Charity profile · Historical source record

College Now Greater Cleveland

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Guiding You to Higher Education and Career Success

Founded in 1966, College Now Greater Cleveland is Northeast Ohio's only regional resource promoting educational awareness and opportunity to enrich our community and prepare the workforce of tomorrow. College Now works to increase college enrollment and success, primarily for students from Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina and Summit Counties, through leadership, collaboration and the provision of advisory services and need-based financial assistance. College Now helps families, children and adults returning to college by providing access to postsecondary education. We provide college access services to Cuyahoga County residents interested in enrolling in four-year universities, community colleges and vocational and technical programs. Our programs offer: academic planning for higher education, financial aid advising, scholarships, college advising, career advising and retention services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.47Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,291,852

Total expenses · USD$12,466,427

Program expenses

$11,406,780.71 recorded amount

91.5%

Fundraising expenses

$523,589.93 recorded amount

4.2%

Administrative expenses

$523,589.93 recorded amount

4.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Lee Friedman
Recorded compensation: $342,204.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.74%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for College Now Greater Cleveland
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1966, College Now Greater Cleveland is Northeast Ohio's only regional resource promoting educational awareness and opportunity to enrich our community and prepare the workforce of tomorrow. College Now works to increase college enrollment and success, primarily for students from Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina and Summit Counties, through leadership, collaboration and the provision of advisory services and need-based financial assistance. College Now helps families, children and adults returning to college by providing access to postsecondary education. We provide college access services to Cuyahoga County residents interested in enrolling in four-year universities, community colleges and vocational and technical programs. Our programs offer: academic planning for higher education, financial aid advising, scholarships, college advising, career advising and retention services.
`ein` EIN	34-6580096
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12466427.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.042
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.042
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.915
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Lee Friedman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	342204.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0274
`motto` Tagline	Guiding You to Higher Education and Career Success
`name` Charity name	College Now Greater Cleveland
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12291852.0
`score` Overall score	95.47
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	11406780.705
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	523589.934
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	523589.934

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 34-6580096
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
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.