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National Braille Press

EIN 04-2104740Human Services Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting children's literacy and braille books and materials for blind and low vision children and adults

National Braille Press (NBP) was founded in 1927 to provide a newspaper to blind individuals - who at that time - were dependent on family and friends to tell them about the events of the world. NBP's dedication to providing tools and resources to empower blind and visually impaired to actively engage in the world around them still continues.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.76Overall score
out of 100

71.38Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,532,261

Total expenses · USD$4,055,854

Program expenses

$2,887,768.05 recorded amount

71.2%

Fundraising expenses

$413,697.11 recorded amount

10.2%

Administrative expenses

$750,332.99 recorded amount

18.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.43 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Brian Mac Donald
Recorded compensation: $167,850.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.13%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Braille Press
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	National Braille Press (NBP) was founded in 1927 to provide a newspaper to blind individuals - who at that time - were dependent on family and friends to tell them about the events of the world. NBP's dedication to providing tools and resources to empower blind and visually impaired to actively engage in the world around them still continues.
`ein` EIN	04-2104740
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4055854.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.185
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.43
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.102
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7120000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	71.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Brian Mac Donald
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	167850.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.041299999999999996
`motto` Tagline	Promoting children's literacy and braille books and materials for blind and low vision children and adults
`name` Charity name	National Braille Press
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4532261.0
`score` Overall score	79.76
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2887768.0480000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	413697.10799999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	750332.99

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104740
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.