Charity profile · Historical source record

BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)

EIN 04-3182053Education Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Our vision is for all children to excel.

Founded in 1992, BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) exists to transform the academic achievements, self-confidence, and life trajectories of children living in low-income, urban communities. Because we believe in the tremendous potential of all children to excel, we recognize them as scholars.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.19Overall score
out of 100

84.85Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,571,479

Total expenses · USD$16,560,910

Program expenses

$13,993,968.95 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$712,119.13 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,838,261.01 recorded amount

11.1%

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: Tiffany C. Gueye
Recorded compensation: $316,280.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.90%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1992, BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) exists to transform the academic achievements, self-confidence, and life trajectories of children living in low-income, urban communities. Because we believe in the tremendous potential of all children to excel, we recognize them as scholars.
`ein` EIN	04-3182053
`tot_exp` Total expenses	16560910.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.111
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	84.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Tiffany C. Gueye
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	316280.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.019
`motto` Tagline	Our vision is for all children to excel.
`name` Charity name	BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life)
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19571479.0
`score` Overall score	88.19
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	13993968.95
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	712119.1299999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1838261.01

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3182053
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.