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Milkweed Editions

EIN 41-1365177Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An independent publisher of literature

Founded in 1980, Milkweed Editions is an independent book publisher. Our mission is to identify, nurture and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it. As a nonprofit organization, Milkweed Editions depends on the generosity of institutions and individuals, in addition to revenue generated by sales of the books we publish. In an increasingly consolidated book business, this support allows us to select and publish books on the basis of their literary quality and transformative potential.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.88Overall score
out of 100

90.40Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,218,108

Total expenses · USD$2,115,151

Program expenses

$1,592,708.70 recorded amount

75.3%

Fundraising expenses

$281,315.08 recorded amount

13.3%

Administrative expenses

$239,012.06 recorded amount

11.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.28 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Daniel Slager
Recorded compensation: $138,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Milkweed Editions
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1980, Milkweed Editions is an independent book publisher. Our mission is to identify, nurture and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it. As a nonprofit organization, Milkweed Editions depends on the generosity of institutions and individuals, in addition to revenue generated by sales of the books we publish. In an increasingly consolidated book business, this support allows us to select and publish books on the basis of their literary quality and transformative potential.
`ein` EIN	41-1365177
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2115151.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.113
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.28
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.133
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.753
`fscore` Financial score	90.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Daniel Slager
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	138000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0652
`motto` Tagline	An independent publisher of literature
`name` Charity name	Milkweed Editions
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2218108.0
`score` Overall score	92.88
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1592708.703
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	281315.08300000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	239012.063

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-1365177
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
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.