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Blind Children's Center

EIN 95-1656369Human Services California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A family-focused school serving children who are blind or visually impaired

The Blind Children's Center's mission is to foster the development and education of children - birth through 2nd grade - who are visually impaired in an inclusive, family-focused setting.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.26Overall score
out of 100

95.91Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,181,640

Total expenses · USD$3,528,570

Program expenses

$2,932,241.67 recorded amount

83.1%

Fundraising expenses

$123,499.95 recorded amount

3.5%

Administrative expenses

$465,771.24 recorded amount

13.2%

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: Lena French
Recorded compensation: $180,151.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.10%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Blind Children's Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Blind Children's Center's mission is to foster the development and education of children - birth through 2nd grade - who are visually impaired in an inclusive, family-focused setting.
`ein` EIN	95-1656369
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3528570.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.132
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.035
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.831
`fscore` Financial score	95.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Lena French
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	180151.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.051
`motto` Tagline	A family-focused school serving children who are blind or visually impaired
`name` Charity name	Blind Children's Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3181640.0
`score` Overall score	94.26
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2932241.67
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	123499.95000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	465771.24000000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-1656369
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.