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Blind Children's Learning Center

EIN 95-6097023Education California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Destination Independence

The mission of the Blind Children's Learning Center is to prepare children with visual impairments for a life of independence through early intervention, education and family support. Core programs include:

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.51Overall score
out of 100

92.24Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,889,952

Total expenses · USD$2,816,982

Program expenses

$2,425,421.50 recorded amount

86.1%

Fundraising expenses

$225,358.56 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$160,567.97 recorded amount

5.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Kathleen Buehler
Recorded compensation: $89,433.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Blind Children's Learning Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Blind Children's Learning Center is to prepare children with visual impairments for a life of independence through early intervention, education and family support. Core programs include:
`ein` EIN	95-6097023
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2816982.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.861
`fscore` Financial score	92.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Kathleen Buehler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	89433.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0317
`motto` Tagline	Destination Independence
`name` Charity name	Blind Children's Learning Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2889952.0
`score` Overall score	94.51
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Special Education
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2425421.502
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	225358.56
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	160567.97400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-6097023
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Special Education
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.