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Palo Alto Partners in Education

EIN 77-0186364Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Our education foundation

Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) raises money from parents and the community to provide all Palo Alto Unified School District students an educational experience beyond what is possible with public funding. They aim to strengthen students' K-12 experience by supporting staff and innovative projects. PiE wholly focuses on fundraising to enhance educational excellence and is the embodiment of the community's value for education; the foundation represents a commitment to youth and an excellent public education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.98Overall score
out of 100

84.42Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,832,143

Total expenses · USD$6,185,868

Program expenses

$5,864,202.86 recorded amount

94.8%

Fundraising expenses

$235,062.98 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$80,416.28 recorded amount

1.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Linda Lyon
Recorded compensation: $131,325.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Palo Alto Partners in Education
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) raises money from parents and the community to provide all Palo Alto Unified School District students an educational experience beyond what is possible with public funding. They aim to strengthen students' K-12 experience by supporting staff and innovative projects. PiE wholly focuses on fundraising to enhance educational excellence and is the embodiment of the community's value for education; the foundation represents a commitment to youth and an excellent public education.
`ein` EIN	77-0186364
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6185868.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.948
`fscore` Financial score	84.42
`leader` Recorded leader	Linda Lyon
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	131325.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0212
`motto` Tagline	Our education foundation
`name` Charity name	Palo Alto Partners in Education
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5832143.0
`score` Overall score	88.98
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5864202.864
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	235062.984
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	80416.28400000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0186364
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
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.