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SMART

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Start Making a Reader Today

SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) partners with hundreds of schools statewide to deliver proven literacy support to K-3 children. Teachers recommend students for participation in the program, which complements the school's curriculum. Local SMART Coordinators recruit and train community volunteers to read once a week from October to May with two children. The consistent, one-on-one relationship gives children the attention, self-confidence, and skills to succeed in school and beyond. SMART further encourages children to read outside the classroom by giving them new books each month. SMART serves about 10,000 children each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.37Overall score
out of 100

82.15Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,306,443

Total expenses · USD$3,497,122

Program expenses

$2,318,591.89 recorded amount

66.3%

Fundraising expenses

$804,338.06 recorded amount

23.0%

Administrative expenses

$367,197.81 recorded amount

10.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Chris Otis
Recorded compensation: $143,532.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.10%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for SMART
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) partners with hundreds of schools statewide to deliver proven literacy support to K-3 children. Teachers recommend students for participation in the program, which complements the school's curriculum. Local SMART Coordinators recruit and train community volunteers to read once a week from October to May with two children. The consistent, one-on-one relationship gives children the attention, self-confidence, and skills to succeed in school and beyond. SMART further encourages children to read outside the classroom by giving them new books each month. SMART serves about 10,000 children each year.
`ein` EIN	93-1051724
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3497122.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.21
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.23
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6629999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	82.15
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris Otis
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	143532.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.040999999999999995
`motto` Tagline	Start Making a Reader Today
`name` Charity name	SMART
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3306443.0
`score` Overall score	87.37
`state` State code	OR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2318591.886
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	804338.06
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	367197.81

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 93-1051724
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Oregon (OR)
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.