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Children's Defense Fund

EIN 52-0895622Human Services District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Leading our nation since 1973 to ensure a level playing field for all children

The Children's Defense Fund's (CDF) is a child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly since 1973 to ensure a level playing field for all children. We champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide to ensure children are always a priority. The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.09Overall score
out of 100

77.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,095,858

Total expenses · USD$19,117,496

Program expenses

$16,460,164.06 recorded amount

86.1%

Fundraising expenses

$898,522.31 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,739,692.14 recorded amount

9.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Marian Wright Edelman
Recorded compensation: $114,371.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Children's Defense Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Children's Defense Fund's (CDF) is a child advocacy organization that has worked relentlessly since 1973 to ensure a level playing field for all children. We champion policies and programs that lift children out of poverty; protect them from abuse and neglect; and ensure their access to health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide to ensure children are always a priority. The Children's Defense Fund Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
`ein` EIN	52-0895622
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19117496.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.861
`fscore` Financial score	77.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Marian Wright Edelman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	114371.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0059
`motto` Tagline	Leading our nation since 1973 to ensure a level playing field for all children
`name` Charity name	Children's Defense Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19095858.0
`score` Overall score	84.09
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	16460164.056
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	898522.312
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1739692.136

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-0895622
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.