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Alternatives in Action

EIN 94-3210413Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Where Youth Choose to Lead

At Alternatives in Action, we believe young people are powerful. Founded in 1996, Alternatives in Action (AIA) inspires Bay Area youth to express their leadership potential and prepare for college, career and community life through dynamic educational, skill-building and real world experiences. We believe in the power and promise of young people, we inspire them, support them, and create opportunities for young people to make a real difference. As a youth centered organization, Alternatives in Action envisions generations of young adults inspired and prepared to take meaningful action that positively transforms our their lives, neighborhoods, and their communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.25Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,752,987

Total expenses · USD$4,028,999

Program expenses

$3,577,751.11 recorded amount

88.8%

Fundraising expenses

$269,942.93 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$173,246.96 recorded amount

4.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Patricia Murillo
Recorded compensation: $136,421.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.38%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Alternatives in Action
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	At Alternatives in Action, we believe young people are powerful. Founded in 1996, Alternatives in Action (AIA) inspires Bay Area youth to express their leadership potential and prepare for college, career and community life through dynamic educational, skill-building and real world experiences. We believe in the power and promise of young people, we inspire them, support them, and create opportunities for young people to make a real difference. As a youth centered organization, Alternatives in Action envisions generations of young adults inspired and prepared to take meaningful action that positively transforms our their lives, neighborhoods, and their communities.
`ein` EIN	94-3210413
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4028999.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.043
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.888
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Patricia Murillo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	136421.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0338
`motto` Tagline	Where Youth Choose to Lead
`name` Charity name	Alternatives in Action
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5752987.0
`score` Overall score	87.25
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3577751.112
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	269942.933
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	173246.957

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3210413
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.