Charity profile · Historical source record

Friends of the San Francisco Public Library

EIN 94-6085452Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advocating, fundraising, and providing critical support for the San Francisco Public Library

Formally established in 1999 and originally called Friends and Foundation, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is the union of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the Library Foundation of San Francisco. Friends of the San Francisco Public Library advocates, fundraises, and provides critical support for the San Francisco Public Library and related literary and educational programs. Our mission is to create, steward, and support a superior, free public library system in San Francisco. We are committed to raising the standard of excellence of our libraries by funding programs and services beyond what is allocated in the City's budget. We believe in free and equal access to information for all.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.54Overall score
out of 100

82.30Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,482,012

Total expenses · USD$3,450,177

Program expenses

$2,908,499.21 recorded amount

84.3%

Fundraising expenses

$355,368.23 recorded amount

10.3%

Administrative expenses

$179,409.20 recorded amount

5.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 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: Marie Ciepiela
Recorded compensation: $138,910.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.02%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Formally established in 1999 and originally called Friends and Foundation, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library is the union of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and the Library Foundation of San Francisco. Friends of the San Francisco Public Library advocates, fundraises, and provides critical support for the San Francisco Public Library and related literary and educational programs. Our mission is to create, steward, and support a superior, free public library system in San Francisco. We are committed to raising the standard of excellence of our libraries by funding programs and services beyond what is allocated in the City's budget. We believe in free and equal access to information for all.
`ein` EIN	94-6085452
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3450177.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.843
`fscore` Financial score	82.3
`leader` Recorded leader	Marie Ciepiela
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	138910.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.04019999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Advocating, fundraising, and providing critical support for the San Francisco Public Library
`name` Charity name	Friends of the San Francisco Public Library
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3482012.0
`score` Overall score	86.54
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2908499.211
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	355368.231
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	179409.20400000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-6085452
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.