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Taco Bell Foundation

EIN 33-0523542Education California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Empowering future innovators, dreamers and creators to follow their passions and achieve their dreams.

The Taco Bell Foundation focuses on investing in the potential of America's youth by providing resources and experiences that help them pursue their educational goals and career aspirations. We leverage our scale and reach to convene the right partners and build the right programs to give youth (ages 16-24) access to opportunities to help them be successful in the pursuit of their passions. Founded in 1992, The Taco Bell Foundation believes all young people deserve the chance to follow their dreams and reach their full potential though a high school diploma and beyond.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.14Overall score
out of 100

88.14Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,750,211

Total expenses · USD$9,729,593

Program expenses

$8,717,715.33 recorded amount

89.6%

Fundraising expenses

$544,857.21 recorded amount

5.6%

Administrative expenses

$457,290.87 recorded amount

4.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Tina Nguyen
Recorded compensation: $180,239.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.85%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Taco Bell Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Taco Bell Foundation focuses on investing in the potential of America's youth by providing resources and experiences that help them pursue their educational goals and career aspirations. We leverage our scale and reach to convene the right partners and build the right programs to give youth (ages 16-24) access to opportunities to help them be successful in the pursuit of their passions. Founded in 1992, The Taco Bell Foundation believes all young people deserve the chance to follow their dreams and reach their full potential though a high school diploma and beyond.
`ein` EIN	33-0523542
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9729593.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.047
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	88.14
`leader` Recorded leader	Tina Nguyen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	180239.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.018500000000000003
`motto` Tagline	Empowering future innovators, dreamers and creators to follow their passions and achieve their dreams.
`name` Charity name	Taco Bell Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12750211.0
`score` Overall score	91.14
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8717715.328
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	544857.208
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	457290.871

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0523542
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.