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Operation Fuel

EIN 06-1253091Human Services Connecticut Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We're all part of the operation

Founded in 1977, Operation Fuel provides emergency energy assistance to state residents who do not qualify for, or have exhausted, their government assistance. Most of our clients are not poor enough to receive government aid but, because of a crisis in their lives, cannot make ends meet and are forced to make impossible choices. Trying to survive a Connecticut winter with no heat should not be one of their choices. Operation Fuel uses a network of over 100 community organizations which approve grants to pay the utility bills of households in need. They are town social service agencies, community action agencies, non-profit organizations such as Catholic Charities, and religious organizations. These agencies voluntarily administer this energy assistance program.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.66Overall score
out of 100

89.62Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,675,980

Total expenses · USD$4,590,024

Program expenses

$4,066,761.26 recorded amount

88.6%

Fundraising expenses

$275,401.44 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$238,681.25 recorded amount

5.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Brenda Watson
Recorded compensation: $70,734.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.54%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Operation Fuel
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1977, Operation Fuel provides emergency energy assistance to state residents who do not qualify for, or have exhausted, their government assistance. Most of our clients are not poor enough to receive government aid but, because of a crisis in their lives, cannot make ends meet and are forced to make impossible choices. Trying to survive a Connecticut winter with no heat should not be one of their choices. Operation Fuel uses a network of over 100 community organizations which approve grants to pay the utility bills of households in need. They are town social service agencies, community action agencies, non-profit organizations such as Catholic Charities, and religious organizations. These agencies voluntarily administer this energy assistance program.
`ein` EIN	06-1253091
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4590024.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.052000000000000005
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8859999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	89.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Brenda Watson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	70734.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0154
`motto` Tagline	We're all part of the operation
`name` Charity name	Operation Fuel
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3675980.0
`score` Overall score	92.66
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4066761.2639999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	275401.44
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	238681.24800000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-1253091
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.