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SOME

EIN 23-7098123Human Services District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Restoring hope and dignity one person at a time

SOME (So Others Might Eat) was founded by Father Horace McKenna, S.J. and an interfaith group of priests, ministers, and lay persons in 1970 to help feed the city's destitute citizens. Today, SOME is an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital. We meet the immediate daily needs of the people we serve with food, clothing, and health care. We help break the cycle of homelessness by offering services, such as affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment, and counseling, to the poor, the elderly and individuals with mental illness. Each day, SOME is restoring hope and dignity one person at a time. We invite you to join us.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.11Overall score
out of 100

91.13Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$33,386,805

Total expenses · USD$28,344,473

Program expenses

$26,076,915.16 recorded amount

92.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,615,634.96 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$595,233.93 recorded amount

2.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Richard Gerlach
Recorded compensation: $219,512.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for SOME
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	SOME (So Others Might Eat) was founded by Father Horace McKenna, S.J. and an interfaith group of priests, ministers, and lay persons in 1970 to help feed the city's destitute citizens. Today, SOME is an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital. We meet the immediate daily needs of the people we serve with food, clothing, and health care. We help break the cycle of homelessness by offering services, such as affordable housing, job training, addiction treatment, and counseling, to the poor, the elderly and individuals with mental illness. Each day, SOME is restoring hope and dignity one person at a time. We invite you to join us.
`ein` EIN	23-7098123
`tot_exp` Total expenses	28344473.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.021
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.92
`fscore` Financial score	91.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard Gerlach
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	219512.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0077
`motto` Tagline	Restoring hope and dignity one person at a time
`name` Charity name	SOME
`tot_rev` Total revenue	33386805.0
`score` Overall score	93.11
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Homeless Services
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	26076915.16
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1615634.9610000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	595233.9330000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7098123
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Homeless Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.