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Project for Public Spaces

EIN 13-2808114Environment New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Building community, creating places, using common sense

Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Founded in 1975, PPS embraces the insights of William (Holly) Whyte, a pioneer in understanding the way people use public spaces. Today, PPS has become an internationally recognized center for best-practices, information, and resources about placemaking. Since our founding we have worked in more than 2,000 communities in 26 countries around the world, helping people turn their public spaces into vital community places, with programs, uses, and people-friendly settings that build local value and serve community needs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.89Overall score
out of 100

82.87Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,766,155

Total expenses · USD$4,480,337

Program expenses

$3,082,471.86 recorded amount

68.8%

Fundraising expenses

$76,165.73 recorded amount

1.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,312,738.74 recorded amount

29.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Fred Kent
Recorded compensation: $155,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.45%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Project for Public Spaces
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Environment
`description` Mission & description	Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Founded in 1975, PPS embraces the insights of William (Holly) Whyte, a pioneer in understanding the way people use public spaces. Today, PPS has become an internationally recognized center for best-practices, information, and resources about placemaking. Since our founding we have worked in more than 2,000 communities in 26 countries around the world, helping people turn their public spaces into vital community places, with programs, uses, and people-friendly settings that build local value and serve community needs.
`ein` EIN	13-2808114
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4480337.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.293
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.017
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.688
`fscore` Financial score	82.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Fred Kent
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	155000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0345
`motto` Tagline	Building community, creating places, using common sense
`name` Charity name	Project for Public Spaces
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2766155.0
`score` Overall score	83.89
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3082471.8559999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	76165.729
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1312738.741

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2808114
Source category: Environment
Source subcategory: Botanical Gardens, Parks, and Nature Centers
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.