Charity profile · Historical source record

Library Foundation of Los Angeles

EIN 95-4368250Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing support for the Los Angeles Public Library

The Library Foundation of Los Angeles supports and enriches the capabilities, resources and services of the Los Angeles Public Library. The Library Foundation was founded in 1992 to raise private sector support to benefit the entire Library system. We accomplish our mission through fundraising, advocacy, and innovative programs that benefit our diverse community and promote greater awareness of the Library's valuable resources. Our support complements, but does not supplant, the City's responsibility for funding the Los Angeles Public Library's operations. To date, the foundation has raised more than $75 million to help support the Central Library and its 71 neighborhood branches.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.18Overall score
out of 100

92.34Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,063,733

Total expenses · USD$6,805,193

Program expenses

$5,151,531.10 recorded amount

75.7%

Fundraising expenses

$945,921.83 recorded amount

13.9%

Administrative expenses

$694,129.69 recorded amount

10.2%

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: Ken Brecher
Recorded compensation: $440,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Library Foundation of Los Angeles
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Library Foundation of Los Angeles supports and enriches the capabilities, resources and services of the Los Angeles Public Library. The Library Foundation was founded in 1992 to raise private sector support to benefit the entire Library system. We accomplish our mission through fundraising, advocacy, and innovative programs that benefit our diverse community and promote greater awareness of the Library's valuable resources. Our support complements, but does not supplant, the City's responsibility for funding the Los Angeles Public Library's operations. To date, the foundation has raised more than $75 million to help support the Central Library and its 71 neighborhood branches.
`ein` EIN	95-4368250
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6805193.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.139
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.757
`fscore` Financial score	92.34
`leader` Recorded leader	Ken Brecher
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	440000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0646
`motto` Tagline	Providing support for the Los Angeles Public Library
`name` Charity name	Library Foundation of Los Angeles
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8063733.0
`score` Overall score	94.18
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5151531.101
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	945921.827
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	694129.686

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4368250
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.