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The Ghetto Film School

EIN 13-4127229Education New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Creativity is the future of education.

Ghetto Film School educates, develops, and celebrates the next generation of great American storytellers. The programs teach the arts of cinematic storytelling to the young people in the Bronx and beyond. The organization is supported by a wide network of filmmakers, media professionals, corporate and government partners. Ghetto Film School operates three inter-related programs; each year we educate 650 young storytellers with our South Bronx programming, and over 100,000 nationwide and beyond through strategic collaborations and an online MasterClass series.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.32Overall score
out of 100

84.90Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,854,225

Total expenses · USD$3,538,706

Program expenses

$2,685,877.85 recorded amount

75.9%

Fundraising expenses

$417,567.31 recorded amount

11.8%

Administrative expenses

$431,722.13 recorded amount

12.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joe Hall
Recorded compensation: $196,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Ghetto Film School
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Ghetto Film School educates, develops, and celebrates the next generation of great American storytellers. The programs teach the arts of cinematic storytelling to the young people in the Bronx and beyond. The organization is supported by a wide network of filmmakers, media professionals, corporate and government partners. Ghetto Film School operates three inter-related programs; each year we educate 650 young storytellers with our South Bronx programming, and over 100,000 nationwide and beyond through strategic collaborations and an online MasterClass series.
`ein` EIN	13-4127229
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3538706.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.122
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.759
`fscore` Financial score	84.9
`leader` Recorded leader	Joe Hall
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	196000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0553
`motto` Tagline	Creativity is the future of education.
`name` Charity name	The Ghetto Film School
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2854225.0
`score` Overall score	89.32
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2685877.854
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	417567.308
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	431722.132

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-4127229
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.