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BLESS USA

EIN 13-3602362International New Jersey Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An official charity of the Coptic Orthodox Church

BLESS (the Bishopric of Public Ecumenical and Social Services) USA was established in 1989. They extend monetary aid and support from the United States to disadvantaged Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt. All contributions collected are sent to BLESS Egypt, the overseas office located in Cairo, Egypt. BLESS distributes these funds among ten programs. These programs include: Family Assistance, Medical Assistance, Assistance for People with Disabilities, Education, Housing, Roofing, Outreach, Marriage Expense Assistance, Assistance for the Underdeveloped and Emergency Relief.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

65.86Overall score
out of 100

82.51Financial score
out of 100

55.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,136,740

Total expenses · USD$1,205,470

Program expenses

$1,156,045.73 recorded amount

95.9%

Fundraising expenses

$21,698.46 recorded amount

1.8%

Administrative expenses

$25,314.87 recorded amount

2.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: Pope Tawadros II
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for BLESS USA
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	55.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	BLESS (the Bishopric of Public Ecumenical and Social Services) USA was established in 1989. They extend monetary aid and support from the United States to disadvantaged Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt. All contributions collected are sent to BLESS Egypt, the overseas office located in Cairo, Egypt. BLESS distributes these funds among ten programs. These programs include: Family Assistance, Medical Assistance, Assistance for People with Disabilities, Education, Housing, Roofing, Outreach, Marriage Expense Assistance, Assistance for the Underdeveloped and Emergency Relief.
`ein` EIN	13-3602362
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1205470.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.021
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.018000000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	82.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Pope Tawadros II
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	An official charity of the Coptic Orthodox Church
`name` Charity name	BLESS USA
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1136740.0
`score` Overall score	65.86
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1156045.73
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	21698.460000000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	25314.870000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3602362
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: New Jersey (NJ)
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.