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Big Shoulders Fund

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

The mission

What this organization describes

It takes Big Shoulders to carry a child's dreams

The mission of the Big Shoulders Fund is to provide support to the Catholic schools in the neediest areas of inner-city Chicago. The funds raised by Big Shoulders are used for scholarships, special education programs, instructional equipment, much needed facility improvements, faculty support, and operating grants. Serving both Catholics and non-Catholics, Big Shoulders Fund supported schools are seen as anchors in their communities and in the lives of the families they serve. It is our hope to provide the inner-city Catholic schools with the resources to prepare Chicago's young people for a productive future. The Big Shoulders Fund seeks to offer inner-city children and their parents the choice of a faith-based, value-centered education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

98.64Overall score
out of 100

98.09Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,969,728

Total expenses · USD$18,807,655

Program expenses

$16,588,351.71 recorded amount

88.2%

Fundraising expenses

$827,536.82 recorded amount

4.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,354,151.16 recorded amount

7.2%

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: Joshua Hale
Recorded compensation: $438,259.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Big Shoulders Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Big Shoulders Fund is to provide support to the Catholic schools in the neediest areas of inner-city Chicago. The funds raised by Big Shoulders are used for scholarships, special education programs, instructional equipment, much needed facility improvements, faculty support, and operating grants. Serving both Catholics and non-Catholics, Big Shoulders Fund supported schools are seen as anchors in their communities and in the lives of the families they serve. It is our hope to provide the inner-city Catholic schools with the resources to prepare Chicago's young people for a productive future. The Big Shoulders Fund seeks to offer inner-city children and their parents the choice of a faith-based, value-centered education.
`ein` EIN	36-3490557
`tot_exp` Total expenses	18807655.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.882
`fscore` Financial score	98.09
`leader` Recorded leader	Joshua Hale
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	438259.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0233
`motto` Tagline	It takes Big Shoulders to carry a child's dreams
`name` Charity name	Big Shoulders Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11969728.0
`score` Overall score	98.64
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	16588351.71
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	827536.8200000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1354151.1600000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3490557
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.