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Heritage for the Blind

EIN 58-2164446Human Services New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing free, practical, self-help solutions that can help adults with vision loss

Heritage for the Blind provides free, practical, hands-on information to enhance quality of life and independence for adults with vision loss, their families and friends, caregivers, and vision professionals. Our goal is to provide useful techniques that can help adults cope with vision changes, adapt everyday tasks, keep their jobs, enjoy their hobbies, and retain their independence.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

56.15Overall score
out of 100

47.50Financial score
out of 100

67.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,128,983

Total expenses · USD$1,896,960

Program expenses

$870,704.64 recorded amount

45.9%

Fundraising expenses

$806,208.00 recorded amount

42.5%

Administrative expenses

$218,150.40 recorded amount

11.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.46 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: Shrage Toiv
Recorded compensation: $178,615.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Heritage for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	67.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Heritage for the Blind provides free, practical, hands-on information to enhance quality of life and independence for adults with vision loss, their families and friends, caregivers, and vision professionals. Our goal is to provide useful techniques that can help adults cope with vision changes, adapt everyday tasks, keep their jobs, enjoy their hobbies, and retain their independence.
`ein` EIN	58-2164446
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1896960.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.115
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.46
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.425
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.45899999999999996
`fscore` Financial score	47.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Shrage Toiv
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	178615.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0941
`motto` Tagline	Providing free, practical, self-help solutions that can help adults with vision loss
`name` Charity name	Heritage for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2128983.0
`score` Overall score	56.15
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	870704.6399999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	806208.0
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	218150.40000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-2164446
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.