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The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation

EIN 23-7016089Arts, Culture, Humanities Indiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library

The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation supports and enhances programs, services and facilities of The Indianapolis Public Library and its partnerships in lifelong learning initiatives that benefit a diverse community. While tax dollars support basic library expenses such as staff salaries and building upkeep, a need exists to develop and maintain quality programs and services for people in our community. The Library Foundation's support delivers, in part or in whole, many of these important initiatives that patrons have grown to know and appreciate through the generations.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.43Overall score
out of 100

81.24Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,496,892

Total expenses · USD$3,415,801

Program expenses

$2,432,050.31 recorded amount

71.2%

Fundraising expenses

$491,875.34 recorded amount

14.4%

Administrative expenses

$485,043.74 recorded amount

14.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Roberta Knickerboker Jaggers
Recorded compensation: $124,300.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation supports and enhances programs, services and facilities of The Indianapolis Public Library and its partnerships in lifelong learning initiatives that benefit a diverse community. While tax dollars support basic library expenses such as staff salaries and building upkeep, a need exists to develop and maintain quality programs and services for people in our community. The Library Foundation's support delivers, in part or in whole, many of these important initiatives that patrons have grown to know and appreciate through the generations.
`ein` EIN	23-7016089
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3415801.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.142
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14400000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7120000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	81.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Roberta Knickerboker Jaggers
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	124300.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0363
`motto` Tagline	Supporting the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
`name` Charity name	The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5496892.0
`score` Overall score	86.43
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2432050.3120000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	491875.34400000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	485043.74199999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7016089
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.