Charity profile · Historical source record

CommonBond Communities

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Building stable homes, strong futures and vibrant communities since 1971
CommonBond Communities' mission is to build stable homes, strong futures, and vibrant communities with the vision that every person has a dignified, affordable home that supports independence and advancement within a flourishing community. Since 1971, CommonBond has been providing homes and hope for those most in need in our community. Today, CommonBond is the largest nonprofit provider of affordable rental homes in the Upper Midwest. Our nationally recognized integrated housing approach that includes high quality development, long term management and resident services has proven to make a difference in the lives of residents and the community. CommonBond is committed to providing safe, affordable housing with services for people with low incomes. More than 9,000 people live in CommonBond housing.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.27Overall score
out of 100
89.08Financial score
out of 100
100.00Accountability & 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$19,690,003
Total expenses · USD$13,518,416

Program expenses

$11,058,064.29 recorded amount
81.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,581,654.67 recorded amount
11.7%

Administrative expenses

$865,178.62 recorded amount
6.4%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.17 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
Deidre Schmidt
Recorded compensation
$248,608.00
Recorded compensation percentage
1.83%

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 CommonBond Communities
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
100.0
category
Category
Community Development
description
Mission & description
CommonBond Communities' mission is to build stable homes, strong futures, and vibrant communities with the vision that every person has a dignified, affordable home that supports independence and advancement within a flourishing community. Since 1971, CommonBond has been providing homes and hope for those most in need in our community. Today, CommonBond is the largest nonprofit provider of affordable rental homes in the Upper Midwest. Our nationally recognized integrated housing approach that includes high quality development, long term management and resident services has proven to make a difference in the lives of residents and the community. CommonBond is committed to providing safe, affordable housing with services for people with low incomes. More than 9,000 people live in CommonBond housing.
ein
EIN
41-1260469
tot_exp
Total expenses
13518416.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.064
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.17
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.11699999999999999
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.818
fscore
Financial score
89.08
leader
Recorded leader
Deidre Schmidt
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
248608.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0183
motto
Tagline
Building stable homes, strong futures and vibrant communities since 1971
name
Charity name
CommonBond Communities
tot_rev
Total revenue
19690003.0
score
Overall score
92.27
state
State code
MN
subcategory
Subcategory
Housing and Neighborhood Development
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
11058064.287999999
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
1581654.6719999998
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
865178.6240000001

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.