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Classroom Central

EIN 03-0455618Education North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Helping create a world of endless possibilities for our students.

Classroom Central equips students living in poverty to effectively learn by collecting and distributing free school supplies. Classroom Central ensures that all children living in poverty have all the tools they need to not only learn but to succeed. When equipped with the proper supplies, we believe there's no limit to what children can achieve. Classroom Central serves high-poverty schools in six school districts: Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Gaston, Iredell-Statesville, Union, Kannapolis & Lancaster.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.74Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,329,348

Total expenses · USD$5,729,370

Program expenses

$5,414,254.65 recorded amount

94.5%

Fundraising expenses

$206,257.32 recorded amount

3.6%

Administrative expenses

$97,399.29 recorded amount

1.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Karen Calder
Recorded compensation: $121,127.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.11%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Classroom Central
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Classroom Central equips students living in poverty to effectively learn by collecting and distributing free school supplies. Classroom Central ensures that all children living in poverty have all the tools they need to not only learn but to succeed. When equipped with the proper supplies, we believe there's no limit to what children can achieve. Classroom Central serves high-poverty schools in six school districts: Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Gaston, Iredell-Statesville, Union, Kannapolis & Lancaster.
`ein` EIN	03-0455618
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5729370.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.036000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.945
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Karen Calder
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121127.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Helping create a world of endless possibilities for our students.
`name` Charity name	Classroom Central
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6329348.0
`score` Overall score	94.74
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5414254.649999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	206257.32000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	97399.29000000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 03-0455618
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.