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The Connecticut Forum

EIN 06-1343149Education Connecticut Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A civil community. A civil society. The Forum Family.

Founded in 1992, The Connecticut Forum is a one-of-a-kind organization serving Connecticut and beyond with live, unscripted panel discussions among renowned experts and celebrities, and community outreach programs including our award-winning CT YOUTH Forum. Our mission: to encourage the free and active exchange of ideas in Forums that inform, challenge, entertain, inspire and build bridges among all people and organizations in our community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.07Overall score
out of 100

74.05Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,375,423

Total expenses · USD$1,445,906

Program expenses

$1,178,413.39 recorded amount

81.5%

Fundraising expenses

$137,361.07 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$127,239.73 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 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: Doris Sugarman
Recorded compensation: $145,863.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 10.08%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Connecticut Forum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1992, The Connecticut Forum is a one-of-a-kind organization serving Connecticut and beyond with live, unscripted panel discussions among renowned experts and celebrities, and community outreach programs including our award-winning CT YOUTH Forum. Our mission: to encourage the free and active exchange of ideas in Forums that inform, challenge, entertain, inspire and build bridges among all people and organizations in our community.
`ein` EIN	06-1343149
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1445906.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.815
`fscore` Financial score	74.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Doris Sugarman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	145863.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.1008
`motto` Tagline	A civil community. A civil society. The Forum Family.
`name` Charity name	The Connecticut Forum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1375423.0
`score` Overall score	80.07
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Adult Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1178413.39
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	137361.07
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	127239.72800000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-1343149
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Adult Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.