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Empowering Lives International

EIN 33-0610787International California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Knowledge Changes Everything

Empowering Lives International (ELI) focuses on providing accessible and appropriate knowledge, delivered in a cost effective and appropriate manner, which holds the greatest amount of long-term economic and relational impact among the needy. Formed in 1994, ELI integrates God's Word with ideas and practical, strategic trainings that equip the needy to make all important strides toward God and away from the chokehold of poverty. We bring empowerment to the poor through Training and Education, Care for Orphans, and Community Investment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.89Overall score
out of 100

88.48Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,547,369

Total expenses · USD$1,459,122

Program expenses

$1,240,253.70 recorded amount

85.0%

Fundraising expenses

$65,660.49 recorded amount

4.5%

Administrative expenses

$151,748.69 recorded amount

10.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Donald Rogers
Recorded compensation: $77,400.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.30%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Empowering Lives International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Empowering Lives International (ELI) focuses on providing accessible and appropriate knowledge, delivered in a cost effective and appropriate manner, which holds the greatest amount of long-term economic and relational impact among the needy. Formed in 1994, ELI integrates God's Word with ideas and practical, strategic trainings that equip the needy to make all important strides toward God and away from the chokehold of poverty. We bring empowerment to the poor through Training and Education, Care for Orphans, and Community Investment.
`ein` EIN	33-0610787
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1459122.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.045
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.85
`fscore` Financial score	88.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Donald Rogers
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	77400.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.053
`motto` Tagline	Knowledge Changes Everything
`name` Charity name	Empowering Lives International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1547369.0
`score` Overall score	79.89
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1240253.7
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	65660.48999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	151748.68800000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0610787
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.