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The Carroll Center for the Blind

EIN 04-2106173Human Services Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.

The Carroll Center for the Blind serves the needs of blind and visually-impaired persons by providing rehabilitation, skills training, and educational opportunities to achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and self-fulfillment and by educating the public regarding the potential of persons who are blind and visually-impaired. Established in 1936, the Center has pioneered innovative methods for blind persons to gain independence in their homes, in class settings, and in their work places. New and evolving technologies, combined with time-tested adaptive methods, individualized instruction, and personalized therapies developed by the Carroll Center staff, have provided thousands of blind and vision impaired persons with diverse opportunities for success and independent living.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.65Overall score
out of 100

81.13Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,377,494

Total expenses · USD$6,710,901

Program expenses

$5,294,900.89 recorded amount

78.9%

Fundraising expenses

$409,364.96 recorded amount

6.1%

Administrative expenses

$993,213.35 recorded amount

14.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.31 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gregory J. Donnelly
Recorded compensation: $79,539.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.18%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Carroll Center for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Carroll Center for the Blind serves the needs of blind and visually-impaired persons by providing rehabilitation, skills training, and educational opportunities to achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and self-fulfillment and by educating the public regarding the potential of persons who are blind and visually-impaired. Established in 1936, the Center has pioneered innovative methods for blind persons to gain independence in their homes, in class settings, and in their work places. New and evolving technologies, combined with time-tested adaptive methods, individualized instruction, and personalized therapies developed by the Carroll Center staff, have provided thousands of blind and vision impaired persons with diverse opportunities for success and independent living.
`ein` EIN	04-2106173
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6710901.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.14800000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.31
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.061
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.789
`fscore` Financial score	81.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Gregory J. Donnelly
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	79539.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0118
`motto` Tagline	Serving persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired.
`name` Charity name	The Carroll Center for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7377494.0
`score` Overall score	86.65
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5294900.889
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	409364.961
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	993213.3480000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2106173
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.