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A Better Chance

EIN 23-7173492Education New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Opening the door to greater educational opportunities since 1963

A Better Chance is the oldest and only national organization of its kind changing the life trajectory for academically talented youth of color via access to rigorous and prestigious educational opportunities for students in grades 6-12. Founded in 1963, our mission is to increase substantially the number of well-educated young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society. We carry out our mission through our signature College Preparatory Schools Program, which annually recruits, refers and supports about 500 scholars at more than 300 member schools in 29 states. More than 13,000 alumni have now gone on to distinguished careers as physicians, artists, educators, lawyers, politicians and corporate executives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.46Overall score
out of 100

66.17Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,416,142

Total expenses · USD$4,663,910

Program expenses

$3,129,483.61 recorded amount

67.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,049,379.75 recorded amount

22.5%

Administrative expenses

$480,382.73 recorded amount

10.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.33 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sandra E. Timmons
Recorded compensation: $230,669.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.94%

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All 23 original fields for A Better Chance
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	A Better Chance is the oldest and only national organization of its kind changing the life trajectory for academically talented youth of color via access to rigorous and prestigious educational opportunities for students in grades 6-12. Founded in 1963, our mission is to increase substantially the number of well-educated young people of color who are capable of assuming positions of responsibility and leadership in American society. We carry out our mission through our signature College Preparatory Schools Program, which annually recruits, refers and supports about 500 scholars at more than 300 member schools in 29 states. More than 13,000 alumni have now gone on to distinguished careers as physicians, artists, educators, lawyers, politicians and corporate executives.
`ein` EIN	23-7173492
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4663910.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.33
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.225
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6709999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	66.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Sandra E. Timmons
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	230669.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.049400000000000006
`motto` Tagline	Opening the door to greater educational opportunities since 1963
`name` Charity name	A Better Chance
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3416142.0
`score` Overall score	71.46
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3129483.61
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1049379.75
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	480382.73000000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7173492
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.