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Kids Forward

EIN 39-0806301Human Services Wisconsin Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Raising voices to make every kid count

The mission of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, WCCF or the Council, is to ensure that every child in Wisconsin grows up in a just and nurturing family and community. The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families was established in 1881 as the Wisconsin Conference on Charities and Corrections. For well over a century, the organization has focused on improving conditions for families and children through policy change, expanded public investments and public education that lead to improvements in outcomes and practices in the delivery of publicly funded health care, education, workforce development and social services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.90Overall score
out of 100

86.88Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,091,149

Total expenses · USD$1,716,644

Program expenses

$1,555,279.46 recorded amount

90.6%

Fundraising expenses

$41,199.46 recorded amount

2.4%

Administrative expenses

$116,731.79 recorded amount

6.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Ken Taylor
Recorded compensation: $108,865.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.34%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Kids Forward
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, WCCF or the Council, is to ensure that every child in Wisconsin grows up in a just and nurturing family and community. The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families was established in 1881 as the Wisconsin Conference on Charities and Corrections. For well over a century, the organization has focused on improving conditions for families and children through policy change, expanded public investments and public education that lead to improvements in outcomes and practices in the delivery of publicly funded health care, education, workforce development and social services.
`ein` EIN	39-0806301
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1716644.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.068
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.024
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9059999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	86.88
`leader` Recorded leader	Ken Taylor
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	108865.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0634
`motto` Tagline	Raising voices to make every kid count
`name` Charity name	Kids Forward
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2091149.0
`score` Overall score	85.9
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1555279.464
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	41199.456
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	116731.792

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-0806301
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
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.