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San Diego Center for the Blind

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Vision Rehabilitation Services that Rebuild Independence

San Diego Center for the Blind rehabilitates blind and vision impaired adults so they can reach their highest level of independence. The Center offer programs in orientation and mobility; individual, group and family counseling; activities of daily living; kitchen skills; typing; Braille; resource information for the blind; outreach; sensory awareness; diabetic education; information and referral; public information and education; speakers bureau; and transportation. In addition the SDCB Low Vision Clinic and Technology provides Low Vision Optometric Evaluations and Low Vision Occupational Assessment and Training. The Assistive Technology Center has a wide range of products including magnification systems, blindness products and aids and appliances for the vision impaired. We have been providing vision rehabilitation services to individuals with no vision to those with changing vision for over 35 years.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.05Overall score
out of 100

92.61Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,427,393

Total expenses · USD$1,712,478

Program expenses

$1,435,056.56 recorded amount

83.8%

Fundraising expenses

$114,736.03 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$159,260.45 recorded amount

9.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kimbrally Gibbens
Recorded compensation: $130,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.59%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Diego Center for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	San Diego Center for the Blind rehabilitates blind and vision impaired adults so they can reach their highest level of independence. The Center offer programs in orientation and mobility; individual, group and family counseling; activities of daily living; kitchen skills; typing; Braille; resource information for the blind; outreach; sensory awareness; diabetic education; information and referral; public information and education; speakers bureau; and transportation. In addition the SDCB Low Vision Clinic and Technology provides Low Vision Optometric Evaluations and Low Vision Occupational Assessment and Training. The Assistive Technology Center has a wide range of products including magnification systems, blindness products and aids and appliances for the vision impaired. We have been providing vision rehabilitation services to individuals with no vision to those with changing vision for over 35 years.
`ein` EIN	95-3076944
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1712478.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.838
`fscore` Financial score	92.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Kimbrally Gibbens
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	130000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0759
`motto` Tagline	Vision Rehabilitation Services that Rebuild Independence
`name` Charity name	San Diego Center for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1427393.0
`score` Overall score	94.05
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1435056.564
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	114736.02600000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	159260.45400000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3076944
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
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.