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Akilah Institute for Women

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Educating and empowering women

Akilah Institute for Women offers a unique model of market-relevant education that enables young women to achieve economic independence and obtain leadership roles in the workplace and in society. Akilah aims to build future generations of women leaders and professionals in East Africa through the development of a network of campuses. Akilah Institute for Women attracts and welcomes bright, motivated women from diverse countries throughout the East African Region and beyond. Students from Uganda, Burundi, and Kenya have joined our Institute, and the number of international students continues to rise.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.99Overall score
out of 100

74.36Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,176,513

Total expenses · USD$2,396,364

Program expenses

$1,919,487.56 recorded amount

80.1%

Fundraising expenses

$366,643.69 recorded amount

15.3%

Administrative expenses

$107,836.38 recorded amount

4.5%

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: Karen Sherman
Recorded compensation: $130,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.42%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Akilah Institute for Women
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Akilah Institute for Women offers a unique model of market-relevant education that enables young women to achieve economic independence and obtain leadership roles in the workplace and in society. Akilah aims to build future generations of women leaders and professionals in East Africa through the development of a network of campuses. Akilah Institute for Women attracts and welcomes bright, motivated women from diverse countries throughout the East African Region and beyond. Students from Uganda, Burundi, and Kenya have joined our Institute, and the number of international students continues to rise.
`ein` EIN	26-0770655
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2396364.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.045
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.153
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8009999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	74.36
`leader` Recorded leader	Karen Sherman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	130000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0542
`motto` Tagline	Educating and empowering women
`name` Charity name	Akilah Institute for Women
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2176513.0
`score` Overall score	78.99
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1919487.5639999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	366643.692
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	107836.37999999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 26-0770655
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.