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Child Welfare League of America

EIN 13-1641066Human Services District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making children and families a national priority

The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), founded in 1920, is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization. Our mission is to lead the nation in building public will to ensure safety, permanence, and well-being of children, youth, and their families by advancing public policy, defining and promoting practice excellence and delivering superior membership services. Our focus is children and youth who may have experienced abuse, neglect, family disruption, or a range of other factors that jeopardize their safety, permanence, or well-being. CWLA also focuses on the families, caregivers, and the communities that care for and support these children.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

67.38Overall score
out of 100

54.57Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,797,227

Total expenses · USD$1,733,961

Program expenses

$1,144,414.26 recorded amount

66.0%

Fundraising expenses

$10,403.77 recorded amount

0.6%

Administrative expenses

$577,409.01 recorded amount

33.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Christine James-Brown
Recorded compensation: $191,448.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 11.04%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Child Welfare League of America
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), founded in 1920, is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization. Our mission is to lead the nation in building public will to ensure safety, permanence, and well-being of children, youth, and their families by advancing public policy, defining and promoting practice excellence and delivering superior membership services. Our focus is children and youth who may have experienced abuse, neglect, family disruption, or a range of other factors that jeopardize their safety, permanence, or well-being. CWLA also focuses on the families, caregivers, and the communities that care for and support these children.
`ein` EIN	13-1641066
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1733961.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.33299999999999996
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.66
`fscore` Financial score	54.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Christine James-Brown
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	191448.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1104
`motto` Tagline	Making children and families a national priority
`name` Charity name	Child Welfare League of America
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1797227.0
`score` Overall score	67.38
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1144414.26
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	10403.766
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	577409.0129999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1641066
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.