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Texas Book Festival

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring Texans of all ages to love reading

The Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. The Texas Book Festival (TBF) began with a simple purpose: to bring authors and readers together in a celebration of literature and literacy. Founded in 1995 by Laura Bush (a former librarian and then First Lady of Texas), Mary Margaret Farabee, and a dedicated group of volunteers, the TBF set out to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading, and benefit the state's public libraries. The first Festival took place in November 1996 and has grown into one of the nation's premier annual literary events, featuring 275+ authors of the year's best books and drawing 50,000 book lovers of all ages.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.57Overall score
out of 100

93.90Financial score
out of 100

66.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,287,135

Total expenses · USD$1,258,037

Program expenses

$959,882.23 recorded amount

76.3%

Fundraising expenses

$105,675.11 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$191,221.62 recorded amount

15.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lois Kim
Recorded compensation: $122,599.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Texas Book Festival
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	66.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination. The Texas Book Festival (TBF) began with a simple purpose: to bring authors and readers together in a celebration of literature and literacy. Founded in 1995 by Laura Bush (a former librarian and then First Lady of Texas), Mary Margaret Farabee, and a dedicated group of volunteers, the TBF set out to honor Texas authors, promote the joys of reading, and benefit the state's public libraries. The first Festival took place in November 1996 and has grown into one of the nation's premier annual literary events, featuring 275+ authors of the year's best books and drawing 50,000 book lovers of all ages.
`ein` EIN	74-2776425
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1258037.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.152
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.763
`fscore` Financial score	93.9
`leader` Recorded leader	Lois Kim
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	122599.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0974
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring Texans of all ages to love reading
`name` Charity name	Texas Book Festival
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1287135.0
`score` Overall score	75.57
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	959882.231
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	105675.10800000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	191221.62399999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2776425
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.