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Modest Needs

EIN 47-0863430Human Services New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Small change. A world of difference.

Modest Needs works to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for the low-income workers whom conventional philanthropy has forgotten. We do this by empowering compassionate members of the general public to safely and securely help hard-working, low-income households to afford the kinds of short-term emergency expenses. Since 2002, by working together in this very 'modest' way, Modest Needs' donors have stopped 7,659 low-income individuals and families from entering the vicious cycle of poverty and a lifetime of dependence on the public welfare system for their survival. Together, we can make sure that no hard-working person is ever forced to choose between taking a child to the doctor and putting food on the table.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.84Overall score
out of 100

77.50Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,005,324

Total expenses · USD$1,226,134

Program expenses

$1,090,033.13 recorded amount

88.9%

Fundraising expenses

$64,985.10 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$69,889.64 recorded amount

5.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Keith P. Taylor
Recorded compensation: $136,693.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 11.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Modest Needs
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Modest Needs works to stop the cycle of poverty before it starts for the low-income workers whom conventional philanthropy has forgotten. We do this by empowering compassionate members of the general public to safely and securely help hard-working, low-income households to afford the kinds of short-term emergency expenses. Since 2002, by working together in this very 'modest' way, Modest Needs' donors have stopped 7,659 low-income individuals and families from entering the vicious cycle of poverty and a lifetime of dependence on the public welfare system for their survival. Together, we can make sure that no hard-working person is ever forced to choose between taking a child to the doctor and putting food on the table.
`ein` EIN	47-0863430
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1226134.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.057
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.889
`fscore` Financial score	77.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Keith P. Taylor
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	136693.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1114
`motto` Tagline	Small change. A world of difference.
`name` Charity name	Modest Needs
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1005324.0
`score` Overall score	83.84
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1090033.126
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	64985.102
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	69889.638

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 47-0863430
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.