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KickStart International

EIN 06-1613235International California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A systematic approach to the end of poverty

Founded in Kenya in 1991, KickStart International's mission is to help millions of people out of poverty. We promote sustainable economic growth and employment creation in Kenya and other countries. We develop and promote technologies that can be used by dynamic entrepreneurs to establish and run profitable small scale enterprises. KickStart believes that self-motivated private entrepreneurs managing small-scale enterprises can play a dynamic role in the economies of developing countries. In addition to promoting small enterprise development, KickStart's technologies, expertise, and methods are widely applied throughout Africa to support programs in agriculture, shelter, water, sanitation, health, and relief.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.09Overall score
out of 100

77.50Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,569,265

Total expenses · USD$6,397,358

Program expenses

$5,853,582.57 recorded amount

91.5%

Fundraising expenses

$217,510.17 recorded amount

3.4%

Administrative expenses

$313,470.54 recorded amount

4.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Martin Fisher
Recorded compensation: $135,425.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.11%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for KickStart International
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	International
`description` Mission & description	Founded in Kenya in 1991, KickStart International's mission is to help millions of people out of poverty. We promote sustainable economic growth and employment creation in Kenya and other countries. We develop and promote technologies that can be used by dynamic entrepreneurs to establish and run profitable small scale enterprises. KickStart believes that self-motivated private entrepreneurs managing small-scale enterprises can play a dynamic role in the economies of developing countries. In addition to promoting small enterprise development, KickStart's technologies, expertise, and methods are widely applied throughout Africa to support programs in agriculture, shelter, water, sanitation, health, and relief.
`ein` EIN	06-1613235
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6397358.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.049
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.034
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.915
`fscore` Financial score	77.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Martin Fisher
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	135425.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	A systematic approach to the end of poverty
`name` Charity name	KickStart International
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4569265.0
`score` Overall score	84.09
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Development and Relief Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5853582.57
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	217510.17200000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	313470.542

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-1613235
Source category: International
Source subcategory: Development and Relief 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.