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The San Diego Foundation

EIN 95-2942582Community Development California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Growing a vibrant region

The San Diego Foundation maximizes the impact of your charitable giving. We mobilize philanthropic resources to advance quality of life, increase social impact and champion civic engagement. For more than 40 years, The Foundation and our donors have granted more than $1 billion to grow a vibrant San Diego region.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.93Overall score
out of 100

81.52Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$86,114,725

Total expenses · USD$62,750,165

Program expenses

$55,157,395.04 recorded amount

87.9%

Fundraising expenses

$2,070,755.45 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$5,396,514.19 recorded amount

8.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Kathlyn Mead
Recorded compensation: $397,197.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.63%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The San Diego Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The San Diego Foundation maximizes the impact of your charitable giving. We mobilize philanthropic resources to advance quality of life, increase social impact and champion civic engagement. For more than 40 years, The Foundation and our donors have granted more than $1 billion to grow a vibrant San Diego region.
`ein` EIN	95-2942582
`tot_exp` Total expenses	62750165.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.086
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.879
`fscore` Financial score	81.52
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathlyn Mead
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	397197.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0063
`motto` Tagline	Growing a vibrant region
`name` Charity name	The San Diego Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	86114725.0
`score` Overall score	86.93
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Community Foundations
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	55157395.035000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2070755.445
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5396514.1899999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2942582
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Community Foundations
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.