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Mitchell Institute

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting Maine students pursuing higher education

The core mission of the Mitchell Institute is to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue and achieve a college education. Each year, a Mitchell Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior from every public high school in Maine who will be attending a two-or four-year postsecondary degree program. Selection is based on academic promise, financial need and a history of community service. The Mitchell Scholarship Program has awarded more than $12 million in financial assistance to more than 2,400 Maine students since 1995. Mitchell Institute support programs create ongoing Scholar involvement in leadership and professional development, as well as community service and mentoring activities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.15Overall score
out of 100

94.05Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,062,153

Total expenses · USD$2,338,190

Program expenses

$1,926,668.56 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$91,189.41 recorded amount

3.9%

Administrative expenses

$315,655.65 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Meg Baxter
Recorded compensation: $140,359.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Mitchell Institute
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The core mission of the Mitchell Institute is to increase the likelihood that young people from every community in Maine will aspire to, pursue and achieve a college education. Each year, a Mitchell Scholarship is awarded to a graduating senior from every public high school in Maine who will be attending a two-or four-year postsecondary degree program. Selection is based on academic promise, financial need and a history of community service. The Mitchell Scholarship Program has awarded more than $12 million in financial assistance to more than 2,400 Maine students since 1995. Mitchell Institute support programs create ongoing Scholar involvement in leadership and professional development, as well as community service and mentoring activities.
`ein` EIN	01-0523390
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2338190.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.039
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Meg Baxter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	140359.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.06
`motto` Tagline	Supporting Maine students pursuing higher education
`name` Charity name	Mitchell Institute
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3062153.0
`score` Overall score	91.15
`state` State code	ME
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1926668.56
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	91189.41
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	315655.65

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 01-0523390
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: Maine (ME)
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.