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Grand Rapids Community Foundation

EIN 38-2877959Community Development Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For good. For ever.

Founded in 1922, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is Michigan's first community foundation. Our mission is to build and manage our community's permanent endowment and lead the community to strengthen the lives of its people. Since 1930 when the Foundation made its first grant, hundreds of thousands of people's lives have been enriched through grants and scholarships totaling almost $160 million. The role of the Foundation has grown from simple grant maker to a community leader seeking long-term solutions to diverse community challenges.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.87Overall score
out of 100

81.68Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$16,323,111

Total expenses · USD$19,695,327

Program expenses

$15,480,527.02 recorded amount

78.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,516,540.18 recorded amount

7.7%

Administrative expenses

$2,678,564.47 recorded amount

13.6%

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: Diana Sieger
Recorded compensation: $253,785.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.28%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1922, the Grand Rapids Community Foundation is Michigan's first community foundation. Our mission is to build and manage our community's permanent endowment and lead the community to strengthen the lives of its people. Since 1930 when the Foundation made its first grant, hundreds of thousands of people's lives have been enriched through grants and scholarships totaling almost $160 million. The role of the Foundation has grown from simple grant maker to a community leader seeking long-term solutions to diverse community challenges.
`ein` EIN	38-2877959
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19695327.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.136
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.077
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7859999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	81.68
`leader` Recorded leader	Diana Sieger
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	253785.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0128
`motto` Tagline	For good. For ever.
`name` Charity name	Grand Rapids Community Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	16323111.0
`score` Overall score	86.87
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15480527.021999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1516540.179
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2678564.472

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2877959
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.