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The BISON Children's Scholarship Fund

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Giving families a choice, giving children a chance

Founded in 1995, the BISON Children's Scholarship Fund is a privately funded organization whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for Western New York children by helping low-income families afford the cost of private K-12 schools.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.77Overall score
out of 100

97.82Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,564,579

Total expenses · USD$2,400,966

Program expenses

$2,242,502.24 recorded amount

93.4%

Fundraising expenses

$110,444.44 recorded amount

4.6%

Administrative expenses

$43,217.39 recorded amount

1.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Amy E. Popadick
Recorded compensation: $81,599.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The BISON Children's Scholarship Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1995, the BISON Children's Scholarship Fund is a privately funded organization whose mission is to broaden the educational opportunities for Western New York children by helping low-income families afford the cost of private K-12 schools.
`ein` EIN	16-1477288
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2400966.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.018000000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.046
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.934
`fscore` Financial score	97.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Amy E. Popadick
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	81599.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0339
`motto` Tagline	Giving families a choice, giving children a chance
`name` Charity name	The BISON Children's Scholarship Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2564579.0
`score` Overall score	96.77
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Scholarship and Financial Support
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2242502.244
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	110444.436
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	43217.388000000006

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 16-1477288
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Scholarship and Financial Support
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.