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The Los Angeles Conservancy

EIN 95-3273046Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving and revitalizing greater Los Angeles' architectural heritage

The Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest membership-based local historic preservation organization in the country, is dedicated to the recognition, preservation, and revitalization of the architectural and cultural heritage of greater Los Angeles. Established in 1978, the Conservancy grew out of the community-based effort to prevent demolition of the Los Angeles Central Library. The organization has grown to a membership of 7,000 households, including more than 400 volunteers. With a two-fold mission of advocacy and education, the Conservancy works to preserve existing architectural resources by developing preservation strategies and by raising public awareness of the value of those resources through tours, lectures, publications and programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.19Overall score
out of 100

94.17Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,804,754

Total expenses · USD$2,409,119

Program expenses

$1,994,750.53 recorded amount

82.8%

Fundraising expenses

$113,228.59 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$296,321.64 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Linda Dishman
Recorded compensation: $220,700.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.16%

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All 23 original fields for The Los Angeles Conservancy
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest membership-based local historic preservation organization in the country, is dedicated to the recognition, preservation, and revitalization of the architectural and cultural heritage of greater Los Angeles. Established in 1978, the Conservancy grew out of the community-based effort to prevent demolition of the Los Angeles Central Library. The organization has grown to a membership of 7,000 households, including more than 400 volunteers. With a two-fold mission of advocacy and education, the Conservancy works to preserve existing architectural resources by developing preservation strategies and by raising public awareness of the value of those resources through tours, lectures, publications and programs.
`ein` EIN	95-3273046
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2409119.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.828
`fscore` Financial score	94.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Linda Dishman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	220700.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0916
`motto` Tagline	Preserving and revitalizing greater Los Angeles' architectural heritage
`name` Charity name	The Los Angeles Conservancy
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2804754.0
`score` Overall score	91.19
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1994750.532
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	113228.593
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	296321.63700000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3273046
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.