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LA Promise Fund

EIN 20-4562686Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Empowering students. Strengthening families. Building communities.

PREPARING LOS ANGELES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. Working through a network of high-performing, community-based schools, both traditional public and charter, as well as a portfolio of programs that reach students throughout the County, our organization creates vibrant community hubs and partnerships that foster motivated, engaged, and directed students poised for academic, professional, and personal success. LA Promise Fund is a unique hybrid, operating John Muir Middle School, Manual Arts Senior High School, West Adams Preparatory High School, LA's Promise Charter Middle School #1, and LA's Promise Charter High School #1, while also implementing high profile programs and engagement opportunities available to students and teachers across Los Angeles County.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.65Overall score
out of 100

91.55Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,131,977

Total expenses · USD$5,769,247

Program expenses

$4,713,474.80 recorded amount

81.7%

Fundraising expenses

$409,616.54 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$634,617.17 recorded amount

11.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Veronica Melvin
Recorded compensation: $217,802.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for LA Promise Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	PREPARING LOS ANGELES STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE. Working through a network of high-performing, community-based schools, both traditional public and charter, as well as a portfolio of programs that reach students throughout the County, our organization creates vibrant community hubs and partnerships that foster motivated, engaged, and directed students poised for academic, professional, and personal success. LA Promise Fund is a unique hybrid, operating John Muir Middle School, Manual Arts Senior High School, West Adams Preparatory High School, LA's Promise Charter Middle School #1, and LA's Promise Charter High School #1, while also implementing high profile programs and engagement opportunities available to students and teachers across Los Angeles County.
`ein` EIN	20-4562686
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5769247.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8170000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	91.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Veronica Melvin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	217802.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0377
`motto` Tagline	Empowering students. Strengthening families. Building communities.
`name` Charity name	LA Promise Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5131977.0
`score` Overall score	93.65
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4713474.799000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	409616.53699999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	634617.17

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-4562686
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and 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.