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Perkins School for the Blind

EIN 04-2103616Education Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

All we see is Possibility

Since our founding in 1829, Perkins has been a national and international leader and resource providing state-of-the-art education and services to infants, toddlers, children, youth and young adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities, their families and the professionals who serve them. Our ultimate goal is to maximize the potential of each child to lead a proud, productive and meaningful life in the mainstream of society in the United States and around the world. Perkin's exemplary services and strategies impact over 1.1 million individuals each year in the United States and 67 countries across the globe. Perkins has pioneered many of the social and technological innovations that facilitate the inclusion of people who are blind, visually impaired and deafblind into society, including the new SMART Brailler®.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.76Overall score
out of 100

81.71Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$60,322,930

Total expenses · USD$69,957,149

Program expenses

$54,216,790.48 recorded amount

77.5%

Fundraising expenses

$3,707,728.90 recorded amount

5.3%

Administrative expenses

$11,892,715.33 recorded amount

17.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.28 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: W. David Power
Recorded compensation: $357,598.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Perkins School for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Since our founding in 1829, Perkins has been a national and international leader and resource providing state-of-the-art education and services to infants, toddlers, children, youth and young adults who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities, their families and the professionals who serve them. Our ultimate goal is to maximize the potential of each child to lead a proud, productive and meaningful life in the mainstream of society in the United States and around the world. Perkin's exemplary services and strategies impact over 1.1 million individuals each year in the United States and 67 countries across the globe. Perkins has pioneered many of the social and technological innovations that facilitate the inclusion of people who are blind, visually impaired and deafblind into society, including the new SMART Brailler®.
`ein` EIN	04-2103616
`tot_exp` Total expenses	69957149.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.28
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.053
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.775
`fscore` Financial score	81.71
`leader` Recorded leader	W. David Power
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	357598.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0051
`motto` Tagline	All we see is Possibility
`name` Charity name	Perkins School for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	60322930.0
`score` Overall score	86.76
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Special Education
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	54216790.475
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3707728.897
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	11892715.33

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2103616
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Special Education
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.