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RAFT

EIN 77-0365627Education California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring hands-on learning

Founded in 1994, the RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching) mission is to help educators transform a child's learning experience through hands-on education to inspire the joy and discovery of learning.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.06Overall score
out of 100

82.15Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,218,500

Total expenses · USD$3,148,842

Program expenses

$2,638,729.60 recorded amount

83.8%

Fundraising expenses

$352,670.30 recorded amount

11.2%

Administrative expenses

$151,144.42 recorded amount

4.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.26 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: Grainger Marburg
Recorded compensation: $144,038.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.57%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for RAFT
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1994, the RAFT (Resource Area for Teaching) mission is to help educators transform a child's learning experience through hands-on education to inspire the joy and discovery of learning.
`ein` EIN	77-0365627
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3148842.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.048
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.26
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.838
`fscore` Financial score	82.15
`leader` Recorded leader	Grainger Marburg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	144038.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.045700000000000005
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring hands-on learning
`name` Charity name	RAFT
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2218500.0
`score` Overall score	87.06
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2638729.596
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	352670.30399999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	151144.416

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0365627
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.