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Crayons to Classrooms

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving Teachers of Students in Need for 10 Years

Established in 2007, Crayons to Classrooms seeks to enhance the readiness to learn of all students in the Greater Dayton, Ohio region by providing them school supplies that are essential to academic success. Dayton Crayons to Classrooms (DC2C) is a free store for teachers from under-funded preK-12 schools that serve students living in poverty. In partnership with local businesses, individual donors, and community volunteers, DC2C lifts at-risk student's level and love of learning by collecting and distributing donated supplies and surplus products for use in the classroom. Crayons to Classrooms' service area encompasses Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren counties.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.17Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,545,943

Total expenses · USD$3,471,859

Program expenses

$3,270,491.18 recorded amount

94.2%

Fundraising expenses

$93,740.19 recorded amount

2.7%

Administrative expenses

$104,155.77 recorded amount

3.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Steve Rubenstein
Recorded compensation: $83,272.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Crayons to Classrooms
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Established in 2007, Crayons to Classrooms seeks to enhance the readiness to learn of all students in the Greater Dayton, Ohio region by providing them school supplies that are essential to academic success. Dayton Crayons to Classrooms (DC2C) is a free store for teachers from under-funded preK-12 schools that serve students living in poverty. In partnership with local businesses, individual donors, and community volunteers, DC2C lifts at-risk student's level and love of learning by collecting and distributing donated supplies and surplus products for use in the classroom. Crayons to Classrooms' service area encompasses Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren counties.
`ein` EIN	26-1594574
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3471859.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.03
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.027000000000000003
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Steve Rubenstein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	83272.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0239
`motto` Tagline	Serving Teachers of Students in Need for 10 Years
`name` Charity name	Crayons to Classrooms
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3545943.0
`score` Overall score	97.17
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Early Childhood Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	3270491.1780000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	93740.19300000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	104155.76999999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 26-1594574
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Early Childhood Programs and Services
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.