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Coast Guard Foundation

EIN 04-2899862Human Services Connecticut Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting the men and women of the United States Coast Guard and their families

The Coast Guard Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of the men and women of the Coast Guard and their families. Founded more than 40 years ago, the Coast Guard Foundation provides education, support and relief for the brave men and women, who enforce maritime law, protect our homeland and preserve the environment. The Coast Guard Foundation aims to strengthen their service to our nation by encouraging them to excel on- and off-duty. Program support includes college scholarships for enlisted dependents and spouses, support to families of CG personnel who die or are critically injured in the line of duty, morale funding for CG units, and a robust program of recognizing and publically honoring CG heroes.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.53Overall score
out of 100

76.91Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & 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$8,795,981

Total expenses · USD$6,525,302

Program expenses

$4,339,325.83 recorded amount

66.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,344,212.21 recorded amount

20.6%

Administrative expenses

$835,238.66 recorded amount

12.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 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: Susan Ludwig
Recorded compensation: $193,928.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.97%

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

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All 23 original fields for Coast Guard Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Coast Guard Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of the men and women of the Coast Guard and their families. Founded more than 40 years ago, the Coast Guard Foundation provides education, support and relief for the brave men and women, who enforce maritime law, protect our homeland and preserve the environment. The Coast Guard Foundation aims to strengthen their service to our nation by encouraging them to excel on- and off-duty. Program support includes college scholarships for enlisted dependents and spouses, support to families of CG personnel who die or are critically injured in the line of duty, morale funding for CG units, and a robust program of recognizing and publically honoring CG heroes.
`ein` EIN	04-2899862
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6525302.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.128
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.20600000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.665
`fscore` Financial score	76.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Susan Ludwig
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	193928.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0297
`motto` Tagline	Supporting the men and women of the United States Coast Guard and their families
`name` Charity name	Coast Guard Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8795981.0
`score` Overall score	83.53
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4339325.83
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1344212.212
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	835238.6560000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2899862
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.