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Christian Record Services

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving the blind since 1899

Founded in 1899, Christian Record Services, Inc. is a ministry of compassion with headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. The vision for mission for the organization is to empower people who are blind to engage with their communities and embrace the Blessed Hope. Each year, Christian Record provides free-of-charge confidence-building services and programs to thousands of people who are blind. All persons who legally blind (20/200 with corrective lenses) or have physical impairments that prevent them from holding reading material are eligible for free services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

73.82Overall score
out of 100

63.20Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,047,051

Total expenses · USD$2,049,553

Program expenses

$1,254,326.44 recorded amount

61.2%

Fundraising expenses

$440,653.90 recorded amount

21.5%

Administrative expenses

$352,523.12 recorded amount

17.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 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: Diane Thurber
Recorded compensation: $67,371.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.28%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Christian Record Services
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Religion
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1899, Christian Record Services, Inc. is a ministry of compassion with headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. The vision for mission for the organization is to empower people who are blind to engage with their communities and embrace the Blessed Hope. Each year, Christian Record provides free-of-charge confidence-building services and programs to thousands of people who are blind. All persons who legally blind (20/200 with corrective lenses) or have physical impairments that prevent them from holding reading material are eligible for free services.
`ein` EIN	47-0405439
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2049553.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.172
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.215
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.612
`fscore` Financial score	63.2
`leader` Recorded leader	Diane Thurber
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	67371.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.032799999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Serving the blind since 1899
`name` Charity name	Christian Record Services
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3047051.0
`score` Overall score	73.82
`state` State code	NE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Religious Activities
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1254326.436
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	440653.895
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	352523.116

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.