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Katahdin Productions

EIN 90-0089252Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Films that inform, inspire and engage

Katahdin Foundation, Inc., (dba Katahdin Productions) is a nonprofit documentary production company based in Berkeley, California, with production offices in Los Angeles. Katahdin's mission is to tell compelling stories often ignored by mainstream media - stories that inform, inspire and engage. Dedicated to creating high quality documentary films and educational material, Katahdin projects tackle issues of social, political and historical interest that open minds, provoke dialogue, and encourage positive social change. Katahdin also provides video production services to museums, philanthropies, nonprofits and other organizations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

65.83Overall score
out of 100

82.39Financial score
out of 100

55.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$957,841

Total expenses · USD$2,078,366

Program expenses

$1,930,802.01 recorded amount

92.9%

Fundraising expenses

$33,253.86 recorded amount

1.6%

Administrative expenses

$112,231.76 recorded amount

5.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lisa Thomas
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Katahdin Productions
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	55.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Katahdin Foundation, Inc., (dba Katahdin Productions) is a nonprofit documentary production company based in Berkeley, California, with production offices in Los Angeles. Katahdin's mission is to tell compelling stories often ignored by mainstream media - stories that inform, inspire and engage. Dedicated to creating high quality documentary films and educational material, Katahdin projects tackle issues of social, political and historical interest that open minds, provoke dialogue, and encourage positive social change. Katahdin also provides video production services to museums, philanthropies, nonprofits and other organizations.
`ein` EIN	90-0089252
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2078366.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.016
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.929
`fscore` Financial score	82.39
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Thomas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Films that inform, inspire and engage
`name` Charity name	Katahdin Productions
`tot_rev` Total revenue	957841.0
`score` Overall score	65.83
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1930802.0140000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	33253.856
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	112231.76400000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 90-0089252
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
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.