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Reading In Motion

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Improving literacy for every at-risk student.

Reading In Motion's works to get every at-risk student reading at or above grade level within the first years of school through the power and discipline of the arts. To accomplish this, we partner with schools and teachers to create and deliver an innovative, supplemental reading program that uses music and drama to engage students. Reading In Motion is currently in 155 Chicago-area classrooms and has helped more than 90,000 students since it was founded in 1983.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.87Overall score
out of 100

75.78Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,729,217

Total expenses · USD$1,930,524

Program expenses

$1,436,309.86 recorded amount

74.4%

Fundraising expenses

$318,536.46 recorded amount

16.5%

Administrative expenses

$173,747.16 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Karl Androes
Recorded compensation: $75,464.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.90%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Reading In Motion
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Reading In Motion's works to get every at-risk student reading at or above grade level within the first years of school through the power and discipline of the arts. To accomplish this, we partner with schools and teachers to create and deliver an innovative, supplemental reading program that uses music and drama to engage students. Reading In Motion is currently in 155 Chicago-area classrooms and has helped more than 90,000 students since it was founded in 1983.
`ein` EIN	36-3235853
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1930524.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.165
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7440000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	75.78
`leader` Recorded leader	Karl Androes
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	75464.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.039
`motto` Tagline	Improving literacy for every at-risk student.
`name` Charity name	Reading In Motion
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1729217.0
`score` Overall score	82.87
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1436309.8560000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	318536.46
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	173747.16

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3235853
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.