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Sight Connection

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

The mission

What this organization describes

reclaiming and maintaining independence for those living with vision loss

Since 1956 Sight Connection has been the only organization in Western WA transforming the lives of the visually impaired with independence-focused programs and services that remove the obstacles and challenges of daily living and achieving personal goals.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.27Overall score
out of 100

81.90Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,055,730

Total expenses · USD$1,299,791

Program expenses

$1,077,526.74 recorded amount

82.9%

Fundraising expenses

$85,786.21 recorded amount

6.6%

Administrative expenses

$133,878.47 recorded amount

10.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 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: Shannon Martsolf
Recorded compensation: $132,403.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sight Connection
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Since 1956 Sight Connection has been the only organization in Western WA transforming the lives of the visually impaired with independence-focused programs and services that remove the obstacles and challenges of daily living and achieving personal goals.
`ein` EIN	91-0564751
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1299791.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.066
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	81.9
`leader` Recorded leader	Shannon Martsolf
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	132403.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1018
`motto` Tagline	reclaiming and maintaining independence for those living with vision loss
`name` Charity name	Sight Connection
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1055730.0
`score` Overall score	86.27
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1077526.739
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	85786.206
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	133878.473

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 91-0564751
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Diseases, Disorders, and Disciplines
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.