Charity profile · Historical source record

New York City Police Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Invest in a safe city
The New York City Police Foundation, Inc. was established in 1971 by business and civic leaders as an independent organization to promote excellence in the NYPD and improve public safety in New York City. The Police Foundation supports programs designed to help the NYPD keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, strategies and training. The New York City Police Foundation: provides resources that are not readily available through other means - to date $100 million has been invested in 400 innovative NYPD programs; serves as a vehicle for tax-exempt gifts and grants from individuals, businesses, and philanthropies; is the first municipal foundation of its kind in the country, and serves as a model for similar organizations in other cities; and is the only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the NYPD.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.31Overall score
out of 100
99.14Financial score
out of 100
92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,891,386
Total expenses · USD$9,718,254

Program expenses

$7,968,968.28 recorded amount
82.0%

Fundraising expenses

$660,841.27 recorded amount
6.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,069,007.94 recorded amount
11.0%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.06 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
Susan L. Birnbaum
Recorded compensation
$247,300.00
Recorded compensation percentage
2.54%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New York City Police Foundation
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
92.0
category
Category
Human Services
description
Mission & description
The New York City Police Foundation, Inc. was established in 1971 by business and civic leaders as an independent organization to promote excellence in the NYPD and improve public safety in New York City. The Police Foundation supports programs designed to help the NYPD keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, strategies and training. The New York City Police Foundation: provides resources that are not readily available through other means - to date $100 million has been invested in 400 innovative NYPD programs; serves as a vehicle for tax-exempt gifts and grants from individuals, businesses, and philanthropies; is the first municipal foundation of its kind in the country, and serves as a model for similar organizations in other cities; and is the only organization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the NYPD.
ein
EIN
13-2711338
tot_exp
Total expenses
9718254.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.11
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.06
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.068
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.82
fscore
Financial score
99.14
leader
Recorded leader
Susan L. Birnbaum
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
247300.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0254
motto
Tagline
Invest in a safe city
name
Charity name
New York City Police Foundation
tot_rev
Total revenue
9891386.0
score
Overall score
94.31
state
State code
NY
subcategory
Subcategory
Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
7968968.279999999
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
660841.272
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
1069007.94

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.