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Cornerstone Schools Association

EIN 38-2995984Education Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Changing Detroit one child at a time

Mission-Our broad and beloved community of friends will make possible an excellent education for children so as to prepare them for life and leadership. On this journey we will seek to follow Jesus as a sure path to a fulfilling life and servant leadership. Website - www.CornerstoneSchools.org -In its 20th year, Cornerstone is renowned in Metro Detroit for its success in graduating well-prepared, high achieving youth. 95% of its students graduate from high school in a city with the lowest rates in the country, and 91% of its high school graduates will pursue higher learning opportunities. Cornerstone's school-wide average performance rate is 20% above the national average. July 2009, Cornerstone expanded its educational model to the public school sector with the acquisition of two public school charters, Washington-Parks Academy and Lincoln-King Academy. August 2010, they will open the Leadership and Business High School. Over 1400 children are currently enrolled at our schools.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.97Overall score
out of 100

84.01Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,935,705

Total expenses · USD$7,238,576

Program expenses

$6,225,175.36 recorded amount

86.0%

Fundraising expenses

$752,811.90 recorded amount

10.4%

Administrative expenses

$253,350.16 recorded amount

3.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ernestine Lsanders
Recorded compensation: $159,110.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.19%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Cornerstone Schools Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Mission-Our broad and beloved community of friends will make possible an excellent education for children so as to prepare them for life and leadership. On this journey we will seek to follow Jesus as a sure path to a fulfilling life and servant leadership. Website - www.CornerstoneSchools.org -In its 20th year, Cornerstone is renowned in Metro Detroit for its success in graduating well-prepared, high achieving youth. 95% of its students graduate from high school in a city with the lowest rates in the country, and 91% of its high school graduates will pursue higher learning opportunities. Cornerstone's school-wide average performance rate is 20% above the national average. July 2009, Cornerstone expanded its educational model to the public school sector with the acquisition of two public school charters, Washington-Parks Academy and Lincoln-King Academy. August 2010, they will open the Leadership and Business High School. Over 1400 children are currently enrolled at our schools.
`ein` EIN	38-2995984
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7238576.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.035
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.86
`fscore` Financial score	84.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Ernestine Lsanders
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	159110.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0219
`motto` Tagline	Changing Detroit one child at a time
`name` Charity name	Cornerstone Schools Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5935705.0
`score` Overall score	82.97
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6225175.36
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	752811.9040000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	253350.16000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2995984
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.