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Feed the Children

EIN 73-6108657International Oklahoma Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Create a world where no child goes to bed hungry.

Established in 1979, Feed the Children exists to end child hunger. It is one of the largest U.S.-based charities and serves those in need in the U.S. and in 10 countries around the world. It provides food, education, essentials and disaster relief. Domestically, it operates 5 distribution centers (located in Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Tennessee and Pennsylvania).

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.40Overall score
out of 100

92.68Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$409,829,103

Total expenses · USD$426,200,732

Program expenses

$396,792,881.49 recorded amount

93.1%

Fundraising expenses

$18,326,631.48 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$10,655,018.30 recorded amount

2.5%

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: JC Watts Jr.
Recorded compensation: $502,805.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.11%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Feed the Children
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Established in 1979, Feed the Children exists to end child hunger. It is one of the largest U.S.-based charities and serves those in need in the U.S. and in 10 countries around the world. It provides food, education, essentials and disaster relief. Domestically, it operates 5 distribution centers (located in Oklahoma, Indiana, California, Tennessee and Pennsylvania).
`ein` EIN	73-6108657
`tot_exp` Total expenses	426200732.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.025
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9309999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	92.68
`leader` Recorded leader	JC Watts Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	502805.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0011
`motto` Tagline	Create a world where no child goes to bed hungry.
`name` Charity name	Feed the Children
`tot_rev` Total revenue	409829103.0
`score` Overall score	94.4
`state` State code	OK
`subcategory` Subcategory	Humanitarian Relief Supplies
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	396792881.492
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	18326631.476
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	10655018.3

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 73-6108657
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Humanitarian Relief Supplies
Recorded location: Oklahoma (OK)
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.