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Children's Dream Fund

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making dreams come true for seriously ill children

The Children's Dream Fund was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-18 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Dreams vary greatly - from trips to Disney World, meetings with celebrities, computers, play sets, cruises and shopping sprees. Every child deserves hope and a dream, and our continued goal is to provide a dream for every eligible child referred to us from area hospitals. The Children's Dream Fund operates out of an office in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, and serves children living throughout West Central Florida. The Children's Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.58Overall score
out of 100

83.85Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,288,389

Total expenses · USD$1,233,106

Program expenses

$998,815.86 recorded amount

81.0%

Fundraising expenses

$136,874.77 recorded amount

11.1%

Administrative expenses

$96,182.27 recorded amount

7.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 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: Cynthia Lake Farrell
Recorded compensation: $127,276.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Children's Dream Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Children's Dream Fund was founded in 1981 with the single purpose of fulfilling dreams for children ages 3-18 who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Dreams vary greatly - from trips to Disney World, meetings with celebrities, computers, play sets, cruises and shopping sprees. Every child deserves hope and a dream, and our continued goal is to provide a dream for every eligible child referred to us from area hospitals. The Children's Dream Fund operates out of an office in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, and serves children living throughout West Central Florida. The Children's Dream Fund is not affiliated with a national organization.
`ein` EIN	59-2145821
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1233106.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.078
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.111
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.81
`fscore` Financial score	83.85
`leader` Recorded leader	Cynthia Lake Farrell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	127276.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1032
`motto` Tagline	Making dreams come true for seriously ill children
`name` Charity name	Children's Dream Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1288389.0
`score` Overall score	88.58
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	998815.8600000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	136874.766
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	96182.268

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2145821
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.