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The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina

EIN 56-1223384Community Development North Carolina Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

People Place Prosperity

Mission: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina inspires philanthropy and mobilizes resources to enrich lives and communities in Western North Carolina. Vision: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina's vision is a vibrant 18-county region where all people can find opportunity and enjoy the region's many resources. Our actions reflect our values: - We listen, cultivate relationships and build collective support to address community needs. - We commit resources to these needs and inspire others to join us. - We draw on our regional expertise to guide this work. - We make giving easy, effective and enduring.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.07Overall score
out of 100

86.55Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$23,907,124

Total expenses · USD$17,373,488

Program expenses

$15,861,994.54 recorded amount

91.3%

Fundraising expenses

$521,204.64 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$972,915.33 recorded amount

5.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Elizabeth Brazas
Recorded compensation: $221,362.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.27%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Mission: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina inspires philanthropy and mobilizes resources to enrich lives and communities in Western North Carolina. Vision: The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina's vision is a vibrant 18-county region where all people can find opportunity and enjoy the region's many resources. Our actions reflect our values: - We listen, cultivate relationships and build collective support to address community needs. - We commit resources to these needs and inspire others to join us. - We draw on our regional expertise to guide this work. - We make giving easy, effective and enduring.
`ein` EIN	56-1223384
`tot_exp` Total expenses	17373488.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9129999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	86.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Elizabeth Brazas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	221362.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0127
`motto` Tagline	People Place Prosperity
`name` Charity name	The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
`tot_rev` Total revenue	23907124.0
`score` Overall score	90.07
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	15861994.543999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	521204.63999999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	972915.3279999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1223384
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.