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The Community Foundation of Sarasota County

EIN 59-1956886Community Development Florida Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For good. For ever.

The Community Foundation of Sarasota County was created to encourage philanthropic individuals to leave a charitable legacy to the citizens of Sarasota County. Since 1979, the Community Foundation has been making the important connection between individuals' personal memories, passions, and dreams and the fulfillment of their charitable goals. We help create permanent charitable funds of everlasting impact. These funds ensure that people of vision will have an enduring influence on the life of their community and the charitable causes they hold dear. The Community Foundation's mission is to provide stewardship to our communities, enabling caring people and organizations to increase their ability to serve.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.34Overall score
out of 100

87.76Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$58,610,606

Total expenses · USD$38,090,969

Program expenses

$31,463,140.39 recorded amount

82.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,447,456.82 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$5,142,280.82 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Roxanne Jerde
Recorded compensation: $267,264.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Community Foundation of Sarasota County was created to encourage philanthropic individuals to leave a charitable legacy to the citizens of Sarasota County. Since 1979, the Community Foundation has been making the important connection between individuals' personal memories, passions, and dreams and the fulfillment of their charitable goals. We help create permanent charitable funds of everlasting impact. These funds ensure that people of vision will have an enduring influence on the life of their community and the charitable causes they hold dear. The Community Foundation's mission is to provide stewardship to our communities, enabling caring people and organizations to increase their ability to serve.
`ein` EIN	59-1956886
`tot_exp` Total expenses	38090969.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.826
`fscore` Financial score	87.76
`leader` Recorded leader	Roxanne Jerde
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	267264.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.006999999999999999
`motto` Tagline	For good. For ever.
`name` Charity name	The Community Foundation of Sarasota County
`tot_rev` Total revenue	58610606.0
`score` Overall score	91.34
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	31463140.393999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1447456.822
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5142280.815

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-1956886
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.