Charity profile · Historical source record

The Mission at Kern County

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The largest provider of comprehensive homeless and addiction recovery services in the Bakersfield area.
The Mission at Kern County is one of the largest Missions of its kind in the United States. The Mission was founded in 1952 by a group of men who wanted to help change the lives of homeless and hurting families in Bakersfield. During the early years, staff and volunteers offered food, clothing and ministry support to anyone who needed it. Today, The Mission continues that work, expanding its efforts to feed both the body and the soul, helping individuals and families break the cycle of poverty and achieve life success!

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.89Overall score
out of 100
94.11Financial score
out of 100
78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,543,236
Total expenses · USD$4,091,592

Program expenses

$3,351,013.85 recorded amount
81.9%

Fundraising expenses

$417,342.38 recorded amount
10.2%

Administrative expenses

$319,144.18 recorded amount
7.8%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.09 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
Carlos Baldovinos
Recorded compensation
$66,335.00
Recorded compensation percentage
1.62%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Mission at Kern County
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
78.0
category
Category
Human Services
description
Mission & description
The Mission at Kern County is one of the largest Missions of its kind in the United States. The Mission was founded in 1952 by a group of men who wanted to help change the lives of homeless and hurting families in Bakersfield. During the early years, staff and volunteers offered food, clothing and ministry support to anyone who needed it. Today, The Mission continues that work, expanding its efforts to feed both the body and the soul, helping individuals and families break the cycle of poverty and achieve life success!
ein
EIN
95-1890705
tot_exp
Total expenses
4091592.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.078
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.09
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.102
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.8190000000000001
fscore
Financial score
94.11
leader
Recorded leader
Carlos Baldovinos
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
66335.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.016200000000000003
motto
Tagline
The largest provider of comprehensive homeless and addiction recovery services in the Bakersfield area.
name
Charity name
The Mission at Kern County
tot_rev
Total revenue
5543236.0
score
Overall score
83.89
state
State code
CA
subcategory
Subcategory
Homeless Services
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
3351013.848
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
417342.38399999996
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
319144.176

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.