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Dare to Care Food Bank

EIN 23-7345952Human Services Kentucky Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Leading our community to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need

Founded in 1971, Dare to Care Food Bank leads our community to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need. We fulfill this mission through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and community engagement. We serve 13 counties in Kentuckiana, including Jefferson, Shelby, Bullitt, Oldham, Spencer, Carroll, Trimble, and Henry in Kentucky, and Floyd, Clark, Harrison, Washington, and Crawford in Indiana. Our 55,000 square foot warehouse is equipped to store and inventory food at the highest commercial food safety standards. In the past year, Dare to Care distributed food for more than 19 million meals to local families struggling with hunger.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.26Overall score
out of 100

96.13Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$42,881,848

Total expenses · USD$43,226,997

Program expenses

$41,022,420.15 recorded amount

94.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,383,263.90 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$734,858.95 recorded amount

1.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brian Riendeau
Recorded compensation: $140,252.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Dare to Care Food Bank
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1971, Dare to Care Food Bank leads our community to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need. We fulfill this mission through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and community engagement. We serve 13 counties in Kentuckiana, including Jefferson, Shelby, Bullitt, Oldham, Spencer, Carroll, Trimble, and Henry in Kentucky, and Floyd, Clark, Harrison, Washington, and Crawford in Indiana. Our 55,000 square foot warehouse is equipped to store and inventory food at the highest commercial food safety standards. In the past year, Dare to Care distributed food for more than 19 million meals to local families struggling with hunger.
`ein` EIN	23-7345952
`tot_exp` Total expenses	43226997.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.017
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9490000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	96.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Brian Riendeau
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	140252.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0032
`motto` Tagline	Leading our community to feed the hungry and conquer the cycle of need
`name` Charity name	Dare to Care Food Bank
`tot_rev` Total revenue	42881848.0
`score` Overall score	97.26
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	41022420.153000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1383263.904
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	734858.949

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7345952
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
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.