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Evans Scholars Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Sending caddies to college since 1930.

Founded in 1930, the Evans Scholars Foundation (ESF) provides full tuition and housing grants to deserving caddies. The fellowship was established by and named for Charles "Chick" Evans, Jr. More than 10,800 caddies, both men and women, have graduated from the program. This year more than 985 deserving caddies attend college on tuition and housing grants from the Evans Scholars Foundation. To qualify, caddies must be nominated by their club and meet four requirements: have a strong caddie record, excellent academics, demonstrated financial need, and outstanding character. Their tuition and housing grants are renewable for up to four years, representing a value of more than $120,000 each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.67Overall score
out of 100

89.64Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$59,478,787

Total expenses · USD$27,629,028

Program expenses

$20,721,771.00 recorded amount

75.0%

Fundraising expenses

$4,448,273.51 recorded amount

16.1%

Administrative expenses

$2,431,354.46 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: John M. Kaczkowski
Recorded compensation: $554,723.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Evans Scholars Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1930, the Evans Scholars Foundation (ESF) provides full tuition and housing grants to deserving caddies. The fellowship was established by and named for Charles "Chick" Evans, Jr. More than 10,800 caddies, both men and women, have graduated from the program. This year more than 985 deserving caddies attend college on tuition and housing grants from the Evans Scholars Foundation. To qualify, caddies must be nominated by their club and meet four requirements: have a strong caddie record, excellent academics, demonstrated financial need, and outstanding character. Their tuition and housing grants are renewable for up to four years, representing a value of more than $120,000 each year.
`ein` EIN	36-2518129
`tot_exp` Total expenses	27629028.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.161
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.75
`fscore` Financial score	89.64
`leader` Recorded leader	John M. Kaczkowski
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	554723.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.02
`motto` Tagline	Sending caddies to college since 1930.
`name` Charity name	Evans Scholars Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	59478787.0
`score` Overall score	92.67
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20721771.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4448273.508
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2431354.464

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2518129
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.