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Bottom Line

EIN 04-3351427Education Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping thousands of low-income students

Bottom Line is dedicated to helping disadvantaged students get in to college, graduate from college, and go far in life. We achieve this mission by providing low-income and first-generation students with one-on-one guidance through the application process and during college. Since 1997, Bottom Line has addressed the low college graduation rates of at-risk urban youth. Our organization was founded on the belief that students need a mentor and a guide during the college application process and throughout college to succeed. By providing consistent one-on-one support, Bottom Line has helped thousands of low-income and first-generation students stay in college and complete their degrees

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.49Overall score
out of 100

87.97Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,970,418

Total expenses · USD$11,646,639

Program expenses

$9,072,731.78 recorded amount

77.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,712,055.93 recorded amount

14.7%

Administrative expenses

$850,204.65 recorded amount

7.3%

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: Gregory Johnson
Recorded compensation: $171,952.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.47%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bottom Line
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Bottom Line is dedicated to helping disadvantaged students get in to college, graduate from college, and go far in life. We achieve this mission by providing low-income and first-generation students with one-on-one guidance through the application process and during college. Since 1997, Bottom Line has addressed the low college graduation rates of at-risk urban youth. Our organization was founded on the belief that students need a mentor and a guide during the college application process and throughout college to succeed. By providing consistent one-on-one support, Bottom Line has helped thousands of low-income and first-generation students stay in college and complete their degrees
`ein` EIN	04-3351427
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11646639.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.073
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.147
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.779
`fscore` Financial score	87.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Gregory Johnson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	171952.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0147
`motto` Tagline	Helping thousands of low-income students
`name` Charity name	Bottom Line
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11970418.0
`score` Overall score	91.49
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9072731.781
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1712055.933
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	850204.647

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3351427
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.