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Lifesong for Orphans

EIN 35-1902841Human Services Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing joy and purpose to orphans

Lifesong for Orphans seeks to mobilize the Church, His body, where each member can provide a unique and special service: some to adopt, some to care, some to give. A struggling business, a simple vow to further God's Kingdom, and many divine encounters. These would be used as catalysts to begin, what is now, Lifesong for Orphans. With a family culture and a heart for the world's fatherless, Lifesong for Orphans offers adoption financial assistance, foster care support, church and ministry partnerships, and international orphan care by serving advocates who help carry out this work of bringing joy and purpose to orphans.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

100.00Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,571,234

Total expenses · USD$16,275,470

Program expenses

$14,631,647.53 recorded amount

89.9%

Fundraising expenses

$862,599.91 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$764,947.09 recorded amount

4.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Gary Ringger
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lifesong for Orphans
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Lifesong for Orphans seeks to mobilize the Church, His body, where each member can provide a unique and special service: some to adopt, some to care, some to give. A struggling business, a simple vow to further God's Kingdom, and many divine encounters. These would be used as catalysts to begin, what is now, Lifesong for Orphans. With a family culture and a heart for the world's fatherless, Lifesong for Orphans offers adoption financial assistance, foster care support, church and ministry partnerships, and international orphan care by serving advocates who help carry out this work of bringing joy and purpose to orphans.
`ein` EIN	35-1902841
`tot_exp` Total expenses	16275470.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.047
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.899
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary Ringger
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Bringing joy and purpose to orphans
`name` Charity name	Lifesong for Orphans
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19571234.0
`score` Overall score	100.0
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14631647.530000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	862599.91
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	764947.09

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-1902841
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.