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Bread for the City

EIN 52-1138207Human Services District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Comprehensive support for DC residents living with low income

The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty. We seek justice through community organizing and public advocacy. We work to uproot racism, a major cause of poverty. We are committed to treating our clients with the dignity and respect that all people deserve.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.61Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,042,365

Total expenses · USD$12,783,659

Program expenses

$11,224,052.60 recorded amount

87.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,099,394.67 recorded amount

8.6%

Administrative expenses

$434,644.41 recorded amount

3.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: George Jones
Recorded compensation: $184,389.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Bread for the City
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of Bread for the City is to help Washington, DC residents living with low income to develop their power to determine the future of their own communities. We provide food, clothing, medical care, and legal and social services to reduce the burden of poverty. We seek justice through community organizing and public advocacy. We work to uproot racism, a major cause of poverty. We are committed to treating our clients with the dignity and respect that all people deserve.
`ein` EIN	52-1138207
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12783659.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.034
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.086
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.878
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	George Jones
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	184389.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0144
`motto` Tagline	Comprehensive support for DC residents living with low income
`name` Charity name	Bread for the City
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14042365.0
`score` Overall score	92.61
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	11224052.602
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1099394.6739999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	434644.406

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1138207
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.