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Better Basics

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Empowering Children - Reducing Illiteracy - Improving the Community

Better Basics' mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of children and their families by advancing literacy through enrichment and intervention programs. Incorporated in 1994, we currently provide our services to 52 schools in Birmingham and surrounding school systems. During the 2013-2014 school year, Better Basics reached roughly 24,000 children and parents, gave away over 41,000 books to at-risk children, and provided enrichment programs to 14,000 students.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.36Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,411,301

Total expenses · USD$1,385,218

Program expenses

$1,191,287.48 recorded amount

86.0%

Fundraising expenses

$102,506.13 recorded amount

7.4%

Administrative expenses

$90,039.17 recorded amount

6.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Kristi Bradford
Recorded compensation: $45,891.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Better Basics
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Better Basics' mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of children and their families by advancing literacy through enrichment and intervention programs. Incorporated in 1994, we currently provide our services to 52 schools in Birmingham and surrounding school systems. During the 2013-2014 school year, Better Basics reached roughly 24,000 children and parents, gave away over 41,000 books to at-risk children, and provided enrichment programs to 14,000 students.
`ein` EIN	63-1106040
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1385218.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.065
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.86
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Kristi Bradford
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	45891.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0331
`motto` Tagline	Empowering Children - Reducing Illiteracy - Improving the Community
`name` Charity name	Better Basics
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1411301.0
`score` Overall score	91.36
`state` State code	AL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1191287.48
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	102506.13200000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	90039.17

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 63-1106040
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Alabama (AL)
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.