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The Library Foundation

EIN 93-1190983Arts, Culture, Humanities Oregon Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enhancing our library's leadership, innovation and reach

The Library Foundation enhances Multnomah County Library's innovation and reach, helping the library address emerging community needs through private support. Since 1995, gifts to the foundation have helped the library reach tens of thousands of children at risk of low literacy, breathe new life into aging buildings and buy books that capture hearts and minds.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.77Overall score
out of 100

94.84Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,173,382

Total expenses · USD$2,569,779

Program expenses

$2,230,568.17 recorded amount

86.8%

Fundraising expenses

$95,081.82 recorded amount

3.7%

Administrative expenses

$238,989.45 recorded amount

9.3%

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: Merris Sumrall
Recorded compensation: $142,450.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.54%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Library Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Library Foundation enhances Multnomah County Library's innovation and reach, helping the library address emerging community needs through private support. Since 1995, gifts to the foundation have helped the library reach tens of thousands of children at risk of low literacy, breathe new life into aging buildings and buy books that capture hearts and minds.
`ein` EIN	93-1190983
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2569779.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.037000000000000005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.868
`fscore` Financial score	94.84
`leader` Recorded leader	Merris Sumrall
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	142450.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0554
`motto` Tagline	Enhancing our library's leadership, innovation and reach
`name` Charity name	The Library Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2173382.0
`score` Overall score	95.77
`state` State code	OR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2230568.172
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	95081.82300000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	238989.44700000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 93-1190983
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Oregon (OR)
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.