Charity profile · Historical source record

The New York Public Library

EIN 13-1887440Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A cornerstone of the American tradition of equal opportunity

The mission of The New York Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.19Overall score
out of 100

87.91Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$394,257,196

Total expenses · USD$341,319,058

Program expenses

$291,145,156.47 recorded amount

85.3%

Fundraising expenses

$10,922,209.86 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$38,910,372.61 recorded amount

11.4%

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: Anthony W. Marx
Recorded compensation: $712,183.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for The New York Public Library
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of The New York Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our communities.
`ein` EIN	13-1887440
`tot_exp` Total expenses	341319058.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.114
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.853
`fscore` Financial score	87.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Anthony W. Marx
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	712183.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.002
`motto` Tagline	A cornerstone of the American tradition of equal opportunity
`name` Charity name	The New York Public Library
`tot_rev` Total revenue	394257196.0
`score` Overall score	91.19
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	291145156.474
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	10922209.856
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	38910372.612

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1887440
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.