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Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation

EIN 13-5675757Education New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Nurturing and educating the future leaders of the fashion industry

Founded in 1944, when apparel industry leaders obtained a charter to establish a fashion institute of design and technology, The Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation was born, to nurture and educate the future leaders of the fashion industry. The FIT Foundation serves as an advisory and fundraising body to FIT. The special relationship between the college and foundation creates valuable opportunities to share knowledge and experience. Board members, who include today's leaders and innovators, serve on panels and appear as special lecturers, enabling students to meet outstanding representatives from the fields of industrial production, labor, design, merchandising, and the arts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.99Overall score
out of 100

81.21Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,154,971

Total expenses · USD$5,704,618

Program expenses

$3,993,232.60 recorded amount

70.0%

Fundraising expenses

$188,252.39 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,517,428.39 recorded amount

26.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joyce F. Brown
Recorded compensation: $44,672.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1944, when apparel industry leaders obtained a charter to establish a fashion institute of design and technology, The Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation was born, to nurture and educate the future leaders of the fashion industry. The FIT Foundation serves as an advisory and fundraising body to FIT. The special relationship between the college and foundation creates valuable opportunities to share knowledge and experience. Board members, who include today's leaders and innovators, serve on panels and appear as special lecturers, enabling students to meet outstanding representatives from the fields of industrial production, labor, design, merchandising, and the arts.
`ein` EIN	13-5675757
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5704618.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.266
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7
`fscore` Financial score	81.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Joyce F. Brown
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	44672.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0078000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Nurturing and educating the future leaders of the fashion industry
`name` Charity name	Fashion Institute of Technology Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7154971.0
`score` Overall score	82.99
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3993232.5999999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	188252.394
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1517428.388

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-5675757
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.