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Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe

EIN 36-2822431Human Services Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Russian Jewish Community in the Chicagoland area

Founded in 1973, Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe (FREE), Inc.'s mission is to promote Jewish pride, identity and continuity among New American families in the greater Chicagoland area, by providing educational, religious, cultural and social services in a caring non-judgmental environment. FREE's programming and services focuses on Jewish family life cycle events and holidays and festivals in the Jewish calendar year. The FREE Hebrew schools, Bar and Bas Mitzvah preparation classes and youth clubs are an integral part of our youth education program. Adult Judaic classes and counseling and Family Shabat Services helps New Americans become proud members of the Jewish community. Our popular Memorial Yizkor and Kaddish programs are important and meaningful avenues that link generations and bridge continents. The widely acclaimed Shalom Magazine, a Russian language publication of FREE, features quality journalism and enjoys avid global readership.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

58.78Overall score
out of 100

87.81Financial score
out of 100

43.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,377,180

Total expenses · USD$1,275,032

Program expenses

$1,016,200.50 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$73,951.86 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$183,604.61 recorded amount

14.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: Shmuel Notik
Recorded compensation: $21,990.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.72%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	43.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1973, Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe (FREE), Inc.'s mission is to promote Jewish pride, identity and continuity among New American families in the greater Chicagoland area, by providing educational, religious, cultural and social services in a caring non-judgmental environment. FREE's programming and services focuses on Jewish family life cycle events and holidays and festivals in the Jewish calendar year. The FREE Hebrew schools, Bar and Bas Mitzvah preparation classes and youth clubs are an integral part of our youth education program. Adult Judaic classes and counseling and Family Shabat Services helps New Americans become proud members of the Jewish community. Our popular Memorial Yizkor and Kaddish programs are important and meaningful avenues that link generations and bridge continents. The widely acclaimed Shalom Magazine, a Russian language publication of FREE, features quality journalism and enjoys avid global readership.
`ein` EIN	36-2822431
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1275032.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14400000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	87.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Shmuel Notik
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	21990.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0172
`motto` Tagline	The Russian Jewish Community in the Chicagoland area
`name` Charity name	Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1377180.0
`score` Overall score	58.78
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1016200.5040000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	73951.856
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	183604.608

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2822431
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.