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The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund

EIN 06-1157655Health Connecticut Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving children and families coping with serious illness

Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides "a different kind of healing" to more than 20,000 seriously ill children and family members annually - all completely free of charge. For many of these children and families, Hole in the Wall provides multiple Camp experiences throughout the year at the facility in Ashford, Conn., in more than 40 hospitals and clinics, directly in camper homes and communities, and through other outreach activities across the Northeast.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.13Overall score
out of 100

83.70Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$16,920,315

Total expenses · USD$13,254,529

Program expenses

$10,471,077.91 recorded amount

79.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,935,161.23 recorded amount

14.6%

Administrative expenses

$835,035.33 recorded amount

6.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James Canton
Recorded compensation: $237,474.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.79%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1988 by Paul Newman, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides "a different kind of healing" to more than 20,000 seriously ill children and family members annually - all completely free of charge. For many of these children and families, Hole in the Wall provides multiple Camp experiences throughout the year at the facility in Ashford, Conn., in more than 40 hospitals and clinics, directly in camper homes and communities, and through other outreach activities across the Northeast.
`ein` EIN	06-1157655
`tot_exp` Total expenses	13254529.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.063
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.146
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.79
`fscore` Financial score	83.7
`leader` Recorded leader	James Canton
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	237474.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0179
`motto` Tagline	Serving children and families coping with serious illness
`name` Charity name	The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	16920315.0
`score` Overall score	88.13
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Patient and Family Support
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10471077.91
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1935161.234
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	835035.327

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-1157655
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Patient and Family Support
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.