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LINK Unlimited Scholars

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Education. Preparation. Transformation.

Founded in 1974, LINK Unlimited Scholars provides educational college preparatory opportunities for economically disadvantaged African American high school youth. In so doing, it integrates mentoring relationships, college readiness and leadership development to foster academic success, personal development and interracial understanding and harmony. LINK programs challenge each scholar academically and personally, compelling them to push beyond what they thought were their limits to reach higher levels of excellence.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.38Overall score
out of 100

79.24Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,057,467

Total expenses · USD$2,710,923

Program expenses

$1,995,239.33 recorded amount

73.6%

Fundraising expenses

$268,381.38 recorded amount

9.9%

Administrative expenses

$444,591.37 recorded amount

16.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Roslind Blasingame-Buford
Recorded compensation: $140,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.16%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for LINK Unlimited Scholars
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1974, LINK Unlimited Scholars provides educational college preparatory opportunities for economically disadvantaged African American high school youth. In so doing, it integrates mentoring relationships, college readiness and leadership development to foster academic success, personal development and interracial understanding and harmony. LINK programs challenge each scholar academically and personally, compelling them to push beyond what they thought were their limits to reach higher levels of excellence.
`ein` EIN	23-7386928
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2710923.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.16399999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.099
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.736
`fscore` Financial score	79.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Roslind Blasingame-Buford
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	140000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0516
`motto` Tagline	Education. Preparation. Transformation.
`name` Charity name	LINK Unlimited Scholars
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3057467.0
`score` Overall score	83.38
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1995239.328
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	268381.37700000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	444591.3719999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7386928
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.