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Long Island Cares

EIN 11-2524512Human Services New York Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Because it takes more than food to feed the hungry

Long Island Cares, Inc.-The Harry Chapin Food Bank is the regional food bank for Nassau and Suffolk County. Founded by the late singer/songwriter and social activist, Harry Chapin in 1980, Long Island Cares brings together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry and food insecure on Long Island and, to the best of our ability, provides for the humanitarian needs of our community. Our goals are to improve food security for families, sponsor programs that help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency, and educate the general public about the causes and consequences of hunger and food insecurity on Long Island. Our organization contracts with New York State and the Department of Health, Hunger Prevention Nutrition Assistance Program, and the USDA Emergency Food Assistance Program to administer two of the government's major hunger relief programs for the Long Island Region

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.57Overall score
out of 100

82.68Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,440,886

Total expenses · USD$14,570,325

Program expenses

$13,404,699.00 recorded amount

92.0%

Fundraising expenses

$437,109.75 recorded amount

3.0%

Administrative expenses

$713,945.93 recorded amount

4.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Paule Pachter
Recorded compensation: $190,984.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Long Island Cares
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Long Island Cares, Inc.-The Harry Chapin Food Bank is the regional food bank for Nassau and Suffolk County. Founded by the late singer/songwriter and social activist, Harry Chapin in 1980, Long Island Cares brings together all available resources for the benefit of the hungry and food insecure on Long Island and, to the best of our ability, provides for the humanitarian needs of our community. Our goals are to improve food security for families, sponsor programs that help individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency, and educate the general public about the causes and consequences of hunger and food insecurity on Long Island. Our organization contracts with New York State and the Department of Health, Hunger Prevention Nutrition Assistance Program, and the USDA Emergency Food Assistance Program to administer two of the government's major hunger relief programs for the Long Island Region
`ein` EIN	11-2524512
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14570325.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.049
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.03
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.92
`fscore` Financial score	82.68
`leader` Recorded leader	Paule Pachter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	190984.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0131
`motto` Tagline	Because it takes more than food to feed the hungry
`name` Charity name	Long Island Cares
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14440886.0
`score` Overall score	87.57
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	13404699.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	437109.75
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	713945.925

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 11-2524512
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.