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Library Company of Philadelphia

EIN 23-1370444Arts, Culture, Humanities Pennsylvania Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting readers and rare books

The Library Company of Philadelphia (LCP) is America's first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution. Founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, LCP is an independent research library concentrating on American society and culture from the 17th through 19th centuries. Free and open to the public, the LCP houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs and works of art. The mission of the LCP is to preserve, interpret, make available, and augment the valuable materials within our care. We serve a diverse constituency throughout Philadelphia and the nation, offering comprehensive reader services, an internationally renowned fellowship program, an online public access catalog, and regular exhibitions and public programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.21Overall score
out of 100

83.91Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,577,252

Total expenses · USD$3,452,930

Program expenses

$2,676,020.75 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$234,799.24 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$535,204.15 recorded amount

15.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Richard Newman
Recorded compensation: $82,920.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.40%

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All 23 original fields for Library Company of Philadelphia
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Library Company of Philadelphia (LCP) is America's first successful lending library and oldest cultural institution. Founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin, LCP is an independent research library concentrating on American society and culture from the 17th through 19th centuries. Free and open to the public, the LCP houses an extensive non-circulating collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs and works of art. The mission of the LCP is to preserve, interpret, make available, and augment the valuable materials within our care. We serve a diverse constituency throughout Philadelphia and the nation, offering comprehensive reader services, an internationally renowned fellowship program, an online public access catalog, and regular exhibitions and public programs.
`ein` EIN	23-1370444
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3452930.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.155
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	83.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard Newman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	82920.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024
`motto` Tagline	Connecting readers and rare books
`name` Charity name	Library Company of Philadelphia
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3577252.0
`score` Overall score	86.21
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2676020.75
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	234799.24000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	535204.15

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-1370444
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.