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The Columbus Foundation

EIN 31-6044264Community Development Ohio Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Strengthening and improving our community for the benefit of all its residents.

The Columbus Foundation serves more than 2,500 individuals, families, and businesses that have created unique funds and planned gifts to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Now 75 years strong, The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic Advisor® and is one of the top ten largest community foundation in the country. Since 1943, people from all walks of life have partnered with The Columbus Foundation to support the causes they care about. We offer unparalleled resources, services, and community knowledge to help donors make the most of their charitable giving.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.05Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$268,723,376

Total expenses · USD$175,866,285

Program expenses

$170,062,697.60 recorded amount

96.7%

Fundraising expenses

$2,286,261.71 recorded amount

1.3%

Administrative expenses

$3,165,593.13 recorded amount

1.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Douglas F. Kridler
Recorded compensation: $676,215.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.38%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Columbus Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Columbus Foundation serves more than 2,500 individuals, families, and businesses that have created unique funds and planned gifts to make a difference in the lives of others through the most effective philanthropy possible. Now 75 years strong, The Columbus Foundation is Your Trusted Philanthropic Advisor® and is one of the top ten largest community foundation in the country. Since 1943, people from all walks of life have partnered with The Columbus Foundation to support the causes they care about. We offer unparalleled resources, services, and community knowledge to help donors make the most of their charitable giving.
`ein` EIN	31-6044264
`tot_exp` Total expenses	175866285.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.018000000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9670000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Douglas F. Kridler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	676215.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0038
`motto` Tagline	Strengthening and improving our community for the benefit of all its residents.
`name` Charity name	The Columbus Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	268723376.0
`score` Overall score	95.05
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	170062697.59500003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2286261.705
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3165593.1300000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-6044264
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.