Charity profile · Historical source record

Louisville Free Public Library Foundation

EIN 61-0969361Arts, Culture, Humanities Kentucky Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Library Champions.

The Louisville Free Public Library Foundation was founded for the purpose of benefiting, promoting, supporting, and enhancing the programs and services of the Louisville Free Public Library, whose mission is to provide the people of Metro Louisville with the broadest possible access to knowledge, ideas, and information and to support them in their pursuit of learning. Through its support of the public library, the Library Foundation serves the entire Metro Louisville area.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.15Overall score
out of 100

91.18Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,854,981

Total expenses · USD$3,582,104

Program expenses

$3,077,027.34 recorded amount

85.9%

Fundraising expenses

$254,329.38 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$243,583.07 recorded amount

6.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 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: Chandra Gordon
Recorded compensation: $90,084.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Louisville Free Public Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Louisville Free Public Library Foundation was founded for the purpose of benefiting, promoting, supporting, and enhancing the programs and services of the Louisville Free Public Library, whose mission is to provide the people of Metro Louisville with the broadest possible access to knowledge, ideas, and information and to support them in their pursuit of learning. Through its support of the public library, the Library Foundation serves the entire Metro Louisville area.
`ein` EIN	61-0969361
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3582104.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.068
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.18
`leader` Recorded leader	Chandra Gordon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	90084.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.025099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Library Champions.
`name` Charity name	Louisville Free Public Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1854981.0
`score` Overall score	93.15
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3077027.336
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	254329.384
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	243583.07200000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 61-0969361
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
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.