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Black Student Fund

EIN 52-6053597Education District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We build strong futures

The Black Student Fund (BSF) is dedicated to bringing people together by maintaining access to independent schools for black children from low to modest income households. The BSF was established in 1964 and provides scholarships as well as essential support services to black students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The Black Student Fund prepares children for life and helps to create a rich, equitable educational environment in which students and adults from different racial and economic backgrounds benefit from regular interaction. Since its inception, over 2,500 scholars have matriculated through the BSF. Since 1984, every BSF senior high school scholar has successfully graduated and been accepted to prestigious universities and colleges across the country.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

64.72Overall score
out of 100

63.50Financial score
out of 100

66.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$379,312

Total expenses · USD$407,911

Program expenses

$289,616.81 recorded amount

71.0%

Fundraising expenses

$60,370.83 recorded amount

14.8%

Administrative expenses

$57,515.45 recorded amount

14.1%

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: Leroy Nesbitt Jr.
Recorded compensation: $60,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 14.70%

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All 23 original fields for Black Student Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	66.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Black Student Fund (BSF) is dedicated to bringing people together by maintaining access to independent schools for black children from low to modest income households. The BSF was established in 1964 and provides scholarships as well as essential support services to black students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The Black Student Fund prepares children for life and helps to create a rich, equitable educational environment in which students and adults from different racial and economic backgrounds benefit from regular interaction. Since its inception, over 2,500 scholars have matriculated through the BSF. Since 1984, every BSF senior high school scholar has successfully graduated and been accepted to prestigious universities and colleges across the country.
`ein` EIN	52-6053597
`tot_exp` Total expenses	407911.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.141
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14800000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.71
`fscore` Financial score	63.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Leroy Nesbitt Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	60000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.147
`motto` Tagline	We build strong futures
`name` Charity name	Black Student Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	379312.0
`score` Overall score	64.72
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	289616.81
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	60370.82800000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	57515.450999999994

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-6053597
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.