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Second Story

EIN 54-0899463Human Services Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Youth Services and Safe Shelters

Second Story, formerly Alternative House, founded in 1972, provides support to at-risk children, youth and families through counseling, shelter, crisis intervention and neighborhood outreach. Our programs recognize that families are interdependent and that a crisis or challenge facing one family member affects everyone. We therefore empower children, teens and families to work together and build on their strengths. Our programs include: Second Story for Teens in Crisis, Second Story for Young Mothers, Second Story for Homeless Youth, and Second Story in the Community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.02Overall score
out of 100

87.31Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,080,013

Total expenses · USD$3,085,749

Program expenses

$2,576,600.42 recorded amount

83.5%

Fundraising expenses

$286,974.66 recorded amount

9.3%

Administrative expenses

$216,002.43 recorded amount

7.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Judith Dittman
Recorded compensation: $134,669.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.36%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Second Story
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Second Story, formerly Alternative House, founded in 1972, provides support to at-risk children, youth and families through counseling, shelter, crisis intervention and neighborhood outreach. Our programs recognize that families are interdependent and that a crisis or challenge facing one family member affects everyone. We therefore empower children, teens and families to work together and build on their strengths. Our programs include: Second Story for Teens in Crisis, Second Story for Young Mothers, Second Story for Homeless Youth, and Second Story in the Community.
`ein` EIN	54-0899463
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3085749.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.835
`fscore` Financial score	87.31
`leader` Recorded leader	Judith Dittman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	134669.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0436
`motto` Tagline	Youth Services and Safe Shelters
`name` Charity name	Second Story
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3080013.0
`score` Overall score	91.02
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2576600.415
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	286974.65700000006
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	216002.43000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0899463
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.