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Children of the Nations

EIN 91-1702551International Washington Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising children who transform nations

Children of the Nations® (COTN®) is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to raising children out of poverty and hopelessness so they can become leaders who transform their nations. The organization currently provides care to orphaned and destitute children in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. By partnering with local people, they establish Children's Homes (for orphans) and Village Partnership Programs (to benefit orphans and children living with destitute families or caregivers who cannot properly provide for them). COTN believes true, lasting, and meaningful change to a nation begins with children, so they are their mission. For more information, visit www.cotni.org.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.16Overall score
out of 100

87.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,501,321

Total expenses · USD$8,130,373

Program expenses

$6,983,990.41 recorded amount

85.9%

Fundraising expenses

$634,169.09 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$504,083.13 recorded amount

6.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 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: Christopher Clark
Recorded compensation: $57,397.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Children of the Nations
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Children of the Nations® (COTN®) is a Christian nonprofit dedicated to raising children out of poverty and hopelessness so they can become leaders who transform their nations. The organization currently provides care to orphaned and destitute children in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. By partnering with local people, they establish Children's Homes (for orphans) and Village Partnership Programs (to benefit orphans and children living with destitute families or caregivers who cannot properly provide for them). COTN believes true, lasting, and meaningful change to a nation begins with children, so they are their mission. For more information, visit www.cotni.org.
`ein` EIN	91-1702551
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8130373.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.062
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	87.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Christopher Clark
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	57397.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.006999999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Raising children who transform nations
`name` Charity name	Children of the Nations
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8501321.0
`score` Overall score	91.16
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6983990.407000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	634169.094
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	504083.126

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-1702551
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.