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Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind

EIN 53-0196609Human Services District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Independence is our vision

Since 1900, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) has been dedicated to helping the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington region overcome the challenges of vision loss. Our work enables people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired to remain independent, active and productive in society. CLB provides programs and services to people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, regardless of their ability to pay. Programs and services include adaptive technology, professional and career services training, low vision services, rehabilitation, counseling, children's services, independent living and older adult programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.66Overall score
out of 100

75.40Financial score
out of 100

78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,723,472

Total expenses · USD$6,245,235

Program expenses

$5,008,678.47 recorded amount

80.2%

Fundraising expenses

$337,242.69 recorded amount

5.4%

Administrative expenses

$886,823.37 recorded amount

14.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.43 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Anthony J. Cancelosi
Recorded compensation: $193,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	78.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since 1900, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) has been dedicated to helping the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington region overcome the challenges of vision loss. Our work enables people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired to remain independent, active and productive in society. CLB provides programs and services to people of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, regardless of their ability to pay. Programs and services include adaptive technology, professional and career services training, low vision services, rehabilitation, counseling, children's services, independent living and older adult programs.
`ein` EIN	53-0196609
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6245235.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.142
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.43
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.802
`fscore` Financial score	75.4
`leader` Recorded leader	Anthony J. Cancelosi
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	193000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.030899999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Independence is our vision
`name` Charity name	Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5723472.0
`score` Overall score	76.66
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5008678.470000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	337242.69000000006
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	886823.3699999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196609
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.