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Achievement Centers for Children

EIN 34-0714766Human Services Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving children with disabilities and their families for over 75 years

Founded in 1940 as a Rotary Club service project known as Society for Crippled Children, the Achievement Centers for Children is one of Greater Cleveland's most effective agencies providing varied and high-quality services and programs for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Our mission is to enable and empower children and adults with disabilities and their families to achieve their greatest potential. Individuals served at the Achievement Centers have a wide range of disabilities including physical, neurological, sensory, cognitive, emotional or a combination of these. We focus on the key program areas of family support, education, therapy & recreation/adapted sports. In fiscal year 2016-2017, the Achievement Centers served over 2,500 individuals and their families at our 3 locations and in community and home settings. Our dedicated staff are partners in a family's challenging journey and help clients and their families find hope and get outstanding results.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.21Overall score
out of 100

86.16Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,089,706

Total expenses · USD$9,782,498

Program expenses

$7,992,300.87 recorded amount

81.7%

Fundraising expenses

$518,472.39 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,252,159.74 recorded amount

12.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sally Farwell
Recorded compensation: $174,019.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Achievement Centers for Children
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1940 as a Rotary Club service project known as Society for Crippled Children, the Achievement Centers for Children is one of Greater Cleveland's most effective agencies providing varied and high-quality services and programs for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Our mission is to enable and empower children and adults with disabilities and their families to achieve their greatest potential. Individuals served at the Achievement Centers have a wide range of disabilities including physical, neurological, sensory, cognitive, emotional or a combination of these. We focus on the key program areas of family support, education, therapy & recreation/adapted sports. In fiscal year 2016-2017, the Achievement Centers served over 2,500 individuals and their families at our 3 locations and in community and home settings. Our dedicated staff are partners in a family's challenging journey and help clients and their families find hope and get outstanding results.
`ein` EIN	34-0714766
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9782498.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.128
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.16
`leader` Recorded leader	Sally Farwell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	174019.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0177
`motto` Tagline	Serving children with disabilities and their families for over 75 years
`name` Charity name	Achievement Centers for Children
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10089706.0
`score` Overall score	90.21
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7992300.866
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	518472.394
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1252159.744

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-0714766
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.