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The Newberry Library

EIN 36-2167814Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Open to the public since 1887

The Newberry Library, open to the public without charge, is an independent research library dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, especially in the humanities. The Newberry acquires and preserves a broad array of special collections research materials relating to the civilizations of Europe and the Americas. It promotes and provides for their effective use, fostering research, teaching, publication, and life-long learning, as well as civic engagement. In service to its diverse community, the Newberry encourages intellectual pursuit in an atmosphere of free inquiry and sustains the highest standards of collection preservation, bibliographic access, and reader services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.79Overall score
out of 100

82.67Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,323,739

Total expenses · USD$11,662,352

Program expenses

$8,082,009.94 recorded amount

69.3%

Fundraising expenses

$839,689.34 recorded amount

7.2%

Administrative expenses

$2,728,990.37 recorded amount

23.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: David C. Spadafora
Recorded compensation: $310,834.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.66%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Newberry Library
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Newberry Library, open to the public without charge, is an independent research library dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge, especially in the humanities. The Newberry acquires and preserves a broad array of special collections research materials relating to the civilizations of Europe and the Americas. It promotes and provides for their effective use, fostering research, teaching, publication, and life-long learning, as well as civic engagement. In service to its diverse community, the Newberry encourages intellectual pursuit in an atmosphere of free inquiry and sustains the highest standards of collection preservation, bibliographic access, and reader services.
`ein` EIN	36-2167814
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11662352.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.23399999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.693
`fscore` Financial score	82.67
`leader` Recorded leader	David C. Spadafora
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	310834.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.026600000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Open to the public since 1887
`name` Charity name	The Newberry Library
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12323739.0
`score` Overall score	83.79
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8082009.936
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	839689.344
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2728990.368

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2167814
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.