Charity profile · Historical source record

Focus: HOPE

EIN 38-1948285Human Services Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrating diversity since 1968

Focus: HOPE, a civil and human rights organization founded in 1968, serves the community through a food program, education and training programs, and community and economic development initiatives. Its neighborhood revitalization efforts began in the 1970s as the organization converted abandoned industrial buildings into offices, a food center and education facilities. More than 41,000 mothers, children and senior citizens receive food each month from Focus: HOPE - and thousands of talented men and women have established careers after graduating from the education programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.38Overall score
out of 100

75.00Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$24,843,282

Total expenses · USD$24,307,131

Program expenses

$22,702,860.35 recorded amount

93.4%

Fundraising expenses

$559,064.01 recorded amount

2.3%

Administrative expenses

$996,592.37 recorded amount

4.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: William Jones
Recorded compensation: $143,154.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Focus: HOPE
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Focus: HOPE, a civil and human rights organization founded in 1968, serves the community through a food program, education and training programs, and community and economic development initiatives. Its neighborhood revitalization efforts began in the 1970s as the organization converted abandoned industrial buildings into offices, a food center and education facilities. More than 41,000 mothers, children and senior citizens receive food each month from Focus: HOPE - and thousands of talented men and women have established careers after graduating from the education programs.
`ein` EIN	38-1948285
`tot_exp` Total expenses	24307131.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.040999999999999995
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.023
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.934
`fscore` Financial score	75.0
`leader` Recorded leader	William Jones
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	143154.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0058
`motto` Tagline	Celebrating diversity since 1968
`name` Charity name	Focus: HOPE
`tot_rev` Total revenue	24843282.0
`score` Overall score	79.38
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	22702860.354000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	559064.013
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	996592.3709999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1948285
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.