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GreatSchools

EIN 94-3311628Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

GreatSchools helps millions of parents get a great education for their children.

GreatSchools is an independent organization that improves education by inspiring parents to get involved. It empowers parents with information and tools so they can choose the best school for their children, support their children's education, and improve schools in their communities. Parents choose GreatSchools to connect with each other - to find the right schools, to share stories and advice, and to get their parenting questions answered. Today, GreatSchools features more than one million parent ratings and reviews nationwide for more than 200,000 PreK-12 schools.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.38Overall score
out of 100

82.50Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,833,965

Total expenses · USD$9,224,745

Program expenses

$7,868,707.48 recorded amount

85.3%

Fundraising expenses

$424,338.27 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$913,249.76 recorded amount

9.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Matthew Nelson
Recorded compensation: $235,875.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.55%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for GreatSchools
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	GreatSchools is an independent organization that improves education by inspiring parents to get involved. It empowers parents with information and tools so they can choose the best school for their children, support their children's education, and improve schools in their communities. Parents choose GreatSchools to connect with each other - to find the right schools, to share stories and advice, and to get their parenting questions answered. Today, GreatSchools features more than one million parent ratings and reviews nationwide for more than 200,000 PreK-12 schools.
`ein` EIN	94-3311628
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9224745.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.853
`fscore` Financial score	82.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Matthew Nelson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	235875.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0255
`motto` Tagline	GreatSchools helps millions of parents get a great education for their children.
`name` Charity name	GreatSchools
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8833965.0
`score` Overall score	85.38
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7868707.484999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	424338.27
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	913249.755

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3311628
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.