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Comic Relief Inc.

EIN 01-0885377Human Services New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Driving positive change through the power of entertainment

In line with its vision, Comic Relief USA makes grants to charity partners that support people living in poverty in America and some of the poorest communities in the world. In addition to running fundraising campaigns such as Red Nose Day, Comic Relief USA is also the charity behind other campaigns such as Idol Gives Back, Hand in Hand: a Benefit for Hurricane Relief, and British Airways' Flying Start in the USA.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.02Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$94,134,974

Total expenses · USD$91,909,090

Program expenses

$84,556,362.80 recorded amount

92.0%

Fundraising expenses

$5,606,454.49 recorded amount

6.1%

Administrative expenses

$1,562,454.53 recorded amount

1.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Janet Scardino
Recorded compensation: $293,268.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Comic Relief Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	In line with its vision, Comic Relief USA makes grants to charity partners that support people living in poverty in America and some of the poorest communities in the world. In addition to running fundraising campaigns such as Red Nose Day, Comic Relief USA is also the charity behind other campaigns such as Idol Gives Back, Hand in Hand: a Benefit for Hurricane Relief, and British Airways' Flying Start in the USA.
`ein` EIN	01-0885377
`tot_exp` Total expenses	91909090.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.061
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.92
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Janet Scardino
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	293268.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0031
`motto` Tagline	Driving positive change through the power of entertainment
`name` Charity name	Comic Relief Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	94134974.0
`score` Overall score	89.02
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	84556362.8
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	5606454.49
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1562454.53

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 01-0885377
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.