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Guiding Eyes for the Blind

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Expanding horizons for the blind and visually impaired

Guiding Eyes for the Blind is dedicated to enriching the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and new horizons of opportunity. Guiding Eyes breeds, raises, and trains guide dogs and trains students to work with guide dogs that have been carefully selected to match their individual needs. Our training programs and life-long follow-up support are completely free of charge. Besides having an outstanding staff of instructors and an internationally admired corps of guide dogs, Guiding Eyes prides itself on small class size (average 12 students per class) allowing for plenty of individual attention, and a casual, friendly, home-like atmosphere throughout the school.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.55Overall score
out of 100

81.22Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$30,783,919

Total expenses · USD$26,692,206

Program expenses

$20,766,536.27 recorded amount

77.8%

Fundraising expenses

$4,163,984.14 recorded amount

15.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,734,993.39 recorded amount

6.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Thomas Panek
Recorded compensation: $320,756.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Animals
`description` Mission & description	Guiding Eyes for the Blind is dedicated to enriching the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely, thereby assuring greater independence, dignity and new horizons of opportunity. Guiding Eyes breeds, raises, and trains guide dogs and trains students to work with guide dogs that have been carefully selected to match their individual needs. Our training programs and life-long follow-up support are completely free of charge. Besides having an outstanding staff of instructors and an internationally admired corps of guide dogs, Guiding Eyes prides itself on small class size (average 12 students per class) allowing for plenty of individual attention, and a casual, friendly, home-like atmosphere throughout the school.
`ein` EIN	13-1854606
`tot_exp` Total expenses	26692206.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.065
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.156
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.778
`fscore` Financial score	81.22
`leader` Recorded leader	Thomas Panek
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	320756.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.012
`motto` Tagline	Expanding horizons for the blind and visually impaired
`name` Charity name	Guiding Eyes for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	30783919.0
`score` Overall score	86.55
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	20766536.268
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4163984.136
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1734993.3900000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-1854606
Source category: Animals
Source subcategory: Animal Rights, Welfare, and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.