Charity profile · Historical source record

Solutions for Change

EIN 33-0902617Human Services California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We're solving family homelessness.

Solutions for Change was founded in 1999 to transform lives and communities by permanently solving family homelessness. Our approach is unique, providing a complete and sustainable solution driven by accountability. There are many solutions at Solutions for Change. Taken together, they are the pillars supporting a productive environment in which we build the futures of homeless families. Our solutions consist of Solutions University, Solutions Enterprise, and Solutions in the Community. Every day, they combine to create successful, sustainable solutions for families and the San Diego communities in which they live.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.52Overall score
out of 100

71.90Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,407,457

Total expenses · USD$3,329,200

Program expenses

$2,759,906.80 recorded amount

82.9%

Fundraising expenses

$259,677.60 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$306,286.40 recorded amount

9.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Chris Megison
Recorded compensation: $137,515.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.13%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Solutions for Change
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Solutions for Change was founded in 1999 to transform lives and communities by permanently solving family homelessness. Our approach is unique, providing a complete and sustainable solution driven by accountability. There are many solutions at Solutions for Change. Taken together, they are the pillars supporting a productive environment in which we build the futures of homeless families. Our solutions consist of Solutions University, Solutions Enterprise, and Solutions in the Community. Every day, they combine to create successful, sustainable solutions for families and the San Diego communities in which they live.
`ein` EIN	33-0902617
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3329200.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.092
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	71.9
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris Megison
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	137515.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.041299999999999996
`motto` Tagline	We're solving family homelessness.
`name` Charity name	Solutions for Change
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5407457.0
`score` Overall score	79.52
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2759906.8000000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	259677.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	306286.4

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.