenses rising, the Foundation for LPS was created to seek critical resources needed to help teachers achieve the ambitious educational goals they have for our children. Since inception, the Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools has donated over $32 million to LPS for enhanced programs and critical needs.
`ein` EIN	36-3490560
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1908628.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.121
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	99.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Wendy Van
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	82144.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.043
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring Possiblities
`name` Charity name	Foundation for Lincoln Public Schools
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2172513.0
`score` Overall score	81.61
`state` State code	NE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1610882.0320000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	64893.352000000006
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	230943.98799999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3490560
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Nebraska (NE)
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.