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The Detroit Institute for Children

EIN 38-1359511Human Services Michigan Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Care for children with disabilities

The Detroit Institute for Children (DIC) has been providing specialized diagnostic, medical and rehabilitative care to children with disabilities since 1920; however, The DIC's legacy of caring for children with disabilities dates back to 1904. Our mission is to care for children with physical or developmental disabilities, neurological or behavioral special needs in a way that is positive, passionate, integrated and family-centered so that the children can maximize their potential within their families and the community. A comprehensive array of services and programs provide a continuum of care for children and young adults with physical, neurological or developmental disabilities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.57Overall score
out of 100

80.00Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,967,491

Total expenses · USD$2,624,067

Program expenses

$2,345,915.90 recorded amount

89.4%

Fundraising expenses

$99,714.55 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$175,812.49 recorded amount

6.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Marge LaRuffa
Recorded compensation: $127,031.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.84%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Detroit Institute for Children
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Detroit Institute for Children (DIC) has been providing specialized diagnostic, medical and rehabilitative care to children with disabilities since 1920; however, The DIC's legacy of caring for children with disabilities dates back to 1904. Our mission is to care for children with physical or developmental disabilities, neurological or behavioral special needs in a way that is positive, passionate, integrated and family-centered so that the children can maximize their potential within their families and the community. A comprehensive array of services and programs provide a continuum of care for children and young adults with physical, neurological or developmental disabilities.
`ein` EIN	38-1359511
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2624067.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.067
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.894
`fscore` Financial score	80.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Marge LaRuffa
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	127031.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0484
`motto` Tagline	Care for children with disabilities
`name` Charity name	The Detroit Institute for Children
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2967491.0
`score` Overall score	85.57
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2345915.898
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	99714.546
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	175812.489

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1359511
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.