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The Crystal Charity Ball

EIN 75-6035893Human Services Texas Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving the Children of Dallas County

Since 1952, the sole purpose of The Crystal Charity Ball has been to aid, support and make contributions to children's charities in Dallas County. As an organization independent of any national affiliation, members of The Crystal Charity Ball Committee have raised more than $143 million for more than 140 worthy beneficiaries over the past 65 years. In 2018, the 100 active members of The Crystal Charity Ball Committee committed to raise $6,501,105. These funds will support eight commendable Dallas organizations and give children hope for a healthier more productive future.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.56Overall score
out of 100

84.51Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,110,332

Total expenses · USD$6,021,474

Program expenses

$5,015,887.84 recorded amount

83.3%

Fundraising expenses

$830,963.41 recorded amount

13.8%

Administrative expenses

$168,601.27 recorded amount

2.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 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: Pamela Perella
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Crystal Charity Ball
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Since 1952, the sole purpose of The Crystal Charity Ball has been to aid, support and make contributions to children's charities in Dallas County. As an organization independent of any national affiliation, members of The Crystal Charity Ball Committee have raised more than $143 million for more than 140 worthy beneficiaries over the past 65 years. In 2018, the 100 active members of The Crystal Charity Ball Committee committed to raise $6,501,105. These funds will support eight commendable Dallas organizations and give children hope for a healthier more productive future.
`ein` EIN	75-6035893
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6021474.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.027999999999999997
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.138
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.833
`fscore` Financial score	84.51
`leader` Recorded leader	Pamela Perella
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Serving the Children of Dallas County
`name` Charity name	The Crystal Charity Ball
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8110332.0
`score` Overall score	86.56
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5015887.842
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	830963.4120000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	168601.27199999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 75-6035893
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
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.