Charity profile · Historical source record

The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library

EIN 41-6029683Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing vital support to the Saint Paul Public Library

The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library is a private membership organization established in 1945 to support the Saint Paul Public Library. Today, The Friends boasts a membership of close to 2,000 individuals. The Friends' mission is to increase the use of the Library through public awareness and cultural programming; advocate for strong public funding of the Library; and provide private funding to enhance Library services. The Friends will provide the necessary support to ensure that the Saint Paul Public Library is among the foremost library systems in the United States.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.59Overall score
out of 100

72.85Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,400,492

Total expenses · USD$2,988,742

Program expenses

$2,289,376.37 recorded amount

76.6%

Fundraising expenses

$463,255.01 recorded amount

15.5%

Administrative expenses

$233,121.88 recorded amount

7.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.39 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Beth Burns
Recorded compensation: $150,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.01%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library is a private membership organization established in 1945 to support the Saint Paul Public Library. Today, The Friends boasts a membership of close to 2,000 individuals. The Friends' mission is to increase the use of the Library through public awareness and cultural programming; advocate for strong public funding of the Library; and provide private funding to enhance Library services. The Friends will provide the necessary support to ensure that the Saint Paul Public Library is among the foremost library systems in the United States.
`ein` EIN	41-6029683
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2988742.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.39
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.155
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7659999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	72.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Beth Burns
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	150000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0501
`motto` Tagline	Providing vital support to the Saint Paul Public Library
`name` Charity name	The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3400492.0
`score` Overall score	80.59
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2289376.3719999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	463255.01
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	233121.876

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 41-6029683
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Minnesota (MN)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.