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Children's Scholarship Fund

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Giving parents a choice - giving children a chance

At the Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF), we believe a quality elementary school education puts children on the path to success in life. We expand educational opportunity by providing scholarships to families in need so children can attend the K-8 schools that best meet their needs and help them reach their full potential, regardless of their ability to pay or where they live.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.39Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$23,929,747

Total expenses · USD$22,111,290

Program expenses

$20,961,502.92 recorded amount

94.8%

Fundraising expenses

$751,783.86 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$353,780.64 recorded amount

1.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Darla M. Romfo
Recorded compensation: $273,455.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.23%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Children's Scholarship Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	At the Children's Scholarship Fund (CSF), we believe a quality elementary school education puts children on the path to success in life. We expand educational opportunity by providing scholarships to families in need so children can attend the K-8 schools that best meet their needs and help them reach their full potential, regardless of their ability to pay or where they live.
`ein` EIN	13-4002189
`tot_exp` Total expenses	22111290.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.016
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.948
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Darla M. Romfo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	273455.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0123
`motto` Tagline	Giving parents a choice - giving children a chance
`name` Charity name	Children's Scholarship Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	23929747.0
`score` Overall score	89.39
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20961502.919999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	751783.8600000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	353780.64

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-4002189
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.