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Good Sports

EIN 75-3138664Human Services Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing athletic equipment, footwear, and apparel to disadvantaged young people nationwide

Good Sports gives all kids the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity by providing equipment, apparel and footwear to those most in need. By collaborating with sporting goods companies, Good Sports is able to provide brand new sports equipment, apparel and footwear to programs that otherwise could not afford it. Since our founding in 2003, we have worked with over 4,000 programs to help them empower more than 6 million kids. At Good Sports, our goal is to make sure every child is off the sidelines and playing to their fullest ability because kids who play do better.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

97.17Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$23,550,812

Total expenses · USD$10,400,930

Program expenses

$8,923,997.94 recorded amount

85.8%

Fundraising expenses

$884,079.05 recorded amount

8.5%

Administrative expenses

$572,051.15 recorded amount

5.5%

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: Melissa Harper
Recorded compensation: $180,441.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.73%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Good Sports
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Good Sports gives all kids the lifelong benefits of sport and physical activity by providing equipment, apparel and footwear to those most in need. By collaborating with sporting goods companies, Good Sports is able to provide brand new sports equipment, apparel and footwear to programs that otherwise could not afford it. Since our founding in 2003, we have worked with over 4,000 programs to help them empower more than 6 million kids. At Good Sports, our goal is to make sure every child is off the sidelines and playing to their fullest ability because kids who play do better.
`ein` EIN	75-3138664
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10400930.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.085
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.858
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Melissa Harper
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	180441.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0173
`motto` Tagline	Providing athletic equipment, footwear, and apparel to disadvantaged young people nationwide
`name` Charity name	Good Sports
`tot_rev` Total revenue	23550812.0
`score` Overall score	97.17
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8923997.94
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	884079.05
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	572051.15

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-3138664
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Multipurpose Human Service Organizations
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.