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The Education Fund

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

The mission

What this organization describes

For excellence in Miami-Dade Public Schools

The Education Fund's mission is to maximize every child's potential and to ensure that each one graduates with every opportunity for success. The Education Fund engages the entire community in making educational excellence a top priority, ensuring that every child learns and succeeds in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.44Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,564,476

Total expenses · USD$2,612,408

Program expenses

$2,400,802.95 recorded amount

91.9%

Fundraising expenses

$91,434.28 recorded amount

3.5%

Administrative expenses

$114,945.95 recorded amount

4.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 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: Linda Lecht
Recorded compensation: $149,319.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.71%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Education Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The Education Fund's mission is to maximize every child's potential and to ensure that each one graduates with every opportunity for success. The Education Fund engages the entire community in making educational excellence a top priority, ensuring that every child learns and succeeds in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
`ein` EIN	59-2468114
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2612408.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.035
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.919
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Linda Lecht
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	149319.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0571
`motto` Tagline	For excellence in Miami-Dade Public Schools
`name` Charity name	The Education Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2564476.0
`score` Overall score	86.44
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2400802.952
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	91434.28000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	114945.952

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2468114
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.