Charity profile · Historical source record

The Colorado Center for the Blind

EIN 74-2465141Human Services Colorado Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Take charge with confidence and self-reliance

Since its establishment in 1988, the Colorado Center for the Blind has provided innovative teaching techniques and philosophy that continues to have far-reaching effects on the lives of blind people, taking them to new heights of independence. At the Colorado Center for the Blind, we expect that blindness does not need to be limiting in any way. With our positive attitude, we have revolutionized the way the public thinks about blindness and have created vibrant programs that change negative myths into positive realities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.31Overall score
out of 100

98.13Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,823,425

Total expenses · USD$2,780,286

Program expenses

$2,477,234.83 recorded amount

89.1%

Fundraising expenses

$44,484.58 recorded amount

1.6%

Administrative expenses

$253,006.03 recorded amount

9.1%

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: Julie Deden
Recorded compensation: $73,700.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Colorado Center for the Blind
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since its establishment in 1988, the Colorado Center for the Blind has provided innovative teaching techniques and philosophy that continues to have far-reaching effects on the lives of blind people, taking them to new heights of independence. At the Colorado Center for the Blind, we expect that blindness does not need to be limiting in any way. With our positive attitude, we have revolutionized the way the public thinks about blindness and have created vibrant programs that change negative myths into positive realities.
`ein` EIN	74-2465141
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2780286.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.091
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.016
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8909999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	98.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Julie Deden
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	73700.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0265
`motto` Tagline	Take charge with confidence and self-reliance
`name` Charity name	The Colorado Center for the Blind
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2823425.0
`score` Overall score	89.31
`state` State code	CO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2477234.826
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	44484.576
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	253006.02599999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2465141
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Colorado (CO)
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.