Charity profile · Historical source record

Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston

EIN 04-2994233Community Development Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Forming partnerships with low-income families in need

Founded in 1987, Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston is dedicated to building simple low-cost homes by forming partnerships with low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing. We believe homeownership is a vital step to help families break the cycle of poverty and contributes to pride in families and communities. Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston is an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical Christian organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and dedicated to ending poverty housing throughout the world as a matter of justice, mercy, compassion and humility.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.47Overall score
out of 100

95.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,828,761

Total expenses · USD$3,866,776

Program expenses

$3,348,628.02 recorded amount

86.6%

Fundraising expenses

$317,075.63 recorded amount

8.2%

Administrative expenses

$197,205.58 recorded amount

5.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Lark Palermo
Recorded compensation: $164,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1987, Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston is dedicated to building simple low-cost homes by forming partnerships with low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing. We believe homeownership is a vital step to help families break the cycle of poverty and contributes to pride in families and communities. Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston is an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, an ecumenical Christian organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and dedicated to ending poverty housing throughout the world as a matter of justice, mercy, compassion and humility.
`ein` EIN	04-2994233
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3866776.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.051
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.866
`fscore` Financial score	95.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Lark Palermo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	164000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0424
`motto` Tagline	Forming partnerships with low-income families in need
`name` Charity name	Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3828761.0
`score` Overall score	95.47
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3348628.016
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	317075.632
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	197205.576

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2994233
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
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.