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Book Trust

EIN 20-4124164Education Colorado Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Delivering choice and ownership of books to children from low-income families

At Book Trust, all our work revolves around a single, sad fact: There are thousands of children in America who would like nothing better than to read, but have no books. We empower kids from low-income families to choose and buy their own books, all through the school year. And our focus on book choice and ownership is no accident. Studies show that children are much more likely to read books that they choose, and having books at home brings proven benefits. Best of all, our approach really works. Over a school year, the percentage of Book Trust students reading at grade level jumps from 31 percent to 59 percent.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.78Overall score
out of 100

86.12Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,498,231

Total expenses · USD$4,309,861

Program expenses

$3,456,508.52 recorded amount

80.2%

Fundraising expenses

$659,408.73 recorded amount

15.3%

Administrative expenses

$185,324.02 recorded amount

4.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Amy Friedman
Recorded compensation: $160,078.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.71%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Book Trust
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	At Book Trust, all our work revolves around a single, sad fact: There are thousands of children in America who would like nothing better than to read, but have no books. We empower kids from low-income families to choose and buy their own books, all through the school year. And our focus on book choice and ownership is no accident. Studies show that children are much more likely to read books that they choose, and having books at home brings proven benefits. Best of all, our approach really works. Over a school year, the percentage of Book Trust students reading at grade level jumps from 31 percent to 59 percent.
`ein` EIN	20-4124164
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4309861.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.043
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.153
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.802
`fscore` Financial score	86.12
`leader` Recorded leader	Amy Friedman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	160078.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0371
`motto` Tagline	Delivering choice and ownership of books to children from low-income families
`name` Charity name	Book Trust
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4498231.0
`score` Overall score	89.78
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3456508.5220000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	659408.733
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	185324.023

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-4124164
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.