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Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit

EIN 38-6061491Human Services Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

No kiddie without a Christmas

The Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit is a 102-year-old charity founded in 1914 by James J. Brady. The organization includes 300 members whose sole mission is to ensure that there is "No Kiddie without a Christmas." Each holiday season the Detroit Goodfellows distribute holiday gift boxes to children ages four through 13 living in Detroit, Highland Park, River Rouge, Harper Woods and Hamtramck. Each child receives warm clothing, toys, books, games and candy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.22Overall score
out of 100

90.51Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,819,376

Total expenses · USD$1,763,242

Program expenses

$1,465,254.10 recorded amount

83.1%

Fundraising expenses

$91,688.58 recorded amount

5.2%

Administrative expenses

$202,772.83 recorded amount

11.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit is a 102-year-old charity founded in 1914 by James J. Brady. The organization includes 300 members whose sole mission is to ensure that there is "No Kiddie without a Christmas." Each holiday season the Detroit Goodfellows distribute holiday gift boxes to children ages four through 13 living in Detroit, Highland Park, River Rouge, Harper Woods and Hamtramck. Each child receives warm clothing, toys, books, games and candy.
`ein` EIN	38-6061491
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1763242.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.115
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.831
`fscore` Financial score	90.51
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	No kiddie without a Christmas
`name` Charity name	Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1819376.0
`score` Overall score	91.22
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1465254.102
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	91688.584
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	202772.83000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-6061491
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family 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.