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Project Bread

EIN 04-2931195Human Services Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Fresh Approach to Ending Hunger

Project Bread is an anti-hunger organization committed to providing people of all ages, cultures, and walks of life with sustainable, reliable access to nutritious food. From community-based meal programs, to early childhood and school nutrition initiatives, to improved access to farm-to-table resources, Project Bread approaches hunger as a complex problem with multiple solutions. With funds raised through The Walk for Hunger, the oldest continual pledge walk in the country, and other sources, Project Bread pioneers innovative initiatives and supports effective programs to eradicate hunger. For more information, visit www.projectbread.org.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.36Overall score
out of 100

69.55Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,416,280

Total expenses · USD$5,832,043

Program expenses

$4,356,536.12 recorded amount

74.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,008,943.44 recorded amount

17.3%

Administrative expenses

$460,731.40 recorded amount

7.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 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: Ellen Parker
Recorded compensation: $186,840.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.20%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Project Bread
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Project Bread is an anti-hunger organization committed to providing people of all ages, cultures, and walks of life with sustainable, reliable access to nutritious food. From community-based meal programs, to early childhood and school nutrition initiatives, to improved access to farm-to-table resources, Project Bread approaches hunger as a complex problem with multiple solutions. With funds raised through The Walk for Hunger, the oldest continual pledge walk in the country, and other sources, Project Bread pioneers innovative initiatives and supports effective programs to eradicate hunger. For more information, visit www.projectbread.org.
`ein` EIN	04-2931195
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5832043.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.079
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.17300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.747
`fscore` Financial score	69.55
`leader` Recorded leader	Ellen Parker
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	186840.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.032
`motto` Tagline	A Fresh Approach to Ending Hunger
`name` Charity name	Project Bread
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5416280.0
`score` Overall score	78.36
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4356536.121
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1008943.4390000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	460731.397

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2931195
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.