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The Cleveland Foundation

EIN 34-0714588Community Development Ohio Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enhancing the quality of life in Greater Cleveland

Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world's first community foundation and the nation's third-largest today, with assets of $1.6 billion and annual grants nearing $85 million. The foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues. Our mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.70Overall score
out of 100

88.97Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$87,489,777

Total expenses · USD$104,350,367

Program expenses

$92,350,074.80 recorded amount

88.5%

Fundraising expenses

$4,174,014.68 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$7,617,576.79 recorded amount

7.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Ronald B. Richard
Recorded compensation: $624,067.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Cleveland Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1914, the Cleveland Foundation is the world's first community foundation and the nation's third-largest today, with assets of $1.6 billion and annual grants nearing $85 million. The foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders now and for generations to come by building community endowment, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues. Our mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of Greater Cleveland, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.
`ein` EIN	34-0714588
`tot_exp` Total expenses	104350367.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.073
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.885
`fscore` Financial score	88.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Ronald B. Richard
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	624067.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0059
`motto` Tagline	Enhancing the quality of life in Greater Cleveland
`name` Charity name	The Cleveland Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	87489777.0
`score` Overall score	91.7
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	92350074.795
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4174014.68
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	7617576.790999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-0714588
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.