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SPUR

EIN 94-1498232Research and Public Policy California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ideas and action for a better city

Through research, education and advocacy, SPUR (the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area. SPUR's history dates back to 1910, when a group of young city leaders came together to improve the quality of housing after the 1906 earthquake and fire. SPUR was reorganized in 1959 to fight for the revitalization of San Francisco as the Bay Area's central city. It was given the charge of channeling growth away from suburban sprawl and back into the urban core. Throughout the 1960s, SPUR worked to build support for the land use, transportation and investment strategies that could support center-oriented growth and urban economic vitality. Since then, SPUR has been involved with virtually every major planning decision in the city.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.07Overall score
out of 100

87.22Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,685,390

Total expenses · USD$6,462,777

Program expenses

$4,866,471.08 recorded amount

75.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,001,730.43 recorded amount

15.5%

Administrative expenses

$588,112.71 recorded amount

9.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 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: Gabriel Metcalf
Recorded compensation: $346,056.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for SPUR
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Through research, education and advocacy, SPUR (the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association) promotes good planning and good government in the San Francisco Bay Area. SPUR's history dates back to 1910, when a group of young city leaders came together to improve the quality of housing after the 1906 earthquake and fire. SPUR was reorganized in 1959 to fight for the revitalization of San Francisco as the Bay Area's central city. It was given the charge of channeling growth away from suburban sprawl and back into the urban core. Throughout the 1960s, SPUR worked to build support for the land use, transportation and investment strategies that could support center-oriented growth and urban economic vitality. Since then, SPUR has been involved with virtually every major planning decision in the city.
`ein` EIN	94-1498232
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6462777.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.155
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.753
`fscore` Financial score	87.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Gabriel Metcalf
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	346056.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0535
`motto` Tagline	Ideas and action for a better city
`name` Charity name	SPUR
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6685390.0
`score` Overall score	88.07
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social and Public Policy Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4866471.081
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1001730.4349999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	588112.7069999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-1498232
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Social and Public Policy Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.