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Publicolor

EIN 13-3912768Human Services New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

From paint can to college

Founded in 1996, Publicolor combats the under-education and lack of job preparedness that fuel poverty by empowering students to reach their full potential in college and career. Publicolor engages high-risk students, ages 12-21, in their education through a continuum of design-based programs and academic support that counter the dropout rate. Our students are being prepared to become engaged citizens and taxpayers, less likely to draw on public money for welfare and healthcare, and less likely to be involved in the criminal justice system. We teach the process of commercial painting to create a new community of students who work together to improve their learning environments. Our programs provide them access to tutoring, life skills and career exposure workshops, college counseling, SAT prep, credit-bearing science-based sustainability curriculum, and strong work habits.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.46Overall score
out of 100

79.44Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,246,065

Total expenses · USD$3,357,871

Program expenses

$2,619,139.38 recorded amount

78.0%

Fundraising expenses

$446,596.84 recorded amount

13.3%

Administrative expenses

$285,419.04 recorded amount

8.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ruth Lande Shuman
Recorded compensation: $185,044.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Publicolor
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1996, Publicolor combats the under-education and lack of job preparedness that fuel poverty by empowering students to reach their full potential in college and career. Publicolor engages high-risk students, ages 12-21, in their education through a continuum of design-based programs and academic support that counter the dropout rate. Our students are being prepared to become engaged citizens and taxpayers, less likely to draw on public money for welfare and healthcare, and less likely to be involved in the criminal justice system. We teach the process of commercial painting to create a new community of students who work together to improve their learning environments. Our programs provide them access to tutoring, life skills and career exposure workshops, college counseling, SAT prep, credit-bearing science-based sustainability curriculum, and strong work habits.
`ein` EIN	13-3912768
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3357871.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.085
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.133
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.78
`fscore` Financial score	79.44
`leader` Recorded leader	Ruth Lande Shuman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185044.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.055099999999999996
`motto` Tagline	From paint can to college
`name` Charity name	Publicolor
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3246065.0
`score` Overall score	85.46
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2619139.38
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	446596.84300000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	285419.03500000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-3912768
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis 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.