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Southern California Public Radio

EIN 95-4765734Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing the highest quality news and information

Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public radio network that operates 89.3 KPCC-FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, 89.1 KUOR-FM in the Inland Empire and 90.3 KPCV in the Coachella Valley. The mission of SCPR is to strengthen the civic and cultural bonds that unite Southern California's diverse communities by providing the highest quality news and information service through radio and other interactive media. We will be a public forum that engages its audiences in an ongoing dialogue and exploration of issues, events and cultures in the region and in the world, seeking to provide greater understanding and new perspectives to the people of these communities and their leaders.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.94Overall score
out of 100

80.35Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$33,001,514

Total expenses · USD$27,593,781

Program expenses

$18,322,270.58 recorded amount

66.4%

Fundraising expenses

$6,594,913.66 recorded amount

23.9%

Administrative expenses

$2,621,409.19 recorded amount

9.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas William Davis
Recorded compensation: $419,970.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Southern California Public Radio
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public radio network that operates 89.3 KPCC-FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, 89.1 KUOR-FM in the Inland Empire and 90.3 KPCV in the Coachella Valley. The mission of SCPR is to strengthen the civic and cultural bonds that unite Southern California's diverse communities by providing the highest quality news and information service through radio and other interactive media. We will be a public forum that engages its audiences in an ongoing dialogue and exploration of issues, events and cultures in the region and in the world, seeking to provide greater understanding and new perspectives to the people of these communities and their leaders.
`ein` EIN	95-4765734
`tot_exp` Total expenses	27593781.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.095
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.239
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.664
`fscore` Financial score	80.35
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas William Davis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	419970.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0152
`motto` Tagline	Providing the highest quality news and information
`name` Charity name	Southern California Public Radio
`tot_rev` Total revenue	33001514.0
`score` Overall score	85.94
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18322270.584000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	6594913.659
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2621409.195

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4765734
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.