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Chicago Scholars Foundation

EIN 36-4117530Education Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Education + Mentorship + Leadership = Transformation

Chicago Scholars is transforming the leadership landscape of our city by resolving the fundamental barriers to success for academically driven, first generation college students from under-resourced communities. Through college counseling, mentoring, and by providing a supportive community to our Scholars through each phase of our program: College Access: Launch, College Persistence: Lift and College to Careers: Lead, we ensure that they realize their full potential as students and leaders.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.73Overall score
out of 100

88.92Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,794,374

Total expenses · USD$4,037,945

Program expenses

$2,927,510.12 recorded amount

72.5%

Fundraising expenses

$585,502.02 recorded amount

14.5%

Administrative expenses

$520,894.91 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Dominique Jordan Turner
Recorded compensation: $213,498.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.28%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chicago Scholars Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Chicago Scholars is transforming the leadership landscape of our city by resolving the fundamental barriers to success for academically driven, first generation college students from under-resourced communities. Through college counseling, mentoring, and by providing a supportive community to our Scholars through each phase of our program: College Access: Launch, College Persistence: Lift and College to Careers: Lead, we ensure that they realize their full potential as students and leaders.
`ein` EIN	36-4117530
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4037945.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.145
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.725
`fscore` Financial score	88.92
`leader` Recorded leader	Dominique Jordan Turner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	213498.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0528
`motto` Tagline	Education + Mentorship + Leadership = Transformation
`name` Charity name	Chicago Scholars Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4794374.0
`score` Overall score	90.73
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2927510.125
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	585502.0249999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	520894.905

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4117530
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.