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Operation Shoestring

EIN 64-0471554Human Services Mississippi Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

By teaching children and inspiring families, Operation Shoestring ensures we all rise together.

Operation Shoestring is in the business of empowerment. We believe that empowered children become empowered adults; empowered adults create empowered communities; and empowered communities rise. When we invest in the children and families of our central Jackson service community, all of Jackson rises. In other words, We All Rise Together.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.27Overall score
out of 100

90.49Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,223,712

Total expenses · USD$1,215,347

Program expenses

$875,049.84 recorded amount

72.0%

Fundraising expenses

$161,641.15 recorded amount

13.3%

Administrative expenses

$176,225.32 recorded amount

14.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robert Langford
Recorded compensation: $86,939.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.15%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Operation Shoestring
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Operation Shoestring is in the business of empowerment. We believe that empowered children become empowered adults; empowered adults create empowered communities; and empowered communities rise. When we invest in the children and families of our central Jackson service community, all of Jackson rises. In other words, We All Rise Together.
`ein` EIN	64-0471554
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1215347.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.145
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.133
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.72
`fscore` Financial score	90.49
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Langford
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	86939.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.07150000000000001
`motto` Tagline	By teaching children and inspiring families, Operation Shoestring ensures we all rise together.
`name` Charity name	Operation Shoestring
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2223712.0
`score` Overall score	93.27
`state` State code	MS
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	875049.84
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	161641.151
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	176225.315

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 64-0471554
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: Mississippi (MS)
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.