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Challenged Athletes Foundation

EIN 33-0739596Human Services California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising money to help people with physical disabilities pursue an active lifestyle

Established in 1997, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is a unique organization that recognizes the athletic greatness inherent in all people with physical challenges and supports their athletic endeavors by providing grants for training, competition and equipment needs. CAF programs include Access for Athletes, providing funding and support for physically challenged athletes; Catch a Rising Star, a fitness and mentoring program; Operation Rebound, providing post-rehabilitation support and mentorship to American soldiers and veterans; Emmanuel Fund, supporting Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's efforts to change conditions for the physically challenged in Ghana; and Reach High, conducting outreach to inspire and educate people with physical challenges and our communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.16Overall score
out of 100

77.61Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,492,287

Total expenses · USD$8,869,120

Program expenses

$6,926,782.72 recorded amount

78.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,702,871.04 recorded amount

19.2%

Administrative expenses

$230,597.12 recorded amount

2.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Virginia Tinley
Recorded compensation: $137,892.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.55%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Challenged Athletes Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1997, the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is a unique organization that recognizes the athletic greatness inherent in all people with physical challenges and supports their athletic endeavors by providing grants for training, competition and equipment needs. CAF programs include Access for Athletes, providing funding and support for physically challenged athletes; Catch a Rising Star, a fitness and mentoring program; Operation Rebound, providing post-rehabilitation support and mentorship to American soldiers and veterans; Emmanuel Fund, supporting Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah's efforts to change conditions for the physically challenged in Ghana; and Reach High, conducting outreach to inspire and educate people with physical challenges and our communities.
`ein` EIN	33-0739596
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8869120.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.026000000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.192
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7809999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	77.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Virginia Tinley
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137892.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0155
`motto` Tagline	Raising money to help people with physical disabilities pursue an active lifestyle
`name` Charity name	Challenged Athletes Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9492287.0
`score` Overall score	84.16
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6926782.719999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1702871.04
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	230597.12000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0739596
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.