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Camp Smile-A-Mile

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Alabama's program for children with cancer

Camp Smile-A-Mile (Camp SAM) was founded in 1985. Our mission today is to provide year round challenging, unforgettable recreational and educational experiences for young cancer patients, their families as well as young adult survivors from Alabama at no cost. Our purpose is to provide these patients, families and survivors with avenues for fellowship, to help them cope with their disease, and to prepare them for life after cancer. Camp SAM serves more than 400 children and young adults each year. Our programs include the following activities: family camp weekends, week-long camp sessions, sibling camp weekend, off therapy family camp weekend, young adult retreat, monthly activities, and teen trips.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.86Overall score
out of 100

91.07Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,823,822

Total expenses · USD$1,548,325

Program expenses

$1,238,660.00 recorded amount

80.0%

Fundraising expenses

$18,579.90 recorded amount

1.2%

Administrative expenses

$287,988.45 recorded amount

18.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Bruce Hooper
Recorded compensation: $127,200.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Camp Smile-A-Mile
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Camp Smile-A-Mile (Camp SAM) was founded in 1985. Our mission today is to provide year round challenging, unforgettable recreational and educational experiences for young cancer patients, their families as well as young adult survivors from Alabama at no cost. Our purpose is to provide these patients, families and survivors with avenues for fellowship, to help them cope with their disease, and to prepare them for life after cancer. Camp SAM serves more than 400 children and young adults each year. Our programs include the following activities: family camp weekends, week-long camp sessions, sibling camp weekend, off therapy family camp weekend, young adult retreat, monthly activities, and teen trips.
`ein` EIN	63-0907544
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1548325.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.18600000000000003
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.012
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8
`fscore` Financial score	91.07
`leader` Recorded leader	Bruce Hooper
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	127200.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0821
`motto` Tagline	Alabama's program for children with cancer
`name` Charity name	Camp Smile-A-Mile
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1823822.0
`score` Overall score	77.86
`state` State code	AL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1238660.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	18579.9
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	287988.45000000007

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 63-0907544
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Alabama (AL)
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.