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National Book Foundation

EIN 13-3347524Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrate the best of American literature

The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America. Our BookUp program is an after-school program designed to motivate young people to stay involved with books and reading for pleasure throughout their middle-school years, with the hope they will develop into lifelong readers. The program introduces activities that emphasize reading as both fun and interactive. We have chosen to focus on middle-school students because studies show that this is the age when children are most at risk to stop reading.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.46Overall score
out of 100

92.17Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,467,200

Total expenses · USD$1,481,743

Program expenses

$1,154,277.80 recorded amount

77.9%

Fundraising expenses

$124,466.41 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$200,035.31 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Lisa Lucas
Recorded compensation: $135,541.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Book Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of good writing in America. Our BookUp program is an after-school program designed to motivate young people to stay involved with books and reading for pleasure throughout their middle-school years, with the hope they will develop into lifelong readers. The program introduces activities that emphasize reading as both fun and interactive. We have chosen to focus on middle-school students because studies show that this is the age when children are most at risk to stop reading.
`ein` EIN	13-3347524
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1481743.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.779
`fscore` Financial score	92.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Lisa Lucas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	135541.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.09140000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Celebrate the best of American literature
`name` Charity name	National Book Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1467200.0
`score` Overall score	85.46
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1154277.797
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	124466.41200000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	200035.30500000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3347524
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.