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Metropolitan Planning Council

EIN 36-2382849Community Development Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping create competitive, equitable, and sustainable communities

Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. MPC serves communities and residents by connecting the dots between regional needs, challenges, and solutions, and among the individuals and organizations with the power and capacity to guide the growth of the ever-changing Chicago metropolitan region.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.95Overall score
out of 100

93.48Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,522,698

Total expenses · USD$4,318,517

Program expenses

$3,441,858.05 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$539,814.62 recorded amount

12.5%

Administrative expenses

$328,207.29 recorded amount

7.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Marysue Barrett
Recorded compensation: $276,936.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Metropolitan Planning Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. MPC serves communities and residents by connecting the dots between regional needs, challenges, and solutions, and among the individuals and organizations with the power and capacity to guide the growth of the ever-changing Chicago metropolitan region.
`ein` EIN	36-2382849
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4318517.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.076
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.125
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	93.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Marysue Barrett
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	276936.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0641
`motto` Tagline	Helping create competitive, equitable, and sustainable communities
`name` Charity name	Metropolitan Planning Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4522698.0
`score` Overall score	90.95
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3441858.049
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	539814.625
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	328207.292

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2382849
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.