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Sons of Italy Foundation

EIN 23-6276526Community Development District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Preserving Italian American culture and improving lives

The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), the oldest and largest organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United States. The SIF was founded in 1959 as a private, grant-making institution with the purpose of preserving Italian American culture, encouraging educational excellence among Italian Americans and improving lives in other areas. The main focuses of the SIF's charitable giving include: educational programs and scholarships, cultural preservation and advancement, medical research, disaster relief and special projects. The SIF also awards grants to organizations that preserve and advance Italian culture in the United States. To date, the SIF has given more than $93 million to these efforts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.48Overall score
out of 100

71.91Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,285,391

Total expenses · USD$991,230

Program expenses

$562,027.41 recorded amount

56.7%

Fundraising expenses

$247,807.50 recorded amount

25.0%

Administrative expenses

$179,412.63 recorded amount

18.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sons of Italy Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Community Development
`description` Mission & description	The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) is the philanthropic arm of the Order Sons of Italy in America (OSIA), the oldest and largest organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United States. The SIF was founded in 1959 as a private, grant-making institution with the purpose of preserving Italian American culture, encouraging educational excellence among Italian Americans and improving lives in other areas. The main focuses of the SIF's charitable giving include: educational programs and scholarships, cultural preservation and advancement, medical research, disaster relief and special projects. The SIF also awards grants to organizations that preserve and advance Italian culture in the United States. To date, the SIF has given more than $93 million to these efforts.
`ein` EIN	23-6276526
`tot_exp` Total expenses	991230.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.18100000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.25
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.5670000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	71.91
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Preserving Italian American culture and improving lives
`name` Charity name	Sons of Italy Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1285391.0
`score` Overall score	77.48
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Housing and Neighborhood Development
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	562027.41
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	247807.5
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	179412.63000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-6276526
Source category: Community Development
Source subcategory: Housing and Neighborhood Development
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.