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Collision Repair Education Foundation

EIN 36-3768028Education Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fueling the future of the collision industry by enriching opportunities for students in collision education.

Founded in 1990, the Collision Repair Education Foundation secures donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry. The ultimate goal of the Collision Repair Education Foundation is to create a future in which every entry-level technician hired will have graduated with the necessary skills and understanding of new technology to be well-trained, productive, and efficient employees from day one on the job.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.54Overall score
out of 100

90.25Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,693,874

Total expenses · USD$11,564,561

Program expenses

$10,523,750.51 recorded amount

91.0%

Fundraising expenses

$578,228.05 recorded amount

5.0%

Administrative expenses

$451,017.88 recorded amount

3.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Clark Plucinski
Recorded compensation: $234,219.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.02%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Collision Repair Education Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1990, the Collision Repair Education Foundation secures donations that support philanthropic and collision repair education activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry. The ultimate goal of the Collision Repair Education Foundation is to create a future in which every entry-level technician hired will have graduated with the necessary skills and understanding of new technology to be well-trained, productive, and efficient employees from day one on the job.
`ein` EIN	36-3768028
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11564561.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.039
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.05
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.91
`fscore` Financial score	90.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Clark Plucinski
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	234219.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0202
`motto` Tagline	Fueling the future of the collision industry by enriching opportunities for students in collision education.
`name` Charity name	Collision Repair Education Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11693874.0
`score` Overall score	92.54
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10523750.51
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	578228.05
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	451017.879

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3768028
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.