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The Challenge Program Inc.

EIN 20-1644028Education Pennsylvania Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Connecting business and education

The Challenge Program, Inc.'s mission is to build sustainable Business/Education partnerships while introducing students to careers in their communities. This partnership contributes to workforce and economic development by motivating students to develop the solid work habits required to succeed in school and in their future careers. The Challenge Program, Inc. carries out its mission of building Business/Education partnerships and motivating high school students through in-school assemblies and ceremonies, and communication between businesses, educators, students.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

66.31Overall score
out of 100

53.65Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,081,931

Total expenses · USD$946,474

Program expenses

$594,385.67 recorded amount

62.8%

Fundraising expenses

$266,905.67 recorded amount

28.2%

Administrative expenses

$83,289.71 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.30 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Barbara Grandinetti
Recorded compensation: $105,023.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 11.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Challenge Program Inc.
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Challenge Program, Inc.'s mission is to build sustainable Business/Education partnerships while introducing students to careers in their communities. This partnership contributes to workforce and economic development by motivating students to develop the solid work habits required to succeed in school and in their future careers. The Challenge Program, Inc. carries out its mission of building Business/Education partnerships and motivating high school students through in-school assemblies and ceremonies, and communication between businesses, educators, students.
`ein` EIN	20-1644028
`tot_exp` Total expenses	946474.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.3
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.282
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.628
`fscore` Financial score	53.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Barbara Grandinetti
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	105023.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1109
`motto` Tagline	Connecting business and education
`name` Charity name	The Challenge Program Inc.
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1081931.0
`score` Overall score	66.31
`state` State code	PA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	594385.672
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	266905.66799999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	83289.71200000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 20-1644028
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Pennsylvania (PA)
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.