Charity profile · Historical source record

CARE

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Defending dignity, fighting poverty
Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by: strengthening capacity for self-help; providing economic opportunity; delivering relief in emergencies; influencing policy decisions at all levels; and addressing discrimination in all its forms. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.02Overall score
out of 100
84.62Financial score
out of 100
90.00Accountability & 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$614,392,228
Total expenses · USD$581,648,006

Program expenses

$527,554,741.44 recorded amount
90.7%

Fundraising expenses

$26,174,160.27 recorded amount
4.5%

Administrative expenses

$27,337,456.28 recorded amount
4.7%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.04 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
Michelle Nunn
Recorded compensation
$395,466.00
Recorded compensation percentage
0.06%

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 CARE
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
90.0
category
Category
International
description
Mission & description
Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Our mission is to serve individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing strength from our global diversity, resources and experience, we promote innovative solutions and are advocates for global responsibility. We facilitate lasting change by: strengthening capacity for self-help; providing economic opportunity; delivering relief in emergencies; influencing policy decisions at all levels; and addressing discrimination in all its forms. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.
ein
EIN
13-1685039
tot_exp
Total expenses
581648006.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.047
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.04
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.045
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.907
fscore
Financial score
84.62
leader
Recorded leader
Michelle Nunn
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
395466.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0006
motto
Tagline
Defending dignity, fighting poverty
name
Charity name
CARE
tot_rev
Total revenue
614392228.0
score
Overall score
87.02
state
State code
GA
subcategory
Subcategory
Development and Relief Services
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
527554741.44200003
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
26174160.27
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
27337456.282

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.