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Gilda's Club Chicago

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Free cancer support for the whole family, the whole time

Gilda's Club Chicago is a free cancer support community for anyone - men, women, teens and children, as well as their family and friends - whose lives have been impacted by any kind of cancer. Our innovative program, including more than 350 free activities each month, is an essential complement to medical care and includes healthy lifestyle workshops, educational lectures, social opportunities, support and networking groups, and resource referrals. We also have volunteer opportunities at the Clubhouse on Wells Street, as well as in the community. Gilda's Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded through donations from individuals, businesses, foundations and special events. Our mission is to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community. We do that by providing free cancer support for the whole family, the whole time - including caregivers.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.32Overall score
out of 100

75.33Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,746,511

Total expenses · USD$1,770,438

Program expenses

$1,334,910.25 recorded amount

75.4%

Fundraising expenses

$332,842.34 recorded amount

18.8%

Administrative expenses

$99,144.53 recorded amount

5.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.34 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: LauraJane Hyde
Recorded compensation: $112,479.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.35%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Gilda's Club Chicago
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Gilda's Club Chicago is a free cancer support community for anyone - men, women, teens and children, as well as their family and friends - whose lives have been impacted by any kind of cancer. Our innovative program, including more than 350 free activities each month, is an essential complement to medical care and includes healthy lifestyle workshops, educational lectures, social opportunities, support and networking groups, and resource referrals. We also have volunteer opportunities at the Clubhouse on Wells Street, as well as in the community. Gilda's Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is funded through donations from individuals, businesses, foundations and special events. Our mission is to ensure that all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action and sustained by community. We do that by providing free cancer support for the whole family, the whole time - including caregivers.
`ein` EIN	36-4115144
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1770438.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.34
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.188
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.754
`fscore` Financial score	75.33
`leader` Recorded leader	LauraJane Hyde
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	112479.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0635
`motto` Tagline	Free cancer support for the whole family, the whole time
`name` Charity name	Gilda's Club Chicago
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1746511.0
`score` Overall score	82.32
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1334910.252
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	332842.344
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	99144.52799999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-4115144
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
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.