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AFS-USA

EIN 39-1711417International New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting Lives, Sharing Cultures

AFS-USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership. AFS (formerly American Field Service) is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a professionally staffed office, and headed up by a volunteer board. Every year, close to 13,000 students, young adults and teachers choose to study abroad with AFS.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.12Overall score
out of 100

75.04Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$34,927,663

Total expenses · USD$34,083,573

Program expenses

$30,675,215.70 recorded amount

90.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,363,342.92 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,010,930.81 recorded amount

5.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 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: Jorge Castro
Recorded compensation: $244,312.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.71%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for AFS-USA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	AFS-USA works toward a more just and peaceful world by providing international and intercultural learning experiences to individuals, families, schools, and communities through a global volunteer partnership. AFS (formerly American Field Service) is a leader in intercultural learning and offers international exchange programs in more than 40 countries around the world through independent AFS Organizations, each with a network of volunteers, a professionally staffed office, and headed up by a volunteer board. Every year, close to 13,000 students, young adults and teachers choose to study abroad with AFS.
`ein` EIN	39-1711417
`tot_exp` Total expenses	34083573.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.059000000000000004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9
`fscore` Financial score	75.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Jorge Castro
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	244312.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0070999999999999995
`motto` Tagline	Connecting Lives, Sharing Cultures
`name` Charity name	AFS-USA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	34927663.0
`score` Overall score	82.12
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	International Peace, Security, and Affairs
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	30675215.7
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1363342.92
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2010930.807

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-1711417
Source category: International
Source subcategory: International Peace, Security, and Affairs
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.