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University System of Maryland Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving the University System of Maryland

Founded in 1979, the University System of Maryland Foundation (USM Foundation) supports the mission and ambitions of University System of Maryland (USM) member institutions and several community college clients throughout Maryland. The USM Foundation strengthens the USM's capacity to broaden access to high-quality higher education, meet the workforce needs of the state and the nation, and conduct research that expands the boundaries of knowledge. It does so through advocacy, fundraising, investment management, and stewardship.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.18Overall score
out of 100

75.53Financial score
out of 100

94.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$52,038,642

Total expenses · USD$31,820,688

Program expenses

$23,324,564.30 recorded amount

73.3%

Fundraising expenses

$2,768,399.86 recorded amount

8.7%

Administrative expenses

$5,664,082.46 recorded amount

17.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Leonard R. Raley
Recorded compensation: $379,885.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.19%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for University System of Maryland Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	94.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1979, the University System of Maryland Foundation (USM Foundation) supports the mission and ambitions of University System of Maryland (USM) member institutions and several community college clients throughout Maryland. The USM Foundation strengthens the USM's capacity to broaden access to high-quality higher education, meet the workforce needs of the state and the nation, and conduct research that expands the boundaries of knowledge. It does so through advocacy, fundraising, investment management, and stewardship.
`ein` EIN	52-1125663
`tot_exp` Total expenses	31820688.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17800000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.087
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.733
`fscore` Financial score	75.53
`leader` Recorded leader	Leonard R. Raley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	379885.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011899999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Serving the University System of Maryland
`name` Charity name	University System of Maryland Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	52038642.0
`score` Overall score	82.18
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	23324564.303999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2768399.8559999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5664082.464000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1125663
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.