Charity profile · Historical source record

Boston Latin School Association

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising funds to support Boston Latin School and to sponsor programs that serve its alumni
Founded in 1844, the Boston Latin School Association (BLSA) exists to preserve and support the mission and excellence of the Boston Latin School, to build and maintain relationships among its alumni and friends, to raise funds for both school and Association activities. BLSA grants are designed primarily to supplement the funding of programs in technology, language arts, music, drama, and athletics at the Boston Latin School. BLSA grants are also designed to fund college scholarships for the students at the Boston Latin School.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.24Overall score
out of 100
83.38Financial score
out of 100
93.00Accountability & 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$11,659,828
Total expenses · USD$5,178,794

Program expenses

$3,656,228.56 recorded amount
70.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,046,116.39 recorded amount
20.2%

Administrative expenses

$466,091.46 recorded amount
9.0%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.19 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
Peter Kelly
Recorded compensation
$185,501.00
Recorded compensation percentage
3.58%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boston Latin School Association
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
93.0
category
Category
Education
description
Mission & description
Founded in 1844, the Boston Latin School Association (BLSA) exists to preserve and support the mission and excellence of the Boston Latin School, to build and maintain relationships among its alumni and friends, to raise funds for both school and Association activities. BLSA grants are designed primarily to supplement the funding of programs in technology, language arts, music, drama, and athletics at the Boston Latin School. BLSA grants are also designed to fund college scholarships for the students at the Boston Latin School.
ein
EIN
04-6035973
tot_exp
Total expenses
5178794.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.09
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.19
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.20199999999999999
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.706
fscore
Financial score
83.38
leader
Recorded leader
Peter Kelly
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
185501.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0358
motto
Tagline
Raising funds to support Boston Latin School and to sponsor programs that serve its alumni
name
Charity name
Boston Latin School Association
tot_rev
Total revenue
11659828.0
score
Overall score
87.24
state
State code
MA
subcategory
Subcategory
Scholarship and Financial Support
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
3656228.564
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
1046116.3879999999
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
466091.45999999996

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.