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Seattle Foundation

EIN 91-6013536Community Development Washington Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

the heart & science of philanthropy

Established in 1946, the mission of Seattle Foundation is to ignite powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make greater Seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all. It is the oldest and largest community foundation in the region, with more than 1,100 family, corporate and individual funds and assets in excess of $800 million. Seattle Foundation awards more than $60 million in grants each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.51Overall score
out of 100

92.25Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$152,742,834

Total expenses · USD$110,286,703

Program expenses

$103,228,354.01 recorded amount

93.6%

Fundraising expenses

$661,720.22 recorded amount

0.6%

Administrative expenses

$6,176,055.37 recorded amount

5.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Tony Mestres
Recorded compensation: $368,460.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Seattle Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1946, the mission of Seattle Foundation is to ignite powerful and rewarding philanthropy to make greater Seattle a stronger, more vibrant community for all. It is the oldest and largest community foundation in the region, with more than 1,100 family, corporate and individual funds and assets in excess of $800 million. Seattle Foundation awards more than $60 million in grants each year.
`ein` EIN	91-6013536
`tot_exp` Total expenses	110286703.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9359999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	92.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Tony Mestres
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	368460.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0033
`motto` Tagline	the heart & science of philanthropy
`name` Charity name	Seattle Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	152742834.0
`score` Overall score	94.51
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	103228354.00799999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	661720.218
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	6176055.368

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-6013536
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.