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PENCIL

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

The mission

What this organization describes

In 1995, PENCIL launched Principal for a Day®, an annual event designed to raise awareness about public education by having civic and business leaders serve as visiting principals in New York City schools. Twenty years later, PENCIL is the leader in creating innovative and impactful models of collaboration between the business and education communities. PENCIL works at the intersection of school needs and business expertise to bring together the best ideas, talent, and resources across sectors to improve public school and student performance and enhance workforce pathways.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.58Overall score
out of 100

69.71Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,856,508

Total expenses · USD$2,883,792

Program expenses

$1,917,721.68 recorded amount

66.5%

Fundraising expenses

$645,969.41 recorded amount

22.4%

Administrative expenses

$314,333.33 recorded amount

10.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 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: David Weiner
Recorded compensation: $194,170.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.73%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for PENCIL
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	In 1995, PENCIL launched Principal for a Day®, an annual event designed to raise awareness about public education by having civic and business leaders serve as visiting principals in New York City schools. Twenty years later, PENCIL is the leader in creating innovative and impactful models of collaboration between the business and education communities. PENCIL works at the intersection of school needs and business expertise to bring together the best ideas, talent, and resources across sectors to improve public school and student performance and enhance workforce pathways.
`ein` EIN	22-3384302
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2883792.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.109
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.22399999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.665
`fscore` Financial score	69.71
`leader` Recorded leader	David Weiner
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	194170.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0673
`motto` Tagline	Not reported (blank source field)
`name` Charity name	PENCIL
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2856508.0
`score` Overall score	78.58
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1917721.6800000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	645969.4079999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	314333.328

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-3384302
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.