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Family Scholar House

EIN 61-1285124Human Services Kentucky Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Changing lives, families, and communities through education

Founded in 1995, Family Scholar House is changing lives, families and communities through education. Our mission is to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency. Family Scholar House assists participants in obtaining needed support services and helps them address barriers to education. All participants meet regularly with their Support Manager for service. While the majority of families served by Family Scholar House are in the non-residential programs, those in need of stable housing may apply for the residential program.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.71Overall score
out of 100

93.51Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,182,716

Total expenses · USD$1,323,388

Program expenses

$1,142,083.84 recorded amount

86.3%

Fundraising expenses

$64,846.01 recorded amount

4.9%

Administrative expenses

$115,134.76 recorded amount

8.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Cathe Dykstra
Recorded compensation: $159,822.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 12.07%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Family Scholar House
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1995, Family Scholar House is changing lives, families and communities through education. Our mission is to end the cycle of poverty and transform our community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency. Family Scholar House assists participants in obtaining needed support services and helps them address barriers to education. All participants meet regularly with their Support Manager for service. While the majority of families served by Family Scholar House are in the non-residential programs, those in need of stable housing may apply for the residential program.
`ein` EIN	61-1285124
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1323388.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.087
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.049
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.863
`fscore` Financial score	93.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Cathe Dykstra
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	159822.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1207
`motto` Tagline	Changing lives, families, and communities through education
`name` Charity name	Family Scholar House
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2182716.0
`score` Overall score	92.71
`state` State code	KY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1142083.844
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	64846.012
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	115134.756

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 61-1285124
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Kentucky (KY)
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.