Charity profile · Historical source record

First Candle

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saving Babies. Supporting Families

First Candle is dedicated to reducing the rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and preventable Stillbirths by educating caregivers and families, and supporting research. We are also committed to offering bereavement support for grieving families.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.28Overall score
out of 100

82.47Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$558,063

Total expenses · USD$748,744

Program expenses

$635,683.66 recorded amount

84.9%

Fundraising expenses

$32,195.99 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$80,115.61 recorded amount

10.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Alison Jacobson
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for First Candle
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	First Candle is dedicated to reducing the rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and preventable Stillbirths by educating caregivers and families, and supporting research. We are also committed to offering bereavement support for grieving families.
`ein` EIN	52-1591162
`tot_exp` Total expenses	748744.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.107
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8490000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	82.47
`leader` Recorded leader	Alison Jacobson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Saving Babies. Supporting Families
`name` Charity name	First Candle
`tot_rev` Total revenue	558063.0
`score` Overall score	87.28
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	635683.6560000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	32195.992
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	80115.608

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1591162
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.