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Redwood Library & Athenaeum

EIN 05-0260678Arts, Culture, Humanities Rhode Island Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Having nothing in view but the good of mankind

The Redwood Library and Athenæum is the oldest lending library in America, and the oldest library building in continuous use in the country. Founded in 1747 by forty-six proprietors upon the principle of "having nothing in view but the good of mankind," its mission continues over 250 years later. One of the country's earliest "public" libraries -- that is, open to the public though not "free"--Redwood is the oldest surviving lending library in the country. Redwood remains a "membership library" (open to the public) supported by Proprietors, who own shares and pay an annual assessment, and Subscribers, who pay fees. The Original Collection of 751 titles has grown to a collection numbering more than 160,000 volumes.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.43Overall score
out of 100

67.05Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,195,633

Total expenses · USD$2,161,062

Program expenses

$1,141,040.74 recorded amount

52.8%

Fundraising expenses

$492,722.14 recorded amount

22.8%

Administrative expenses

$522,977.00 recorded amount

24.2%

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: Benedict Leca
Recorded compensation: $122,541.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.67%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Redwood Library & Athenaeum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Redwood Library and Athenæum is the oldest lending library in America, and the oldest library building in continuous use in the country. Founded in 1747 by forty-six proprietors upon the principle of "having nothing in view but the good of mankind," its mission continues over 250 years later. One of the country's earliest "public" libraries -- that is, open to the public though not "free"--Redwood is the oldest surviving lending library in the country. Redwood remains a "membership library" (open to the public) supported by Proprietors, who own shares and pay an annual assessment, and Subscribers, who pay fees. The Original Collection of 751 titles has grown to a collection numbering more than 160,000 volumes.
`ein` EIN	05-0260678
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2161062.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.242
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.28
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.228
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.528
`fscore` Financial score	67.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Benedict Leca
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	122541.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0567
`motto` Tagline	Having nothing in view but the good of mankind
`name` Charity name	Redwood Library & Athenaeum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3195633.0
`score` Overall score	75.43
`state` State code	RI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1141040.736
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	492722.136
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	522977.00399999996

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 05-0260678
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Rhode Island (RI)
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.