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Urban Libraries Council

EIN 36-3071241Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring libraries transforming communities

As a membership organization of North America's premier public library systems and the organizations that serve them, the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has spent more than 40 years enriching communities by strengthening and promoting the value of libraries as essential public assets. ULC serves as a forum for thought leaders by sharing best and next practices that result from library-based innovations, targeted research and initiatives, publications, convenings and discussion groups. ULC programs are recognized for creating new frameworks that invigorate public libraries and their communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.49Overall score
out of 100

77.83Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,971,176

Total expenses · USD$3,295,342

Program expenses

$2,718,657.15 recorded amount

82.5%

Fundraising expenses

$164,767.10 recorded amount

5.0%

Administrative expenses

$408,622.41 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susan Benton
Recorded compensation: $297,217.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.01%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Urban Libraries Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	As a membership organization of North America's premier public library systems and the organizations that serve them, the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) has spent more than 40 years enriching communities by strengthening and promoting the value of libraries as essential public assets. ULC serves as a forum for thought leaders by sharing best and next practices that result from library-based innovations, targeted research and initiatives, publications, convenings and discussion groups. ULC programs are recognized for creating new frameworks that invigorate public libraries and their communities.
`ein` EIN	36-3071241
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3295342.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.05
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.825
`fscore` Financial score	77.83
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Benton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	297217.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0901
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring libraries transforming communities
`name` Charity name	Urban Libraries Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2971176.0
`score` Overall score	82.49
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2718657.15
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	164767.1
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	408622.408

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3071241
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Libraries, Historical Societies and Landmark Preservation
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.