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Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation

EIN 06-6060478Animals Connecticut Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Partners in Exceptional Share the Vision

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation's life-changing mission is to provide men and women who are blind with its elite German Shepherd guide dogs - partners in their engaged and vibrant lives - creating increased independence, safety, and mobility for all clients as they pursue their goals and dreams.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.74Overall score
out of 100

95.39Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,578,441

Total expenses · USD$5,883,824

Program expenses

$4,659,988.61 recorded amount

79.2%

Fundraising expenses

$470,705.92 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$747,245.65 recorded amount

12.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Eliot D. Russman
Recorded compensation: $217,826.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation's life-changing mission is to provide men and women who are blind with its elite German Shepherd guide dogs - partners in their engaged and vibrant lives - creating increased independence, safety, and mobility for all clients as they pursue their goals and dreams.
`ein` EIN	06-6060478
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5883824.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.127
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.792
`fscore` Financial score	95.39
`leader` Recorded leader	Eliot D. Russman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	217826.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.037000000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Partners in Exceptional Share the Vision
`name` Charity name	Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3578441.0
`score` Overall score	96.74
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4659988.608
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	470705.92
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	747245.648

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-6060478
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.