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Human Options

EIN 95-3667817Human Services California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Breaking the cycle of domestic violence

Human Options' mission is "to provide safe haven and life changing programs to help abused women, their children and families rebuild their lives - and to work with the community to break the cycle of domestic violence." Our services address the emotional, financial and legal challenges domestic violence survivors have to contend with. We aim to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safety, support and education to help abused women and their children begin reclaiming their lives and finding a way forward.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.24Overall score
out of 100

92.82Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,099,868

Total expenses · USD$5,329,407

Program expenses

$4,124,961.02 recorded amount

77.4%

Fundraising expenses

$564,917.14 recorded amount

10.6%

Administrative expenses

$628,870.03 recorded amount

11.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 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: Maricela Rios Faust
Recorded compensation: $137,499.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.58%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Human Options
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Human Options' mission is "to provide safe haven and life changing programs to help abused women, their children and families rebuild their lives - and to work with the community to break the cycle of domestic violence." Our services address the emotional, financial and legal challenges domestic violence survivors have to contend with. We aim to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safety, support and education to help abused women and their children begin reclaiming their lives and finding a way forward.
`ein` EIN	95-3667817
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5329407.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.106
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.774
`fscore` Financial score	92.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Maricela Rios Faust
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137499.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0258
`motto` Tagline	Breaking the cycle of domestic violence
`name` Charity name	Human Options
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5099868.0
`score` Overall score	88.24
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4124961.018
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	564917.142
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	628870.0260000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3667817
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social 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.