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One Million Degrees

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Community College Project

One Million Degrees empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work, and in life. Formerly the Illinois Education Foundation, One Million Degrees was founded in 2006 by a group of social entrepreneurs who understood the specific challenges facing a uniquely overlooked student population - community college students. One Million Degrees believes that when given a solid system of support, every student has the ability to reach his or her full personal and professional potential.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.16Overall score
out of 100

85.57Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,814,738

Total expenses · USD$2,667,285

Program expenses

$1,853,763.07 recorded amount

69.5%

Fundraising expenses

$405,427.32 recorded amount

15.2%

Administrative expenses

$402,760.03 recorded amount

15.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Paige Ponder
Recorded compensation: $130,760.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.90%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for One Million Degrees
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	One Million Degrees empowers low-income, highly motivated community college students to succeed in school, in work, and in life. Formerly the Illinois Education Foundation, One Million Degrees was founded in 2006 by a group of social entrepreneurs who understood the specific challenges facing a uniquely overlooked student population - community college students. One Million Degrees believes that when given a solid system of support, every student has the ability to reach his or her full personal and professional potential.
`ein` EIN	42-1710230
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2667285.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.151
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.152
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.695
`fscore` Financial score	85.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Paige Ponder
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	130760.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.049
`motto` Tagline	The Community College Project
`name` Charity name	One Million Degrees
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3814738.0
`score` Overall score	87.16
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1853763.075
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	405427.32
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	402760.035

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 42-1710230
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.