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National Fire Safety Council

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to the safety of children

The National Fire Safety Council (NFSC) research team of creative educators develop fire safety materials for adults and children of all age levels. These include comprehensive 24-page graded manuals with a teacher's guide, assorted folders, brochures, posters, wall charts, decals, stickers, and other types of materials as requested, with new materials being developed daily. The various topics covered by NFSC materials include: smoke alarms; home fire exit drills; arson; babysitting; heating safety; Stop, Drop, and Roll; friendly firefighters; holiday hazards; seat belt safety; bicycle safety; water safety; burn prevention; and more. NFSC works with fire departments throughout the United States. The Council's fire safety educational programs of materials and services are provided to communities exclusively through local fire departments.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.79Overall score
out of 100

75.68Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,563,271

Total expenses · USD$2,954,232

Program expenses

$2,041,374.31 recorded amount

69.1%

Fundraising expenses

$324,965.52 recorded amount

11.0%

Administrative expenses

$581,983.70 recorded amount

19.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Harley J. Kaufman
Recorded compensation: $40,330.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for National Fire Safety Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The National Fire Safety Council (NFSC) research team of creative educators develop fire safety materials for adults and children of all age levels. These include comprehensive 24-page graded manuals with a teacher's guide, assorted folders, brochures, posters, wall charts, decals, stickers, and other types of materials as requested, with new materials being developed daily. The various topics covered by NFSC materials include: smoke alarms; home fire exit drills; arson; babysitting; heating safety; Stop, Drop, and Roll; friendly firefighters; holiday hazards; seat belt safety; bicycle safety; water safety; burn prevention; and more. NFSC works with fire departments throughout the United States. The Council's fire safety educational programs of materials and services are provided to communities exclusively through local fire departments.
`ein` EIN	38-2292422
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2954232.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.691
`fscore` Financial score	75.68
`leader` Recorded leader	Harley J. Kaufman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	40330.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.013600000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to the safety of children
`name` Charity name	National Fire Safety Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3563271.0
`score` Overall score	79.79
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2041374.312
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	324965.52
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	581983.7039999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2292422
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.