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Achievement First

EIN 65-1203744Education Connecticut Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Public Charter Schools

Achievement First is a growing network of non-profit, high-performing, college-preparatory, K to 12 public charter schools. Originally established in 2003, Achievement First has grown into a network that includes 22 public charter schools in four cities. The mission of Achievement First is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all of America's children. We believe that all children, regardless of race or economic status, can succeed if they have access to a great education. Achievement First schools provide all of our students with the academic and character skills they need to graduate from top colleges, to succeed in a competitive world and to serve as the next generation of leaders in our communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.01Overall score
out of 100

83.09Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$45,632,684

Total expenses · USD$44,360,810

Program expenses

$40,501,419.53 recorded amount

91.3%

Fundraising expenses

$887,216.20 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,927,813.46 recorded amount

6.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dacia Toll
Recorded compensation: $286,638.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.64%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Achievement First
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Achievement First is a growing network of non-profit, high-performing, college-preparatory, K to 12 public charter schools. Originally established in 2003, Achievement First has grown into a network that includes 22 public charter schools in four cities. The mission of Achievement First is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all of America's children. We believe that all children, regardless of race or economic status, can succeed if they have access to a great education. Achievement First schools provide all of our students with the academic and character skills they need to graduate from top colleges, to succeed in a competitive world and to serve as the next generation of leaders in our communities.
`ein` EIN	65-1203744
`tot_exp` Total expenses	44360810.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.066
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9129999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.09
`leader` Recorded leader	Dacia Toll
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	286638.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0064
`motto` Tagline	Public Charter Schools
`name` Charity name	Achievement First
`tot_rev` Total revenue	45632684.0
`score` Overall score	84.01
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	40501419.529999994
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	887216.2000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2927813.46

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 65-1203744
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.