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Florida's Children First

EIN 52-2372998Human Services Florida Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting for children's rights

Florida's Children First (FCF) was founded in 2001 by attorneys from across Florida who were working on issues affecting Florida's most vulnerable children. Our primary work is with children in state custody. We also work on issues for children who have disabilities and children who are immigrants. FCF staff, board members, volunteers, and advocates devote their time to ensure that each child in care or in an at-risk situation will have a voice that is heard when decisions are made. We use legislative and policy advocacy, executive branch education and advocacy, training and technical assistance to lawyers and Guardians Ad Litem representing children, public awareness, and filing of amicus briefs as strategies to improve child serving systems.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.54Overall score
out of 100

92.29Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,304,329

Total expenses · USD$1,300,139

Program expenses

$1,158,423.85 recorded amount

89.1%

Fundraising expenses

$75,408.06 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$65,006.95 recorded amount

5.0%

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: Christina Spudeas
Recorded compensation: $110,193.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.47%

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All 23 original fields for Florida's Children First
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Florida's Children First (FCF) was founded in 2001 by attorneys from across Florida who were working on issues affecting Florida's most vulnerable children. Our primary work is with children in state custody. We also work on issues for children who have disabilities and children who are immigrants. FCF staff, board members, volunteers, and advocates devote their time to ensure that each child in care or in an at-risk situation will have a voice that is heard when decisions are made. We use legislative and policy advocacy, executive branch education and advocacy, training and technical assistance to lawyers and Guardians Ad Litem representing children, public awareness, and filing of amicus briefs as strategies to improve child serving systems.
`ein` EIN	52-2372998
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1300139.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.05
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8909999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	92.29
`leader` Recorded leader	Christina Spudeas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110193.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.08470000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Fighting for children's rights
`name` Charity name	Florida's Children First
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1304329.0
`score` Overall score	94.54
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1158423.849
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	75408.06199999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	65006.950000000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2372998
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.