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Living Classrooms Foundation

EIN 52-1369524Education Maryland Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Learning by doing

Living Classrooms Foundation strengthens communities and inspires young people to achieve their potential through hands-on education and job training, using urban, natural, and maritime resources as "living classrooms." Living Classrooms Foundation is a Baltimore-Washington based non-profit educational organization with a distinctive competency in experiential learning - literally learning by direct experience, or what we call "learning by doing." We educate students through our own charter school, through after-school and supplemental education programs, and through environmental experiences, with special emphasis on serving students who live in high-risk environments. We also eliminate barriers to success for young adults and families through community development, workforce preparation, and life skills training.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.20Overall score
out of 100

86.15Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,842,406

Total expenses · USD$9,077,404

Program expenses

$7,289,155.41 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$580,953.86 recorded amount

6.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,189,139.92 recorded amount

13.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James Bond
Recorded compensation: $245,013.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.69%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Living Classrooms Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Living Classrooms Foundation strengthens communities and inspires young people to achieve their potential through hands-on education and job training, using urban, natural, and maritime resources as "living classrooms." Living Classrooms Foundation is a Baltimore-Washington based non-profit educational organization with a distinctive competency in experiential learning - literally learning by direct experience, or what we call "learning by doing." We educate students through our own charter school, through after-school and supplemental education programs, and through environmental experiences, with special emphasis on serving students who live in high-risk environments. We also eliminate barriers to success for young adults and families through community development, workforce preparation, and life skills training.
`ein` EIN	52-1369524
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9077404.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.131
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.064
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	86.15
`leader` Recorded leader	James Bond
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	245013.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0269
`motto` Tagline	Learning by doing
`name` Charity name	Living Classrooms Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15842406.0
`score` Overall score	90.2
`state` State code	MD
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7289155.412
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	580953.856
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1189139.924

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1369524
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Maryland (MD)
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.