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Operation Gratitude

EIN 20-0103575Human Services California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Saying "Thank You" to All Who Serve

Founded in 2003, Operation Gratitude seeks to lift spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran communities, and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation to members of our Military. Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000+ care packages filled with food, hygiene products, entertainment and handmade items, plus personal letters of support, addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed overseas, to their children left behind, and to Veterans, New Recruits, First Responders, Wounded Warriors and their Care Givers. Through Collection Drives, Letter Writing Campaigns, Craft Projects and Financial Donations, Operation Gratitude provides civilians anywhere in America a way to say “Thank You” to the men and women of the U.S. Military through active, hands-on Volunteerism.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.38Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,529,370

Total expenses · USD$10,112,056

Program expenses

$9,474,996.47 recorded amount

93.7%

Fundraising expenses

$323,585.79 recorded amount

3.2%

Administrative expenses

$303,361.68 recorded amount

3.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Carolyn Blashek
Recorded compensation: $121,031.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.19%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Operation Gratitude
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2003, Operation Gratitude seeks to lift spirits and meet the evolving needs of our Active Duty and Veteran communities, and provide volunteer opportunities for all Americans to express their appreciation to members of our Military. Operation Gratitude annually sends 100,000+ care packages filled with food, hygiene products, entertainment and handmade items, plus personal letters of support, addressed to individual Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed overseas, to their children left behind, and to Veterans, New Recruits, First Responders, Wounded Warriors and their Care Givers. Through Collection Drives, Letter Writing Campaigns, Craft Projects and Financial Donations, Operation Gratitude provides civilians anywhere in America a way to say “Thank You” to the men and women of the U.S. Military through active, hands-on Volunteerism.
`ein` EIN	20-0103575
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10112056.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.03
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.032
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.937
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Carolyn Blashek
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121031.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.011899999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Saying "Thank You" to All Who Serve
`name` Charity name	Operation Gratitude
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10529370.0
`score` Overall score	92.38
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9474996.472000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	323585.792
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	303361.68

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-0103575
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.