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Kids In Need Foundation

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

The mission

What this organization describes

School Supplies. Changing Lives.

Founded in 1995, Kids In Need Foundation works to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. The mission is achieved by providing free school supplies to students and teachers through the Kids In Need National Network of Resource Centers, awarding grants to teachers for innovative classroom projects through the Kids In Need Teacher Grants program, developing community school supplies giveaway programs through the School Ready Supplies program, and equipping students to go back to school after a natural disaster through the Second Responder program.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.38Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$133,561,209

Total expenses · USD$133,771,363

Program expenses

$132,834,963.46 recorded amount

99.3%

Fundraising expenses

$535,085.45 recorded amount

0.4%

Administrative expenses

$133,771.36 recorded amount

0.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 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: David Smith
Recorded compensation: $170,276.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Kids In Need Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1995, Kids In Need Foundation works to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. The mission is achieved by providing free school supplies to students and teachers through the Kids In Need National Network of Resource Centers, awarding grants to teachers for innovative classroom projects through the Kids In Need Teacher Grants program, developing community school supplies giveaway programs through the School Ready Supplies program, and equipping students to go back to school after a natural disaster through the Second Responder program.
`ein` EIN	82-1078462
`tot_exp` Total expenses	133771363.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.993
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	David Smith
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	170276.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0012
`motto` Tagline	School Supplies. Changing Lives.
`name` Charity name	Kids In Need Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	133561209.0
`score` Overall score	92.38
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	132834963.459
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	535085.452
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	133771.363

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 82-1078462
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Ohio (OH)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.