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First Descents

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Experience the healing power of adventure

First Descents provides life-changing, outdoor adventures for young adults impacted by cancer. First Descents is a recognized leader in outdoor experiential programming. Through outdoor adventures, skills development, and local adventure communities FD improves the long-term survivorship of young adults impacted by cancer. Our participants experience free outdoor adventure programs that empower them to climb, paddle, and surf beyond their diagnosis, reclaim their lives, and connect with others doing the same.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.53Overall score
out of 100

86.54Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,428,253

Total expenses · USD$2,999,416

Program expenses

$2,186,574.26 recorded amount

72.9%

Fundraising expenses

$515,899.55 recorded amount

17.2%

Administrative expenses

$290,943.35 recorded amount

9.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 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: Patrick Ryan O'Donoghue
Recorded compensation: $141,173.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.70%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for First Descents
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	First Descents provides life-changing, outdoor adventures for young adults impacted by cancer. First Descents is a recognized leader in outdoor experiential programming. Through outdoor adventures, skills development, and local adventure communities FD improves the long-term survivorship of young adults impacted by cancer. Our participants experience free outdoor adventure programs that empower them to climb, paddle, and surf beyond their diagnosis, reclaim their lives, and connect with others doing the same.
`ein` EIN	81-0539964
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2999416.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.172
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Patrick Ryan O'Donoghue
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	141173.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.047
`motto` Tagline	Experience the healing power of adventure
`name` Charity name	First Descents
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3428253.0
`score` Overall score	83.53
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2186574.2640000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	515899.55199999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	290943.35199999996

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 81-0539964
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.