Charity profile · Historical source record

St. Louis Public Library Foundation

EIN 43-1541947Arts, Culture, Humanities Missouri Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Great cities need great libraries

Founded in 1989, the mission of the St. Louis Public Library Foundation is to support the Library's programs and services through advocacy, fundraising and by building relationships with others who share a passion for the Library's work and to conduct a major capital campaign to support the renovation and modernization of Central Library–designed by American Architect Cass Gilbert and built in 1912. In addition, the Foundation operates the Library's membership program, the FRIENDS of the St. Louis Public Library.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.60Overall score
out of 100

87.50Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$660,128

Total expenses · USD$744,456

Program expenses

$665,543.66 recorded amount

89.4%

Fundraising expenses

$37,967.26 recorded amount

5.1%

Administrative expenses

$40,200.62 recorded amount

5.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for St. Louis Public Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1989, the mission of the St. Louis Public Library Foundation is to support the Library's programs and services through advocacy, fundraising and by building relationships with others who share a passion for the Library's work and to conduct a major capital campaign to support the renovation and modernization of Central Library–designed by American Architect Cass Gilbert and built in 1912. In addition, the Foundation operates the Library's membership program, the FRIENDS of the St. Louis Public Library.
`ein` EIN	43-1541947
`tot_exp` Total expenses	744456.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.051
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.894
`fscore` Financial score	87.5
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Great cities need great libraries
`name` Charity name	St. Louis Public Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	660128.0
`score` Overall score	79.6
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	665543.664
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	37967.255999999994
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	40200.624

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 43-1541947
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
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.