Charity profile · Historical source record

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc.

EIN 51-0232459Community Development Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Responding to Need & Seeding Innovation in the Region

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is a visionary funder that has directed millions of charitable dollars to people in need since 1978. Its mission is to grow philanthropy to respond to critical need and seed innovation in the region. It is committed to building a community that works for everyone. Our community is stronger when all people are respected, welcomed, and invited to share their assets and contributions in community building. We work to bring about a more equitable and inclusive prosperity that marries our economic strength with the full breadth of our diverse community. We are wholeheartedly devoted to our neediest neighbors and most vulnerable and marginalized populations, and work tirelessly to better meet their needs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.47Overall score
out of 100

90.14Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,985,985

Total expenses · USD$6,499,270

Program expenses

$5,764,852.49 recorded amount

88.7%

Fundraising expenses

$409,454.01 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$318,464.23 recorded amount

4.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Eileen M. Ellsworth
Recorded compensation: $190,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.92%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is a visionary funder that has directed millions of charitable dollars to people in need since 1978. Its mission is to grow philanthropy to respond to critical need and seed innovation in the region. It is committed to building a community that works for everyone. Our community is stronger when all people are respected, welcomed, and invited to share their assets and contributions in community building. We work to bring about a more equitable and inclusive prosperity that marries our economic strength with the full breadth of our diverse community. We are wholeheartedly devoted to our neediest neighbors and most vulnerable and marginalized populations, and work tirelessly to better meet their needs.
`ein` EIN	51-0232459
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6499270.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.049
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.887
`fscore` Financial score	90.14
`leader` Recorded leader	Eileen M. Ellsworth
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	190000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0292
`motto` Tagline	Responding to Need & Seeding Innovation in the Region
`name` Charity name	The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15985985.0
`score` Overall score	92.47
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5764852.49
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	409454.01
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	318464.23000000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0232459
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.