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Hesperian Health Guides

EIN 94-6109093International California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Publishing for community health and empowerment

Hesperian Health Guides is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Hesperian publications are written simply and heavily illustrated so that people with little formal education can understand, apply, and share health information. Developed collaboratively with health workers and community members from around the world, our books and newsletters address the underlying social, political, and economic causes of poor health and suggest ways groups can organize to improve health conditions in their communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.96Overall score
out of 100

72.54Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,804,812

Total expenses · USD$1,687,453

Program expenses

$1,289,214.09 recorded amount

76.4%

Fundraising expenses

$242,993.23 recorded amount

14.4%

Administrative expenses

$153,558.22 recorded amount

9.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sarah Shannon
Recorded compensation: $110,239.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Hesperian Health Guides
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Hesperian Health Guides is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Hesperian publications are written simply and heavily illustrated so that people with little formal education can understand, apply, and share health information. Developed collaboratively with health workers and community members from around the world, our books and newsletters address the underlying social, political, and economic causes of poor health and suggest ways groups can organize to improve health conditions in their communities.
`ein` EIN	94-6109093
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1687453.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14400000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.764
`fscore` Financial score	72.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Sarah Shannon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	110239.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0653
`motto` Tagline	Publishing for community health and empowerment
`name` Charity name	Hesperian Health Guides
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1804812.0
`score` Overall score	79.96
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1289214.092
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	242993.23200000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	153558.223

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-6109093
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.