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ACE Scholarships

EIN 84-1531066Education Colorado Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Every child deserves a great education

ACE Scholarships was founded in 2000 to provide scholarships to children from low-income families in grades K-12, and to advocate for more choice for parents. With support from private individuals, corporations and foundations, ACE levels the playing field for children from low-income families by providing 50% of private school tuition, with a maximum of $2,000 per year for grades K-8 and $3,000 for high school. ACE provides scholarships to children in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana,Texas and Wyoming.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.35Overall score
out of 100

94.85Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,046,226

Total expenses · USD$12,502,582

Program expenses

$10,564,681.79 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,325,273.69 recorded amount

10.6%

Administrative expenses

$600,123.94 recorded amount

4.8%

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: Norton Rainey
Recorded compensation: $289,169.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for ACE Scholarships
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	ACE Scholarships was founded in 2000 to provide scholarships to children from low-income families in grades K-12, and to advocate for more choice for parents. With support from private individuals, corporations and foundations, ACE levels the playing field for children from low-income families by providing 50% of private school tuition, with a maximum of $2,000 per year for grades K-8 and $3,000 for high school. ACE provides scholarships to children in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana,Texas and Wyoming.
`ein` EIN	84-1531066
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12502582.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.048
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.106
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	94.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Norton Rainey
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	289169.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0231
`motto` Tagline	Every child deserves a great education
`name` Charity name	ACE Scholarships
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14046226.0
`score` Overall score	96.35
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10564681.79
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1325273.692
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	600123.936

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 84-1531066
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.