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Educational First Steps

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

The mission

What this organization describes

One Childhood, One Chance

Founded in 1990, Educational First Steps (EFS) improves the quality and availability of early childhood education for economically disadvantaged children. Early childhood is a uniquely powerful time to build the social and academic foundation for success in the lives of our most at risk children. EFS transforms existing daycare centers in our most vulnerable neighborhoods into nationally accredited preschools with certified teaching professionals

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.61Overall score
out of 100

93.80Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,964,045

Total expenses · USD$3,752,714

Program expenses

$3,032,192.91 recorded amount

80.8%

Fundraising expenses

$394,034.97 recorded amount

10.5%

Administrative expenses

$318,980.69 recorded amount

8.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 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: Charles Van Sheets
Recorded compensation: $16,587.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.44%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Educational First Steps
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1990, Educational First Steps (EFS) improves the quality and availability of early childhood education for economically disadvantaged children. Early childhood is a uniquely powerful time to build the social and academic foundation for success in the lives of our most at risk children. EFS transforms existing daycare centers in our most vulnerable neighborhoods into nationally accredited preschools with certified teaching professionals
`ein` EIN	75-2334053
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3752714.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.085
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.105
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8079999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	93.8
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles Van Sheets
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	16587.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0044
`motto` Tagline	One Childhood, One Chance
`name` Charity name	Educational First Steps
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1964045.0
`score` Overall score	95.61
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Early Childhood Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3032192.9119999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	394034.97
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	318980.69

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-2334053
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Early Childhood Programs and Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.